Abstract: Six-parameter shell theory is proposed for tensegrity-like structures. Continuum model to describe mechanical properties of tensegrity lattices is based on the equivalence of the strain energy with discrete model. Parametric analysis is presented to describe the influence of geometrical properties and the level of self-equilibrated normal forces to the static response of the structure.
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