On the impulsive dynamics of T3 tensegrity chains

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 k...

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Published inMeccanica (Milan) Vol. 51; no. 11; pp. 2763 - 2776
Main Authors Davini, Cesare, Micheletti, Andrea, Podio-Guidugli, Paolo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.11.2016
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Automotive Engineering
Axial strain
Chains
Civil Engineering
Classical Mechanics
Coupling
Dynamics
Handedness
Identification and Monitoring of Structures
Mechanical Engineering
Modules
Nonlinear Dynamics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Tensegrity
Tensegrity beads
FPU lattice
Impact loading
Solitary waves
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0025-6455
1572-9648
DOI:10.1007/s11012-016-0495-y