Displacement control of prestressed structures

DOI10.1016/S0045-7825(96)01164-4MaRDI QIDQ1370735zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Zhong You

Publication date 1 July 1998

Published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/S0045-7825(96)01164-4

zbMATH Keywords

force methodlength variationsmall linear elastic deformationstruss/cable network structurestwo-dimensional truss

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Strings (74K05) Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) (74K10) Control, switches and devices (``smart materials) in solid mechanics (74M05)

Review text

The method allows displacement control of prestressed truss/cable network structures by altering the length of some of structural members while keeping the prestress level above a given lower bound. It consists of two phases: (i) to select a set of members capable of length variation so that any displacements within a given region can be achieved by actuation of these members; and (ii) to calculate the amount of actuation to achieve a particular displacement in that region. The approach is based on the force method for small linear elastic deformations. A test has been carried out on a two-dimensional truss.

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