Designing tensegrity structures
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Tensegrity structures are nice-looking and statically strong architectural complexes composed of a set of disjoint struts tied together by cables and nothing more. These structures are known for their aesthetic and structural qualities, which are explored in architecture and art. Their perceived lightness is their distinct visual feature: the heavy elements (the struts) are well disjoint, yet they are held together only by a net of a few cables. The term tensegrity is a combination of “tensional” and “integrity” and refers to the integrity of a stable structure carefully balanced by structural elements carrying pretension (cables) or pre-compression (struts) forces.
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تاریخ انتشار 2018