Buy article PDF
The purchased file will be sent to you
via email after the payment is completed.
US$ 35
|
Steel and Composite Structures Volume 41, Number 2, October25 2021 , pages 267-277 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2021.41.2.267 |
|
|
|
Numerical form-finding of multi-order tensegrity structures by grouping elements |
||
Xinyu Wang, Jianguo Cai, Daniel Sang-hoon Lee,
Yixiang Xu and Jian Feng
|
||
| Abstract | ||
| Multi-order tensegrity structures are an attractive form of compliant deployable structures. An efficient numerical form-finding method is proposed for multi-stable tensegrity structures in this paper. The current method first analyze the force density matrix for sets of more feasible force densities that satisfy the non-degeneracy conditions. Then, based on symmetrical grouping of elements, a genetic algorithm is used to minimize the eigenvalues; as a result, multiple orders of equilibrium can be found. For the investigation, two symmetric tensegrity structures are analyzed using the currently proposed method, and the method's applicability and accuracy have been examined. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| grouping elements; force density; form-finding, multi-order; non-degeneracy condition | ||
| Address | ||
| Xinyu Wang and Jianguo Cai: Key Laboratory of C& PC Structures of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, China Daniel Sang-hoon Lee: 3The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, School of Architecture, Institute of Technology Yixiang Xu: School of Aerospace, UNNC, University of Nottingham Ningbo China Jian Feng: Key Laboratory of C& PC Structures of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, China; National Prestress Engineering Research Center, Southeast University, Nanjing, China | ||