Specific Strength

Specific Strength

Prestressed tensegrity structures are unusual in their allocation of compression and tension. In most traditional structures construction members play both roles, tensegrities more sharply divide the compression and tension tasks between their materials.

Using a Specific Strength Chart to Select Materials for Tensegrity Construction

The following chart shows specific strength of typical materials

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Specific strength chart. Structural materials stiffness and strength. From the OWL project telescope documentation. "