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The primary frame is supporting the overall form:
The corners and the vertical struts between the corners are the weakest parts. The planes are rotating around these struts. The horizontal beams at the top edge act as ties for these struts. Although the strut creats a path for the load to be carried directly to the ground, the trusses within the planes also carry some of the load of the struts across the surface of the plane. The most important force seems to be the lateral force that the floor plates need to be active in. They tie back the tipping planes.
The secondary frame supports the cladding panels only. This frame is structurally supported by the primary frame. It is susceptible to shearing if it is supported only at its corners as it bends out of its plane. This plane needs to keep flat.
There needs to be a specially made panel for the corner situations to create continuity across the surfaces. I think that the panels could act to support the strut at these corners and help to hold back the rotation of the planes around this line. I need to diagram and notate this more but its a start. These models are at 1:100 scale.
The corners and the vertical struts between the corners are the weakest parts. The planes are rotating around these struts. The horizontal beams at the top edge act as ties for these struts. Although the strut creats a path for the load to be carried directly to the ground, the trusses within the planes also carry some of the load of the struts across the surface of the plane. The most important force seems to be the lateral force that the floor plates need to be active in. They tie back the tipping planes.
The secondary frame supports the cladding panels only. This frame is structurally supported by the primary frame. It is susceptible to shearing if it is supported only at its corners as it bends out of its plane. This plane needs to keep flat.
There needs to be a specially made panel for the corner situations to create continuity across the surfaces. I think that the panels could act to support the strut at these corners and help to hold back the rotation of the planes around this line. I need to diagram and notate this more but its a start. These models are at 1:100 scale.
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