Vibration of an elastic tensegrity structure

Authors
Oppenheim, IJ Williams, WO
Citation
Ij. Oppenheim et Wo. Williams, Vibration of an elastic tensegrity structure, EUR J MEC A, 20(6), 2001, pp. 1023-1031
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS A-SOLIDS
ISSN journal
09977538 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1023 - 1031
Database
ISI
SICI code
0997-7538(200111/12)20:6<1023:VOAETS>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The dynamic behavior of a simple elastic tensegrity structure is examined, in order to validate observations that the natural damping of the elastic e lements in such a structure is poorly mobilized, due to the natural flexibi lity of the equilibrium position of the structure. It is confirmed, analyti cally and numerically, that the energy decay of such a system is slower tha n that of a linearly-damped system. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medi cales Elsevier SAS.