Description
Cable-Network Structures: A New Approach to Form Finding, Optimal Design, and Shape Control provides a framework for form finding, optimal design, and shape control of cable-network structures in various engineering applications. Summarizing the latest research on these structures, the book outlines cutting-edge methods for form finding, modeling, pseudo-geodesic design of surface geometries, minimum residual nodal displacements for optimal shape adjustment, and more. These methods are applied to various large-scale structures, and they are compared with other methods in numerical simulations.Self-contained and easy-to-understand, this book serves as a useful resource on modeling, analysis, design, and control of cable-network structures for professionals, researchers, and students in aerospace, mechanical, and civil engineering.- Outlines modeling, analysis, design, and control techniques for cable-network structures- Introduces new methods for form-finding, modeling of cable-network structures, and minimum residual nodal displacements for optimal shape adjustment- Highlights best applications and compares and contrasts the new methods and techniques
Table of Contents
1. The study of cable-network structures2. Cable-network structures3. Form finding of initial equilibrium configuration4. Form finding of deformed equilibrium configuration5. Shape control of cable-network structures6. Large deployable mesh reflectors7. Evaluation of surface accuracy8. Form finding of large deployable mesh reflectors9. Techniques for optimal design of large deployable mesh reflectors10. Shape control of large deployable mesh reflectors
