Cardboard model in any case? I think pentayurts have steeper ceilings. Maybe two or more plus tunnels? My experience of snow, in the Canaries, is limited. Maybe a pinch of salt helps? There's an accelerated video in Vinay's blog but I can't access it from here. It's an h12 reinforced. Best wishes, Lucas El 04/01/2012 05:29, "kenwinston caine" <[email protected]> escribió:
> 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. > > -- 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.
