> > In reality, is there any fundamental reason the boards need to be taped > > together?
It would depend on the application. If I understand you right, the guy and harness design relies on compression between members to develop it's strength. This would be effective if the panels were very rigid and the tie downs and harness had little to no give. The insulation panel design commonly used at Burning Man doesn't have those properties, so the structure would be vulnerable under wind loading to failure due to tension and shear. Tape provides the necessary strength in both of these cases. However, for other materials and other situations, especially when the concern for live loading is low (particularly wind), I think a compression design without tape would be really neat to see. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en.
