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Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression is a structural principle based on the use of isolated components in compression inside a net of continuous tension, in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other and the prestressed tensioned members (usually cables or tendons) delineate the system spatially.
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TENSEGRITY - Smart Structures - G@T
1.
2. The term TENSEGRITY was coined
by Buckminster Fuller in the 1960s as
a portmanteau of "tensional integrity"
SOURCE : WikiTensegrity
KENNETH SNELSON X-PIECE-1949
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3. = TENSION + INTEGRITY
Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression is
a structural principle based on the use of isolated components
in compression inside a net of continuous tension, in such a way that
the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each
other and the prestressed tensioned members (usually cables or
tendons) delineate the system spatially.
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5. SOURCE: TensegrityWiki - Basics
X-MODULETETRAHEDRONICOSAHEDRONPROTO TENSEGRITY PRISM
GROUND HYPOTESIS
A SIMPLE 3 MEMBER PRISM A SIMPLE 4 MEMBER PRISM
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6. COMPRESSION MEMBERS LOSES STIFFNESS WHEN LOADED
TENSION MEMBERS GAINS STIFFNESS WHEN LOADED
ABSENCE OF BENDING MOMENT FORCES ACT THROUGH MASS CENTER
A LARGE STIFFNESS TO MASS RATIO CAN BE ACHIEVED BY
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TENSIONAL MEMBERS
EFFICIENCY OF A STRUCTURE INCREASES MINIMAL MASS DESIGN
Tensegrity structures use longitudinal members arranged in a very
unusual pattern to achieve maximum strength with small mass.
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7. COMPRESSION MEMBERS EITHER DISJOINTED OR CONNECTED WITH BALL JOINTS
LARGE DISPLACEMENT, DEPLOYABILITY, STOWAGE IN A COMPACT VOLUME
HIGH OPERATIONAL AND PORTABILITY ADVANTAGES SMALL VOLUME
FINE TUNING AND ADJUSTMENTS OF DAMAGES ARE POSSIBLE SINCE MEMBERS
ARE DISJOINT OR CONNECTED WITH BALL JOINTS
STRUCTURES ALLOWING EASY TUNING IMPORTANT ASPECT NEXT GEN
MECHANICAL AND CIVIL STRUCTURES
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8. STRUCTURE AS A WHOLE BENDS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS DON’T BEND DON’T EXPERIENCE BENDING MOMENT
MEMBERS EXPERIENCING DEFORMATION IN 2 OR 3 DIMENSIONS ARE HARDER TO MODEL THAN MEMBERS
EXPERIENCING FORCES IN ONE DIMENSION
INCREASED USE OF TENSILE MEMBERS YIELD MORE EFFICIENT STRUCTURES
LOAD BEARING MEMBER CAN PERFORM MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS
TENSION OR COMPRESSION MEMBER SENSOR (MEASURING LENGTH OR TENSION)
ACTUATOR( such as NiTi WIRE)
THERMAL INSULATOR
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR
PROPER CHOICE OF MATERIALS GEOMETRY, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND THERMAL ENERGY OF A
MATERIAL AND A STRUCTURE CAN BE CONTROLLED
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9. STRONGEST NATURAL FIBRE SPIDER WEB
BETA PLEATED SHEETS DISCONTINUOUS COMPRESSION MEMBERS
AMINO ACID MATRIX TENSION MEMBERS
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10. Applications of tensegrity
structures is appropriate in
various areas of civil
engineering such as:
1)Roof structures
2)Bridges
3)Smart structures
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11. The patented Telstar
Tensegrity roof concept is
employed, for twin peak
contour and the plan
configuration. It is more
like a cable dome
structure than to a
conventional roof
structure. Initial studies
for the design of
tensegrity grids were
carried out by Snelson,
but its applications were
limited.
SOURCE: TensegrityWiki - Basics
THE ESTADIO CIUDAD DE LA PLATA
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13. OPENED ON 4TH
OCTOBER,2009
470 M LONG AND 120 M MAIN SPAN
TWO LARGE VIEWING & RELAXATION PLATFORMS, TWO REST
AREAS AND A CONTINUOUS ALL WEATHER CANOPY
550 TONS OF STEEL AND 6.8 KM OF SPIRAL STRAND CABLE
KURILPA BRIDGE , BRISBANE- AUSTRALIA
A cable-stay structure based on principles
of Tensegrity producing a synergy between
balanced tension and compression
components to create a light structure
that is incredibly strong.
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14. Civil Engineering structures are mostly static. One of
the challenging functionality for Civil Engineering
structures is an active adaptation to changing
demands, such as load variations, temperature
variations, settlement of supports and damage
occurrence.
The concept of active structures involves structures
that include both static and active structural
elements. Adaptive structures are defined as
structures whose performance is controlled by a
system composed of sensors, actuators and a
computer that provides the ability to learn and
improve response to changing environments.
The system of Tensegrity structures gains the
potential to adapt to change in environments, so they
can be equipped with active control systems.MONTREAL BIOSPHERE
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15. Cloud Nine is the
name Buckminster Fuller gave to
his proposed airborne
habitats created from
giant geodesic spheres, which
might be made to levitate by slightly
heating the air inside above the
ambient temperature.
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16. REFERENCE
•Wikispaces: Tensegrity
•Wikipedia: Tensegrity
•Buckminster Fuller Institute
•Kenneth Snelson website
•Wyss Institute: Donald Ingber profile
•Wyss Institute: tensegrity search
•Ingber Lab at Children's Hospital Boston
•Tensegrity in a Cell
•RW GRAY’S ANALOGY ON TENSEGRITY
•CONSTRUCTOR.ORG
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