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Experimental Structural Template on Tensegrity and Textile Architecture Integrating Physical and Digital Approaches
by Zhiyuan Zhang, Salvatore Viscuso, Alessandra Zanelli and Jinghan Chen
Materials 2025, 18(8), 1721; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18081721 - 9 Apr 2025
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The construction industry is a major contributor to global carbon emissions, driving the need for sustainable solutions. Ultra-lightweight structures have emerged as an effective approach to reducing material usage and energy consumption. This study explores the potential of ultra-lightweight architectural systems through a [...] Read more.
The construction industry is a major contributor to global carbon emissions, driving the need for sustainable solutions. Ultra-lightweight structures have emerged as an effective approach to reducing material usage and energy consumption. This study explores the potential of ultra-lightweight architectural systems through a learning-by-doing methodology, integrating innovative composite materials, PolRe, and knitting techniques to enhance tensegrity structures for sustainable, deployable, and efficient structural designs. Combining physical modeling, inspired by Frei Otto and Heinz Isler, with digital simulations using Kangaroo 2 and Python, this research employs form-finding and finite element analysis to validate structural performance. A 1:5 scale prototype was constructed using a manual knitting machine adapted from traditional knitting techniques. The integration of elastic meshes and rigid joints produced modular tensegrity systems that balance tension and compression, creating reversible, deployable, and material-efficient solutions. This study bridges conceptual aesthetics with structural efficiency, providing a template for sustainable, ultra-lightweight, textile-based structures. Full article
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