5 struts
Read here about tensegrity structures composed of five struts, part of a series of pages organized by strut count.
Overview[edit]
Five strut tensegrities are rare.
5 strut Freeform Tensegrity Structure by Motro[edit]
Motro worked with freeform tensegrity structures. In this approach, no topology of the whole system is specified in advance for that example. The process is started from a simple system and, next, more and more struts and cables are added step by step. Below, a progressive series of tensegrity structures that is developed freeform from 4 struts, to 5 struts, to 6 struts. The first figure on the right is a 4 strut tensegrity structure. To this Motro added a vertical strut 9-10. To keep nodes 9 and 10 in equilibrium state, making a 5 strut structure. To stabilize it, 6 tension members are added, 3 to each node of the added strut. The 5 strut in the center is then developed into the 6 strut on the right, followed by the 7 and 8 strut structures in the following diagram. The 8 strut in the center has 36 tension members. On the right, 3 tension members have been removed.
This paragraph is repeated on the 4 struts page.