Tension structure
includes tensegrity structure, which consists of both tension and compressional members,
and tensile structure, which is composed of only tensile materials such as cables and/or membranes.
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Tensegrity
structure is
a kind of truss-like structure, but it usually
has mechanism(s) in the unstressed state and
can maintain its self-equilibrium state by the
introduction of prestress. Hence, we cannot
design it by simply applying the Maxwell's rule
as in the design of trusses ... |
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Tensile structures
include cable nets and tensile membrane structures, which
are made of tensile materials such as cables and/or
membranes. They are usually utilized to cover a large space
for human activities. The shape and ability of resisting
external loads are highly sensible to the prestress
distribution introduced, therefore, how to determine and
control the prestress distribution efficiently after
construction ... |
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