ANALYSIS OF TENSEGRITY DOME STRUCTURE

Abstract

Tensegrity is a relatively new concept first introduced by Buckminster fuller in 1962 based on the use of solitary pieces in compression within a continuous tension network, so that compressed elements (usually rods or struts) do not they touch each other and the prestressed tension elements (usually wires or tendons) describe the system in particular [1] [2]. The main objective of this work is to find possible applications for such an unconventional type of structure, despite its particular flexibility and its relatively high deflections. The modeling and analysis of the structure was performed using SAP-2000, with Prestress loading as the most important. After the analysis of the dome, the net deflection of the tensegrity dome should be minimal compared to the stability of the
structure. After the analytical testing of the tensegrity structure one more property comes in picture that tensegrity structure can be improved significantly through a minor variation in the potential energy of the tensegrity structure. Consequently, the shape control of module of the tensegrity structure must be economic and safe. The unique side of the research paper is that the presentation of many tensegrities that are light weight however extraordinarily robust. The idea of self-similar structures is employed to seek out a minimum mass subject to a selected instability restriction. The rigidity and strength of those tensegrity structures are determined