Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea (한국전산구조공학회논문집)

Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea (한국전산구조공학회)
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A Comparison of the Form-Finding Method of Tensegrity Structures

텐세그리티 구조물의 형상탐색 기법 비교

  • Lee, Seunghye (Department of Architectural Engineering, Sejong Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Jaehong (Department of Architectural Engineering, Sejong Univ.)
  • Received : 2014.07.14
  • Accepted : 2014.07.30
  • Published : 2014.08.30
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Abstract

A tensegrity structure consists of a set of continuous cables in tension and a set of discontinuous struts in compression. The tensegrity structure can be classified into self-stressed and pre-stressed pin-jointed structure. A key step in the design of tensegrity structures is the determination of their equilibrium configuration, known as form-finding. In this paper, three effective methods are presented for form-finding of tensegrity structures. After performing form-finding process, a set of force density and corresponding topology results can be obtained. Then the force density method combined with a genetic algorithm is adopted to uniquely define a single integral feasible set of force densities. Numerical examples are presented that demonstrate the excellent performance of the algorithms.

텐세그리티 구조물은 인장력을 받는 연속된 케이블 안에 압축력을 받는 스트럿이 결합된 형태로 구성된다. 텐세그리티 구조물은 자기 응력 상태를 갖는 프리스트레스 핀 접합 구조물에 속한다. 텐세그리티 구조물 설계의 핵심은 평형 배열상태를 구하는 일명 형상탐색 과정이다. 본 논문에서는 세 가지의 효과적인 텐세그리티 구조물의 형상탐색 기법을 제안하였다. 형상탐색과정을 수행하면 평형상태의 내력 밀도와 그에 대응하는 위상을 얻을 수 있다. 이 때 평형상태를 형성하는 적절한 내력밀도 값을 얻기 위해 유전자 알고리즘을 결합한 내력밀도법이 사용되었다. 수치해석 예제를 통해 제안 알고리즘의 효율성을 입증하였다.

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