Tensegrities are spatial, reticulated and lightweight structures that are increasingly
investigated as structural solutions for active and deployable structures. Tensegrity systems …

Sliding cables are widespread in engineering applications. The friction between the cable
and the sliding components results in the existence of diversified motion states of the contact …

This paper proposes and validates a three degrees of freedom element formulation that
accounts for torsion and transverse bending of three-dimensional curved elements in explicit …

Sliding cable structures are systems where cables experience a relative sliding motion with
other structural elements. The variety of structural systems using sliding cables led to a great …

In many cable structures, special types of joints are designed to allow cables to slide freely
along the joints. Thus, a number of discrete cable elements are substituted by a single …

Sliding cable system with friction is encountered in many engineering applications. This
system is typically characterized by existence of complex and diverse motion states of …

Flexible rockfall barriers are protection structures used to mitigate rockfall hazards in
mountainous areas. The complex nonlinear mechanical behavior of these structures under …

Continuous cables are widespread in various fields, and mechanical analysis is an
important issue in their application. The structural responses of frictional continuous cable …

The structural responses of frictional sliding cable systems under external loads are
influenced by the loading history. The uncertainty in loading histories for structures …

Most deployable structures, such as operable roofs and masts, move over one degree of
freedom. This paper describes a structure that involves loosely coupled movement over …