News
GÓMEZ-JÁUREGUI, V., ARIAS, R., OTERO, C. AND MANCHADO, C. (2012) “Novel technique for obtaining double-layer tensegrity grids”. International Journal of Space Structures. Special Issue 2-3 Vol.27. doi: 10.1260/0266-3511.27.2-3.155
New paper about Tensegrity on "Informes de la Construcción". Recently, a new paper about Tensegrity has been published on Informes de la Construcción: "Mallas tensegríticas de doble capa y manipulaciones de Rot-Umbela", available in Open-access in the electronic version of that journal.
Special issue on Tensegrity in the International Journal of Space Structures. This month of June a double issue focused on Tensegrity has apperared, gathering papers presented recently in the Structural Engineeres World Congress 2011. Really interesting.
Tensegrity Structure in Alicante (Spain). Information about a nice tensegrity structure built in 1982 in Avenida de Denia of Alicante, by Juan S. Pérez i Parra & José L. Frías Wamra¡'s studio, assisted by the engineer Florentino Regalado.
Books about Tensegrity in Amazon. Already available the books published by the "Universidad de Cantabria" in Amazon web page, not only in Spanish (Spain) but also in English (websites from UK and USA).
Recents Publications
DOCUMENT |
AUTHORS |
DATE |
SOURCE |
Non linear behaviour of cell tensegrity models |
Alippi, A., Bettucci, A., Biagioni, A., Conclusio, D., D'Orazio, A., Germano, M., Passeri, D. |
2012 |
AIP Conference Proceedings, |
Novel Form-Finding of Tensegrity Structures Using Ant Colony Systems |
Chen, Y., Feng, J., Wu, Y. |
2012 |
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, |
Kinematic analysis of a translational 3-DoF tensegrity mechanism |
Mohr, C.A., Arsenault, M. |
2011 |
Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, |
¿What is Tensegrity?
Tensegrity structures are really intriguing: bars floating in the air, without any contact to a ‘solid’ support, attached only by wires to other bars… that are also floating in the air! People in general, and particularly specialists, like to contemplate such a ‘magic’ phenomenon of which they do not understand.
What’s tensegrity? “Food for thought.”
Jörg Schlaich
Several definitions have been established by different experts. One of the more complete ones could be this one:
Tensegrity 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.
