TY - GEN
T1 - Effective stiffness properties of n-strut cylindrical tensegrity towers
AU - Yildiz, Kaan
AU - Lesieutre, George A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In this paper, effective stiffness properties of n-strut cylindrical tensegrity towers are obtained and compared. Such properties are essential in the evaluation of suitability for specific applications. Long tensegrity towers for space applications can be modeled as beam-like structures, and axial, bending, shear and torsional stiffness properties can be used to make comparisons between alternatives to determine the optimum for a mission. Continuum beam model counterparts of tensegrity towers are obtained based on an energy equivalency approach to determine effective stiffness properties. Self-stress levels are increased to observe their influence on these effective stiffness properties. Mechanics of tensegrity structures and nonlinear static analysis procedure are explained. The obtained effective stiffness properties are also validated with nonlinear finite element analyses.
AB - In this paper, effective stiffness properties of n-strut cylindrical tensegrity towers are obtained and compared. Such properties are essential in the evaluation of suitability for specific applications. Long tensegrity towers for space applications can be modeled as beam-like structures, and axial, bending, shear and torsional stiffness properties can be used to make comparisons between alternatives to determine the optimum for a mission. Continuum beam model counterparts of tensegrity towers are obtained based on an energy equivalency approach to determine effective stiffness properties. Self-stress levels are increased to observe their influence on these effective stiffness properties. Mechanics of tensegrity structures and nonlinear static analysis procedure are explained. The obtained effective stiffness properties are also validated with nonlinear finite element analyses.
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U2 - 10.2514/6.2018-0692
DO - 10.2514/6.2018-0692
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85141550893
SN - 9781624105302
T3 - AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, 2018
BT - AIAA Spacecraft Structures
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
T2 - AIAA Spacecraft Structures Conference, 2018
Y2 - 8 January 2018 through 12 January 2018
ER -