Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6749117 | International Journal of Solids and Structures | 2014 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
A symmetry-extended mobility rule is formulated for body-hinge frameworks and used to derive necessary symmetry conditions for isostatic (statically and kinematically indeterminate) frameworks. Constructions for symmetric body-hinge frameworks with an isostatic scalar count are reported, and symmetry counts are used to examine these structures for hidden, symmetry-detectable mechanisms. Frameworks of this type may serve as examples for exploration of a symmetry extension of the (now proven) 'molecular conjecture'.
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Authors
Bernd Schulze, Simon D. Guest, Patrick W. Fowler,