Fractality in selfsimilar minimal mass structures
arXiv:1706.06658 · doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2017.07.002
Abstract
In this paper we study the diffusely observed occurrence of Fractality and Self-organized Criticality in mechanical systems. We analytically show, based on a prototypical compressed tensegrity structure, that these phenomena can be viewed as the result of the contemporary attainment of mass minimization and global stability in elastic systems.