Tensegrity Structures Design Methods (Paperback)

Oren Vilnay

ISBN 10: 1032440368 / ISBN 13: 9781032440361

Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2025

Beschreibung

Paperback. Tensegrity structures are pre-stressed systems of cables and bars in which no bar is connected to the other and the structure has no continuous rigid skeleton. This general introduction presents an original general method for the design of tensegrity structures, the first configurations of which were found by trial and error.The book begins with two-dimensional tensegrity structures, particularly tensegrity nets, tensegrity chains, tensegrity rings and tensegrity arches. These are then developed to original configurations of spatial tensegrity structures such as tensegrity slabs, primitive spatial tensegrity arches, and primitive tensegrity domes, as well as more elaborate spatial tensegrity structures such as tensegrity cylindrical shells, slim tensegrity domes, tensegrity vaults, and tensegrity caps.Presents a robust new approach to the design of tensegrity structuresExtends tensegrity structures to new three-dimensional configurationsTensegrity Structures Design Methods suits structural, civil, and mechanical engineers and architects, as well as graduate students.Oren Vilnay is Professor Emeritus and was founder and head of the Department of Structural Engineering at Ben Gurion University Israel. He is also former head of the Structural Engineering Section at TechnionIsraelInstitute of Technology. Leon Chernin is Lecturer at the University of Dundee. He was granted a PhD in Structural Engineering from the TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology. His research activities encompass both physical testing and numerical modelling. Tensegrity structures are pre-stressed systems of cables and bars in which no bar is connected to the other and the structure has no continuous rigid skeleton. This introduction for engineers and architects presents an original general method for their design, from 2D to complex 3D structures. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Tensegrity Structures Design Methods (Paperback)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1032440368
• ISBN-13: 9781032440361
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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Tensegrity structures are pre-stressed systems of cables and bars in which no bar is connected to the other and the structure has no continuous rigid skeleton. This general introduction presents an original general method for the design of tensegrity structures, the first configurations of which were found by trial and error.

The book begins with two-dimensional tensegrity structures, particularly tensegrity nets, tensegrity chains, tensegrity rings and tensegrity arches. These are then developed to original configurations of spatial tensegrity structures such as tensegrity slabs, primitive spatial tensegrity arches, and primitive tensegrity domes, as well as more elaborate spatial tensegrity structures such as tensegrity cylindrical shells, slim tensegrity domes, tensegrity vaults, and tensegrity caps.

• Presents a robust new approach to the design of tensegrity structures
• Extends tensegrity structures to new three-dimensional configurations

Tensegrity Structures Design Methods suits structural, civil, and mechanical engineers and architects, as well as graduate students.

Oren Vilnay is Professor Emeritus and was founder and head of the Department of Structural Engineering at Ben Gurion University Israel. He is also former head of the Structural Engineering Section at Technion―Israel
Institute of Technology.

Leon Chernin is Lecturer at the University of Dundee. He was granted a PhD in Structural Engineering from the Technion―Israel Institute of Technology. His research activities encompass both physical testing and numerical modelling.

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Oren Vilnay is Professor Emeritus and was founder and head of the Department of Structural Engineering at Ben Gurion University Israel. He is also former head of the Structural Engineering Section at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Leon Chernin is a Lecturer at the University of Dundee. He was granted a PhD in Structural Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. His research activities encompass both physical testing and numerical modelling.

Margi Vilnay is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee. She was granted a PhD in Structural Engineering from Heriot-Watt University. She is a chartered member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the first woman to be elected Vice-Chair of COMEC (Council of Military Education Committees).