Hyperbolic Paraboloid Roof Design
The term is used because the form resembles the shape of a saddle.
Hyperbolic paraboloid roof design. A hyperbolic paraboloid sometimes referred to as h p is a doubly curved surface that resembles the shape of a saddle that is it has a convex form along one axis and a concave form on along the other. The warszawa ochota railway station has a hyperbolic paraboloid saddle roof warsaw poland 1962. This paper concerns the design calculations and construction of a hyperbolic paraboloid steel shell structure used as a roof for an. The hyperbolic paraboloid form has been used for roofs at various times since it is easily constructed from straight sections of lumber steel or other conventional materials.
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