Taking the cue from two recent papers, Fraternali et al. (J Mech Phys Solids 60:1137–1144, 2012), and Fraternali et al. (Appl Phys Lett 105:201903, 2014), we sample numerically the impulsive dynamics of chains consisting of T3 tensegrity modules. We concentrate on illustrating the effects of the kinetic coupling between axial strain and twist, a distinguishing feature of T3 modules that was switched off in the cited papers; in addition, we demonstrate by examples that another feature of T3 modules, their ‘handedness’, induces certain peculiar behaviors in chains made of both left-handed and right-handed modules. In our study, we consider a number of T3 chains, different in composition and subject to various end conditions.

Davini, C., Micheletti, A., PODIO GUIDUGLI, P. (2016). On the impulsive dynamics of T3 tensegrity chains. MECCANICA, 51(11), 2763-2776 [10.1007/s11012-016-0495-y].

On the impulsive dynamics of T3 tensegrity chains

MICHELETTI, ANDREA;PODIO GUIDUGLI, PAOLO
2016-01-01

Abstract

Taking the cue from two recent papers, Fraternali et al. (J Mech Phys Solids 60:1137–1144, 2012), and Fraternali et al. (Appl Phys Lett 105:201903, 2014), we sample numerically the impulsive dynamics of chains consisting of T3 tensegrity modules. We concentrate on illustrating the effects of the kinetic coupling between axial strain and twist, a distinguishing feature of T3 modules that was switched off in the cited papers; in addition, we demonstrate by examples that another feature of T3 modules, their ‘handedness’, induces certain peculiar behaviors in chains made of both left-handed and right-handed modules. In our study, we consider a number of T3 chains, different in composition and subject to various end conditions.
2016
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore ICAR/08 - SCIENZA DELLE COSTRUZIONI
English
Tensegrity beads, Impact loading, Solitary waves, FPU lattice
Davini, C., Micheletti, A., PODIO GUIDUGLI, P. (2016). On the impulsive dynamics of T3 tensegrity chains. MECCANICA, 51(11), 2763-2776 [10.1007/s11012-016-0495-y].
Davini, C; Micheletti, A; PODIO GUIDUGLI, P
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