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Shape distortion of space structures, postulates and controversy

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An attempt to resolve the controversy connected with the definition of shape distortion of space structures is proposed by generalization of the different approaches. A generalization of the criterion for shape control robustness of space structures is also proposed.

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  1. Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

    Menahem Baruch

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On leave from Department of Aerospace Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.

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Baruch, M. Shape distortion of space structures, postulates and controversy. Z. angew. Math. Phys. 41, 51–60 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00946074

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