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Modular Tensegrity Structures: The ”Tor Vergata” Footbridge

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Mechanics, Models and Methods in Civil Engineering

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics ((LNACM,volume 61))

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Tensegrity systems are lightweight, deployable or adaptive structures. To improve their stiffness, modular tensegrity structures are assembled with the use of strut-to-strut joints and supplementary cables. These concepts are applied to designing the ‘‘Tor Vergata’’Footbridge.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Rome ‘‘Tor Vergata’’, via del Politecnico 1, 00133, Rome, Italy

    Andrea Micheletti

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, via del Politecnico 1, 00133, Rome, Italy

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Micheletti, A. (2012). Modular Tensegrity Structures: The ”Tor Vergata” Footbridge. In: Frémond, M., Maceri, F. (eds) Mechanics, Models and Methods in Civil Engineering. Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24638-8_25

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