I'm wanting to toss up a quick experimental building to test its ability to withstand winter snowload and winter-spring winds.
This is BASED ON the Hexayurt but is not a hex, rather an octo. And that's where I need help. I will be using 4'x8'x2" foam panels. Walls will be eight feet tall and eight feet wide. Eight of them connected in an octagon. Roof panels will be cut diagonally from 8 foam panels of 4'x12'x2". (Specially fabricated.) (Or, alternately of 4'x16'x2" panels. See final question below.) My questions: 1. What angles will I need to cut at the corners of each wall so they butt together perfectly? 2. What angles will I need to cut along the lengths of the roof diagonals so they fit together properly? 3. What angle will I need to cut along the width of the roof panels where they butt together with the tops of the walls so they fit flush? Since this is a tension structure, I need to get those angles right. Can someone who really understands this math tell me what those angles should be? Final question: Will 12-foot-long roof panels give me a greater than 30-degree angle roof pitch when I have a 64-feet-diameter structure? If not, what would the pitch be if I use16-foot-long panels? And, if I do that, what angles would I need to cut on their outside edges so they all fit flush together properly and fit flush against the tops of the walls? Very grateful for the help. Hoping to put this up within two weeks if we continue to have 50- degree days. Need the math calculations ASAP so can pick up the right quantity of materials and begin cutting. Best, kwc -- 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.
