Tensegrity Based Towers As An Alternative For Conventional Steel Towers: A Review

Abstract

Towers Are One Of The Most Common Structures Which Are Constructed Frequently For Providing Essential Facilities. This Project Aims To Provide An Alternate Method For Design Of Towers Implementing The Concept Of Tensegrity. The Tensegrity Structures Possess Features Like Resilience And Are Economical Which Makes It Technology Attractive. The Towers Are Subjected To Wind Loads, Seismic And Other Horizontal And Vertical Loads. Tensegrity Provides A Better Flexibility To The Wind Action And Deforms Easily Into A Slightly Different Shape In A Way That Supports The Applied Forces. The Structures Constructed Are Deployable And Shows Various Characteristics, Discussed In This Report. Tensegrity Structures Follow A Whole Different Approach. Instead Of The “weight And Support” Strategy, They Are Made As A “system Of Equilibrated Omnidirectional Stresses”. They Need Not Be Supported As The Tension Created By The Attraction Of The Earth Is Replaced By The Multidirectional Tension Of Their Members. They Have Applications In Both Civil And Architectural Engineering.

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