Vibration of an Elastic Tensegrity Structure
Journal Article, European Journal of Mechanics A - Solids, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 1023 - 1031, November, 2001
Abstract
The dynamic behavior of a simple elastic tensegrity structure is examined, in order to validate observations that the natural damping of the elastic elements in such a structure is poorly mobilized, due to the natural flexibility of the equilibrium position of the structure. It is confirmed, analytically and numerically, that the energy decay of such a system is slower than that of a linearly-damped system.
BibTeX
@article{Oppenheim-2001-16810,author = {I. J. Oppenheim and W. O. Williams},
title = {Vibration of an Elastic Tensegrity Structure},
journal = {European Journal of Mechanics A - Solids},
year = {2001},
month = {November},
volume = {20},
number = {6},
pages = {1023 - 1031},
}
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