supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50908044, 51278116);Jiangsu "Six Top Talents" Program (Grant No. 07-F-008);Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University (Grant No. YBJJ0817);a Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
The influence of cable sliding on the deployment of foldable cable-strut structures was studied in this paper. In order to develop an effective program for the cable sliding program, two-node cable element based on th...