Research Article
Analysis of Tensegrity Structures with Redundancies, by Implementing a Comprehensive Equilibrium Equations Method with Force Densities
Table 5
Technical characteristics of the members of the cantilever 2D tensegrity beam.
| | Type of member | Outer diameter (mm) | Inner diameter (mm) | Cross sec. area (mm2) | Moment of inertia (m4) | Specific weight (kN/m3) | Young’s modulus (GPa) | Yield stress (MPa) |
| | Tension members (steel cables) | 5.74 | — | 25.84 | — | 78 | 210 | 480 | | Compression members (alum. rods) | 77 | 75 | 238.76 | 1.72 × 10−7 | 26.50 | 70 | 260 |
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