Tensegrity — floating struts (3D)

About this app

Three tensegrity structures (prism, icosahedron, Snelson's tower), simulated live: the struts never touch, a prestressed cable net holds them. Remove the prestress, add a load or cut a cable, and you see that the stiffness comes from tension. Exhibit-ready.

Subject: Architecture & scenography

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