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Damping by branching of flexible structures: a bioinspiration from trees.
Extreme dynamical loads are a cause of damage of man-made structures. In nature, some plants, trees in particular, repeatedly endure extreme loads mostly caused by... -
A tree-inspired damping mechanism in flexible structures: damping-by-branching
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A rod model with flexible thin-walled cross-section - Application to the fold...
This work was carried out within the framework of a collaboration between the LMA and Thales Alenia Space. We focus on the behaviour of flexible structures and more...
