In civil and industrial engineering, structural design optimization problems are usually
characterized by the presence of multiple conflicting objectives, as to get the minimum …

Deployable structures can realize the transformation from a folded configuration to a
deployed configuration to satisfy the requirements of applications. They have been widely …

From stadium covers to solar sails, we rely on deployability for the design of large-scale
structures that can quickly compress to a fraction of their size,,–. Historically, two main …

Rapidly deployable shelters, which can be packaged small but offer a high volume
expansion ratio, are a critical asset for forward operating bases and can also be effective for …

Origami-based deployable structures are of great interest as they can be manufactured and
folded from thin flat sheets of material. However, the thin nature of origami panels results in a …

Deployable building structures able to respond to varying environmental and functional
conditions through shape transformations aim at an interactive and optimized behaviour …

Abstract Design of a lightweight emergency vehicular bridge comprising a GFRP–metal
composite plate-truss girder and measuring 24 m in span is reported. The said bridge was …

For military and disaster relief housing, rapidly deployable shelters must be lightweight, be
packaged in a small volume for transportability, and be erected without heavy lifting …

Lightweight bistable deployable structures can be designed to be transportable and
reusable. They instantaneously achieve some structural stability when transformed from the …

Form finding describes the process of finding a stable equilibrium shape for a system under
a specific set of loads, for a set of boundary conditions and starting from an arbitrary initial …