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Round House more wind resistant? Vic Dura 07-17-2005
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 17, 2005, 9:58 pm



> Here is an article claiming that a 2400 sqft "round" house (approx 28'
> dia.) is more resistant to wind than a rectilinear (square or
> rectangle) house.
>
> http://home.hiwaay.net/~vdura/Images/scan2.jpg
>
> Any comments/opinions on the veracity of the claims?

Ever see a rectilinear airplane, boat, rocketship?




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Posted by ~^Johnny^~ on July 18, 2005, 8:15 pm


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On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 16:00:55 -0500, Vic Dura

>http://home.hiwaay.net/~vdura/Images/scan2.jpg


This is better :-)

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Posted by HeyBub on July 18, 2005, 10:34 pm


Vic Dura wrote:
> Here is an article claiming that a 2400 sqft "round" house (approx 28'
> dia.) is more resistant to wind than a rectilinear (square or
> rectangle) house.
>
> http://home.hiwaay.net/~vdura/Images/scan2.jpg
>
> Any comments/opinions on the veracity of the claims?

A "round" house underground is even more wind resistant.




Posted by Goedjn on July 19, 2005, 1:09 pm




>Vic Dura wrote:
>> Here is an article claiming that a 2400 sqft "round" house (approx 28'
>> dia.) is more resistant to wind than a rectilinear (square or
>> rectangle) house.
>>
>> http://home.hiwaay.net/~vdura/Images/scan2.jpg
>>

1: The house in the picture isn't round, it's
an octagon, but mostly, the same principles apply.
2: Yes, given similar construction, the round house
should be more wind-resistant.
3: But not enough to matter. A box-shaped house
is more space efficient, and cheaper to build.
So if you're comparing PRICE instead of
construction technique, you're probably better
off with the box.
--goedjn


Posted by Gort on July 19, 2005, 4:21 pm


Goedjn wrote:
>
>>Vic Dura wrote:
>>
>>>Here is an article claiming that a 2400 sqft "round" house (approx 28'
>>>dia.) is more resistant to wind than a rectilinear (square or
>>>rectangle) house.
>>>
>>>http://home.hiwaay.net/~vdura/Images/scan2.jpg
>>>
>
>
> 1: The house in the picture isn't round, it's
> an octagon, but mostly, the same principles apply.
> 2: Yes, given similar construction, the round house
> should be more wind-resistant.
> 3: But not enough to matter. A box-shaped house
> is more space efficient, and cheaper to build.
> So if you're comparing PRICE instead of
> construction technique, you're probably better
> off with the box.
> --goedjn

And, in a roundhouse those damned locomotives take up so much space!
;-)



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