On tensegrity structures for civil engineering applications by Jonas FERON

For the degree of Doctor of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Tensegrity – otherwise known as the art of floating bars in an ocean of cables – has fascinated a large scientific community for decades, though very few structures have been built. Why?

Together, during my public defense, we will investigate this question through the realizations of my numerical, analytical, and experimental developments.

In particular, I will detail a design, calculation, and optimization methodology for stiffness and mass, discuss the challenges of prestressing and erecting tensegrity structures, present the results of experimental testing on nearly real scale prototypes, and summarize the design guidelines for civil engineering applications.

I invite you to join me at my defense to learn more about this fascinating topic.

Jury members :

• Prof. Pierre Latteur (UCLouvain, Belgium), supervisor
• Prof. Eric Deleersnjider (UCLouvain, Belgium), chairperson
• Prof. Jean-François Remacle (UCLouvain, Belgium)
• Prof. Vincent Denoël (ULiège, Belgium)
• Prof. Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos (University of Miami, USA)
• Prof. Andrea Micheletti (University of Roma 2, Italy)
• Prof. Julien Averseng (Université de Montpellier, France)

Link of the videoconference (Teams) : https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjZhNzY3YmMtYzljNy00MWUwLTliMGEtNzAwYTFhYmVhYWJm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227ab090d4-fa2e-4ecf-bc7c-4127b4d582ec%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2261f4c456-3a33-4042-a54e-0fb7240811ae%22%7d