%0 Journal Article
%T On decoding the structural behaviour of hybrid cable bending
%A Kristis Alexandrou
%A Marios C. Phocas
%J International Journal of Space Structures
%@ 2059-8033
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0266351118795338
%X This article examines the structural behaviour of six structural units composed of single, simply paired and paired-interconnected bending-active members, coupled with a single cable element. The form-found curvilinear shape of the members is achieved through fastening by contracting auxiliary elements, as well as through further deformation by decreasing the cable¡¯s length. The overall structural behaviour of the units is investigated based on a step-by-step finite-element analysis. All units are evaluated with regard to the components¡¯ stresses and deformations developed during the form-finding process and subsequent external vertical loading, for different possible section thickness values of the elastic members
%K adaptive structures
%K cable bending-active structures
%K finite-element analysis
%K form-finding
%K nonlinear analysis
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0266351118795338