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WorksheetsTensegrity Structure
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the vital part of most structures that utilize the tensegrity concept?
Base
Suspension
Both of the above
None of the above
Why tensegrity concept is considered impractical in normal structure construction? (Choose 2 answers)
Difficult to build
Not much research has been done
Can be very expensive
Little public knowledge of such concept
Aside from engineering, this concept is also used in...
arts
biology
both of the above
Which one in these pictures is not tensegrity structure
How does tensegrity structure work?
Gains strength from size
Gains strength from design
Gains strength from the chords under tension
Gains strength from the area of the design
Where is tensegrity used?
Roofs of the stadium
House
Buildings
School
Where did the word tensegrity come from?
From its unique structure
From the words “Tensional integrity”
From how it works
When is tensegrity structure invented?
1929
1940
1949
1955
Which of the following picture is categorized as a tensegrity structure?
The benefits of applying tensegrity as a structural system offer many advantages including ………….
I. Improved fire resistance.
II. Stabilization of the structure through tension
III. Safety and security
IV. Easily Tunable
I and II
II and III
II and IV
All above
The design of double grid systems has resulted in an interest in the application of Tensegrity to ___________.
Lava lamp creation
Bridge construction
Aircraft industry
Construction of hydroelectric power stations
a closed skeletal structural system composed of a set of three or more discontinuous compressive struts within a network of tensile tendons;
tensegrity structure
form-active structure
linear structure
surface structure
Tensegrity involves which 2 forces
compression and tension
bending and torsion
tension and bending
shear and compression
The human body can be considered as a tensegrity structure. What provides the compression structures in the human body?
Organs
Bony skeleton
Muscles
Skin
The human body can be considered as a tensegrity structure. What is one of the tensional elements of the human body?
Nerves
Organs
Bony skeleton
Muscles
What are suspension structures vulnerable to without complete tensile structures?
Tension force
Bending force
Shear force
Rotational force
Which of these words are the same meaning with tensegrity. (choose 2 answers)
Tensional integrity
Compression integrity
Floating compression
Which of these ones is not Tensegrity Structure.
Needle Tower
Munich Olympic Stadium
Montreal Biosphere
Penang Bridge
Who are the first inventor of Tensegrity Structure?
Heraclitus
Kārlis Johansons
Aristoteles
Socrates
How can the tensegrity table hold weight?
I. String in the middle create tension
II. Three strings were added to each corner to add stability
III. Size of the table.
I and II
II and III
III and I
All of the above
