Keyword

force density method

Description: A form-finding method in structural engineering that uses force densities to determine equilibrium shapes of cable and membrane structures.

Primary topic: Structural Analysis and Optimization (79%)

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The force density method for form finding and computation of general networks

1974 · H.-J. Schek · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 955

Review of Form-Finding Methods for Tensegrity Structures

2003 · A.G. Tibert, S. Pellegrino · International Journal of Space Structures · 396

Review of Form-Finding Methods for Tensegrity Structures

2011 · A.G. Tibert, S. Pellegrino · International Journal of Space Structures · 363

Adaptive force density method for form-finding problem of tensegrity structures

2006 · J.Y. Zhang, M. Ohsaki · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 322

An overview and comparison of structural form finding methods for general networks

2012 · D. Veenendaal, P. Block · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 307

Shell structures for architecture : form finding and optimization

2014 · Sigrid Adriaenssens, Philippe Block, et al. · 262

Numerical form-finding of tensegrity structures

2006 · G. Gomez Estrada, H.-J. Bungartz, et al. · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 175

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Numerical form-finding of geotensoid tension truss for mesh reflector

2012 · Sébastien Morterolle, Bernard Maurin, et al. · Acta Astronautica · 172

Multiparametered Formfinding Method: Application to Tensegrity Systems

1999 · N. Vassart, R. Motro · International Journal of Space Structures · 171

A General Finite Element Approach to the form Finding of Tensile Structures by the Updated Reference Strategy

1999 · Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Ekkehard Ramm · International Journal of Space Structures · 169

The surface stress density method as a form-finding tool for tensile membranes

1998 · Bernard Maurin, Rene Motro · Engineering Structures · 126

Initial equilibrium solution methods for cable reinforced membranes part I—formulations

1982 · R.B. Haber, J.F. Abel · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 106

The natural force density method for the shape finding of taut structures

2008 · Ruy M.O. Pauletti, Paulo M. Pimenta · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 82

Shape control of space antennas consisting of cable networks

2004 · Hiroaki Tanaka, M.C. Natori · Acta Astronautica · 78

Modeling and analysis of a large deployable antenna structure

2013 · Zhengrong Chu, Zongquan Deng, et al. · Acta Astronautica · 76

Design and form finding of cable net for a large cable–rib tension antenna with flexible deployable structures

2019 · Ruiwei Liu, Hongwei Guo, et al. · Engineering Structures · 70

Improved Form-Finding of Tensegrity Structures Using Blocks of Symmetry-Adapted Force Density Matrix

2018 · Yao Chen, Qiuzhi Sun, et al. · Journal of Structural Engineering · 68

Dynamics of a Deployable Mesh Reflector of Satellite Antenna: Form-Finding and Modal Analysis

2016 · Pei Li, Cheng Liu, et al. · Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics · 66

Form-finding design of cable-mesh reflector antennas with minimal length configuration

2016 · Guigeng Yang, Dongwu Yang, et al. · Aerospace Science and Technology · 64

A constrained force density method for the funicular analysis and design of arches, domes and vaults

2020 · Matteo Bruggi · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 63

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A novel method for topology design of tensegrity structures

2016 · Seunghye Lee, Jaehong Lee · Composite Structures · 61

Form-finding method for multi-mode tensegrity structures using extended force density method by grouping elements

2017 · Jianguo Cai, Xinyu Wang, et al. · Composite Structures · 60

Geometrically nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis of clustered tensegrity based on the co-rotational approach

2015 · L. Zhang, M.K. Lu, et al. · International Journal of Mechanical Sciences · 59

Computer methods for the generation of membrane cutting patterns

1990 · E. Moncrieff, B.H.V. Topping · Computers & Structures · 59

A modified differential evolution algorithm for tensegrity structures

2016 · Dieu T.T. Do, Seunghye Lee, et al. · Composite Structures · 58

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Citation count: 6,726