Tensegrity : structural systems for the future / Rene Motro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Motro, René, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geodesic domes.

Structural analysis (Engineering).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Kogan Page Science, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The word tensegrity results from the contraction of 'tensional' and 'integrity', a word created by Richard Buckminster Fuller. He went on to describe tensegrity structures as 'islands of compression in an ocean of tension', and René Motro has developed a comprehensive definition which is 'systems in a stable self equilibriated system comprising a discontinuous set of compressed components inside a continuum of tensioned components'. This publication represents the life work of a leading exponent of a revolutionary and exciting method of structural design.* Represents the life w

Contents:

Front Cover; Tensegrity: Structural Systems for the Future; Copyright Page; Contents; Notations; Preface I; Preface II; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. History and Definitions; 2-1. History; 2-2. Definitions; 2-3. Conclusion; Chapter 3. Fundamental Concepts; 3-1. Introduction; 3-2. Relational structure; 3-3. Geometry and stability; 3-4. Self-stress states and mechanisms; 3-5. Conclusion; Chapter 4. Typologies; 4-1. Introduction; 4-2. Typology criteria and codification; 4-3. Elementary or ""spherical"" cells; 4-4. Assemblies of cells; 4-5. Conclusion; Chapter 5. Models

5-1. Introduction5-2. Problems to solve; 5-3. Form-finding; 5-4. Self-stress and mechanisms; 5.5 Self-stress qualification; 5-6. Designing tensegrity systems; 5-7. Active control; 5-8. Conclusion; Chapter 6. Foldable Tensegrities; 6-1. Introduction; 6-2. Folding principle; 6-3. Foldable modules; 6-4. Foldable assemblies; 6-5. Folding design; 6-6. Simulation of the folding process; 6-7. Modelling the contact of two struts; 6-8. Conclusion; Chapter 7. Tensegrity: Latest and Future Developments; 7-1. Introduction; 7-2. New tensegrity grids; 7-3. Other projects

7-4. Tensegrity as a structural principle7-5. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-236) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-03554-8

9786611035549

1-4175-2669-6

0-08-054234-4

OCLC:

437189526