¶ Tensegrity (3)
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“We now have the ability to introduce the above orderly mathematics into the computer, which permits of practical calculation and engineering feasibility previously non-existent. This ability, combined with the fact that the higher the frequency the smaller the tensional sectional area (yet the higher the tensional capability, and the smaller the local islands of compression) allows us to state that the higher the frequency, the more ephemeral the tensegrity complex becomes. Also, then, the total weight of the structure required per given level of performance grows smaller, and the whole structure becomes less vulnerable to total violations by any, or many, inwardly or outwardly originating impinging forces.”
[This rep’t was 1st typ’d 172]
¶ Citations
- “Tensegrity,” PORTFOLIO + ART NEWS, p.123, Dec '61
