Extended Nonlinear Force Density Method for Form-Finding of Cable-Membrane Structures

AbstractIn this paper, an alternative approach was developed for the form-finding of cable-membrane structures. The prestress of a triangular finite element was firstly equivalent to the axial forc...

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