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EWPAA Structural Plywood and LVL Design Manual - Engineered ...

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12.11 Hypar <strong>Design</strong> - GeometryTo develop a hypar simply requires fixing the two opposite corners (a <strong>and</strong> c) of a rectangularor square plate <strong>and</strong> raising the other two corners (b <strong>and</strong> e) as shown in FIGURE 12.14(a).An interesting phenomena concerning the geometry of the hypar is that it is formed by astraight line moving over two other straight lines inclined to one another.A vertical plane penetrating the hypar parallel to the direction of the convex parabola willresult in the roof shape shown in FIGURE 12.14 (d).Vertical planes penetrating the hypar perpendicular to the directions of the diagonals AC<strong>and</strong> BD will expose convex <strong>and</strong> concave parabolas resulting in the saddle shape of FIGURE12.14(e).Horizontal planes, parallel to the dotted outline of FIGURE 12.15(a) penetrating the hypar, willexpose hyperbolas.With reference to the co-ordinate system (x,y,z) shown in FIGURE 12.15 (a),mathematically:When k = o the hypar degenerates to a plane surface.z = kxy (12.7)FIGURE 12.15: Two views of a single hyperbolic-paraboloid shell12.12 Hypar <strong>Design</strong> - <strong>Structural</strong> Action<strong>Structural</strong>ly the hypar consists of a system of intersecting arches <strong>and</strong> suspension cables,half the load being carried in tension by the suspension cables <strong>and</strong> half in compression bythe arches. Since sections taken parallel to both diagonals lead to the same parabola, the169

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