3-bar tensegrity units with non-equilateral triangle on an end plane. (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Heping; Zhang, Jingyao; Ohsaki, Makoto
• Is Part Of: Mechanics research communications. Volume 92(2018)
• Page Start: 124
• Page End: 130
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: 3-bar tensegrity unit -- Non-equilateral triangle -- Equilibrium equation -- Analytical solution -- Geometrical parameters -- Force densities; Mechanics, Applied -- Periodicals; Mécanique appliquée -- Périodiques; Mechanics, Applied; Periodicals; 530
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2018.08.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0093-6413

Abstract

Highlights: New 3-bar tensegrity units with non-equilateral triangle on an end plane are presented. Analytical solutions for self-equilibrium analysis are derived. Geometrical parameters and force densities of self-equilibrium configurations are analyzed. Abstract: The well-known 3-bar prismatic tensegrity unit has equilateral triangles on the two end planes. In this paper, properties of the 3-bar tensegrity unit with non-equilateral triangle on one end plane are investigated. The unit is generated by transforming the equilateral triangle of the tensegrity prism to a triangle with irregular shape. The self-equilibrium equations of the 3-bar tensegrity unit are analytically solved for geometrical parameters and force densities of the members. The analytical solutions are utilized to investigate detailed characteristics of the 3-bar tensegrity units with non-equilateral triangle on an end plane. Graphical abstract: Image, graphical abstract