With snow load worries, I would seriously consider a skeleton structure with members going up from the walls everywhere I had a tape join, perhaps something as simple as EMT conduit on the angles, with 6" wide 1/4" plywood on top of each rib on the flats for load spreading. On Jan 4, 2012 1:55 PM, "ken winston caine" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Joshua, if I extend the length of the roof diagonals enough, I actually > increase the roof pitch -- even though I've gone all octo. But there is a > point of diminishing returns because of the flex in the foam board. (The > longer the reach, the less rigid it is.) > > I'm trying to figure out what the shortest length is that will give me a > greater pitch than the traditional hexayurt has. > > Anyone have numbers? > > (Sure wish I'd paid more attention in Geometry. Or had understood how and > when I would NEED to know this stuff in the real world. That would have > gotten me to pay more attention to it then.) > > -- kwc > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 2:41 PM, Joshua Keroes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The more sides you add, the flatter the roof becomes. If you're worried >> about snow load, I think you'd want the steeper roof of a pentayurt or >> quadyurt than the rather flat roof of an octoyurt. >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 1:34 PM, kenwinston caine < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Jason. Not suggesting that you're wrong. Just want to >>> understand why the standard 6 - side version would be both simpler and >>> stronger? >>> Stronger simply because it's smaller and would thus have more >>> rigidity? Or something else? Something in the math? >>> >>> I'm wanting to do the octagon to retain the essential structural >>> integrity of the hexayurt design and the hogan-like appearance--which >>> I like, and to gain significant floor area. The octagon gives 309 >>> square feet of floor space vs. the 166 for the hexagon. And, if I've >>> successfully increased the roof pitch enough, it also provides room >>> for a sizeable, comfortably usable loft. >>> Thanks,ken >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 1:30 AM, jason chinn <[email protected]> >>> wrote:How come you don't do the standard 6 side version? Doing so >>> makes the design / math / production a lot more simple, and stronger. >>> I have only made one hexayurt, it was made with 8' tall vertical sides >>> that I then chopped down to 6' tall on the outside. >>> I suggest making a smaller model to work things out. Good Luck, jason >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > -- > 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.
