Fantastic. Will think about what to do with that opportunity. There's gotta be something...
Vinay On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Brian Chabot <[email protected]> wrote: > I just confirmed a location here in New Hampshire that is willing to leave a > hexayurt and/or pentayurt up over the winter for destructive testing. They > have room & man power but no cash to set one up. > > If anyone has the materials and/or cash, and would like to find out what a > harsh New England Winter will do to a hexayurt, let me know. > > I think it would be interesting to see: > > 1. Just how much snow the structure will hold before it collapses. > 2. The actual effect of extreme cold *and* wet weather on the tape. > 3. Whether any other natural factors will come into play - winds, flying > branches, ice storms, animals, etc. > > I have a hunch that the design might be stronger than we think, but with > destructive testing of environmental factors we can get a better idea of > real world limits. > > There is room there for a number of structures to be tested if someone wants > to experiment with different materials as well. > > Brian > > -- > 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. > -- Vinay Gupta Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest http://hexayurt.com - free/open next generation human sheltering http://hexayurt.com/plan - the whole systems, big picture vision "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" - Albert Camus Twitter/Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt UK Cell : +44 (0) 7500 895568 / USA VOIP (+1) 775-743-1851 -- 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.
