| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Structural_principle 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | Tensional integrity 
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                                | gptkbp:appliesTo | gptkb:robot Sculptures
 Structures
 Cells
 
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                                | gptkbp:characterizedBy | Isolated components in compression inside a net of continuous tension 
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                                | gptkbp:coinedBy | gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller 
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                                | gptkbp:developedBy | gptkb:Kenneth_Snelson 
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                                | gptkbp:example | Tensegrity bridge Tensegrity sphere
 Tensegrity tower
 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | 1940s 
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                                | gptkbp:hasProperty | Efficient use of materials Lightweight structure
 Resilience to local failure
 Stability through balance of tension and compression
 
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                                | gptkbp:inventedBy | gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller 
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                                | gptkbp:notableWork | Needle Tower by Kenneth Snelson 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Synergetics Biotensegrity
 
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                                | gptkbp:studiedIn | gptkb:robot gptkb:Cell_biology
 Art installations
 Structural engineering
 
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                                | gptkbp:usedIn | gptkb:art Architecture
 Engineering
 Biology
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Carol_Tiggs gptkb:Florinda_Donner-Grau
 gptkb:Magical_Passes
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Tensegrity 
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