Civil Engineering Department - Faculty of Engineering - University of Rome TorVergata


Research Group on

Tensegrity Systems

Andrea Micheletti, Vincenzo Nicotra, Paolo Podio-Guidugli, Silvano Stucchi

 


2009


Conference presentation (in Italian)
FORUM Universita` Lavoro
Archiday
April 1, 2009
Rome, TorVergata University
A.Micheletti, "Una Passerella Tensintegra nel Campus di TorVergata" PPT presentation.


2008

A.Micheletti, "On Generalized Reciprocal Diagrams for Self-stressed Frameworks", International Journal of Space Structures, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2008 PDF preprint

2007

A.Micheletti, W.O. Williams, "Shape-change of Tensegrity Systems by Controlling Edge-Lengths", paper presented at IASS2007, December 3-6 2007, Venice, Italy.
PDF preprint

A.Micheletti, "Geometrical Form-finding of Tensegrity Modules with Orthogonal Struts", paper presented at IASS2007, December 3-6 2007, Venice, Italy. PDF preprint

A.Micheletti, W.O. Williams, "A Marching Procedure for Form-finding for Tensegrity Structures", Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Vol.2, No.5, 2007. PDF preprint (315kb)

2006

S. Stucchi, A. De Laurentis, A.Micheletti, F. Santangelo, A.Totaro, "Tensegrity Units for a Movable Settlement", Proceedings of Adaptables 2006, Eindhoven,  The Netherlands, 3-5 July 2006, vol. 2, pp. 95-99. PDF (314kb)

2004

A. Micheletti, V. Nicotra, P. Podio-Guidugli, "Tensegrity Modules for Cable-Strut Systems", poster presented at IASS2004, Montpellier, France PDF (6145kb)

A. Silvestrini, "Dinamica di un Sistema Tensintegro Tridimensionale", Degree Thesis (in Italian) PDF (4362kb)

2003

A. Micheletti, "Modular Tensegrity Structures: The TorVergata Footbridge", Proceedings of the Colloquium Lagrangianum, Montpellier, France PDF (418kb)

L. Ponzi, "Una Passerella Tensintegra nel Campus di TorVergata", Degree Thesis (in Italian) PDF (13238kb)

A. Micheletti, "Torri Tensintegre", PhD Thesis, (in Italian) PDF (8227kb)

P. Podio-Guidugli, "The Tensegrity Arch at TorVergata", Revue Francaise de Genie Civil, vol. 7, pp. 267-273 PDF (147kb)

A. Micheletti, "The Indeterminacy Condition for Tensegrity Towers", Revue Francaise de Genie Civil, vol. 7, pp. 329-342 PDF (606kb)

2001

A. Micheletti, P. Podio-Guidugli, S. Stucchi, "Un Arco per l'Universita' di TorVergata a Roma", L'Industria delle Costruzioni, vol. 359, pp. 72-74 (in Italian) PDF (338kb)


Colloquium Lagrangianum
Tensegrity Structures: Analysis and Design

Università di Roma "Tor Vergata"
Villa Mondragone, Monteporzio Catone (Roma)
6-8 Maggio 2001

Program

Organizers:     Paolo Podio-Guidugli, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata"
René Motro, Université de Montpellier II

In collaboration with:    COFIN2000 "Modelli Matematici per la Scienza dei Materiali"
                  TMR1998 "Phase Transition in Cristalline Solids"



1999

A. Micheletti, "Strutture Pieghevoli che Ricercano una Forma di Equilibrio", Degree Thesis, (in Italian), Advisor: Prof. P. Podio-Guidugli PDF (2820kb)


Renderings and animations

2001

Arch (movie) AVI (77508kb)

2003

Footbridge (movie) AVI (17830kb)
Footbridge (movie) AVI (26130kb)
Footbridge (images) ZIP (640kb)

Links


UPDATED: March 30, 2009