tensegrity
Sign in to savethumb|right|The simplest tensegrity structure (a T3-prism). Each of three compression members (green) is symmetric with the other two, and symmetric from end to end. Each end is connected to three cables (red), which provide tension and precisely define the position of that end in the same way as the three cables in the Skylon (Festival of Britain)|Skylon define the bottom end of its tapered pillar.
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- Applications
- Architecture
- Sculptures
- Buildings and bridges
- Robotics
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry
- Origins and art history
- Mathematics of tensegrity
- Tensegrity prisms
- Tensegrity icosahedra
- Patents
- Basic tensegrity structures
- Tensegrity structures
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|The simplest tensegrity structure (a T3-prism). Each of three compression members (green) is symmetric with the other two, and symmetric from end to end. Each end is connected to three cables (red), which provide tension and precisely define the position of that end in the same way as the three cables in the Skylon (Festival of Britain)|Skylon define the bottom end of its tapered pillar.
Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression is a structural principle based on a system of isolated components under compression inside a network of continuous tension, and arranged in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other while the prestressed tensioned members (usually cables or tendons) constrain the system spatially.