2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014
Multiscale tunability of solitary wave dynamics in tensegrity metamaterials
Fernando Fraternali, Gerardo Carpentieri, Ada Amendola +2
A new class of strongly nonlinear metamaterials based on tensegrity concepts is proposed and the solitary wave dynamics under impact loading is investigated. Such systems can be tu…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014
Experimental investigation of the softening-stiffening response of tensegrity prisms under compressive loading
Ada Amendola, Fernando Fraternali, Gerardo Carpentieri +2
The present paper is concerned with the formulation of new assembly methods of bi-material tensegrity prisms, and the experimental characterization of the compressive response of s…