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      congellous
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      Finishing of the plug's and then to make the fully assembled mould. Decided to use Dioleen with expanded polyurethane core to test for Buoyancy and impact.


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        unrealViz
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        More and more interesting. How are you going to test it?

        http://www.unrealviz.blogspot.com

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          congellous
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          The first Hardboard design prototype was to actually get in it - designed in Sketchup with some poser models I could see it worked but until I had the dimensional model to play around with I wasn't completely confidant.
          After the 2 part expanding Polyurethane GRP panels where made the fixing issue's became aparant and how the panels want to rotate on their axis under force, I had already realised sandwich construction wasn't going to work but cracked on to try and get a more complete prototype.


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            Dadio61
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            Stanley,
            Your project is inspiring. It's nice to see physical reality from sketch's.
            I'm working on a homeless shelter from a Trapezoidal Icositetrahedron shape and you have given me ideas about panel mateing. Bookmarking this page to follow. Are you on Google +?

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              unrealViz
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              You guys should contact Architecture for Humanity - they might be interested in your ideas and projects.

              http://www.unrealviz.blogspot.com

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                congellous
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                @dadio61 said:

                Stanley,
                Your project is inspiring. It's nice to see physical reality from sketch's.
                I'm working on a homeless shelter from a Trapezoidal Icositetrahedron shape and you have given me ideas about panel mateing. Bookmarking this page to follow. Are you on Google +?

                Thanks -
                I had a kind of homeless igloo idea for my home town that attracts lots of homeless people. The construction was hot wire cut polysterene 100mm thick in panels with an external laminate of GRP. I've been working on this for 2 years solid.

                congellous@googlemail.com

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                  congellous
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                  This is the probalsa core with a Epoxy kevlar in a sandwich construction


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                    congellous
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                    Lifepod Project

                    Following my research and design into disaster shelters, I have come to the conclusion that a community level solution is required, built from simple materials, cheap and easy to build.

                    The Lifepod Project manifesto -

                    Community self build disaster shelter
                    Made from one pentagon and one Hexagon mould in reinforced concrete, it's strength and shape make it extremely strong and cheap to build above or below ground. It can be watertight and ballistic proof. It is built off one simple pile foundation and can be unbolted internally in the event of extreme flooding, a shelter for natural disasters built in the center of communities - schools or college's

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                      pilou
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                      Will be very useful after the actual tragedy of the Philippines! 👍

                      Frenchy Pilou
                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                      My Little site :)

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                        Krisidious
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                        I'm from Oklahoma, heart of tornado country. I've been in a few, seen quite a few. The university of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State does tornado tests using a air cannon and chickens or 2x4's... They shoot them at house walls to see the effects of debris in high winds. You might use something like it to test your system.

                        something like this might help.

                        By: Kristoff Rand
                        Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                          Coach_Travis
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                          This is very interesting to me. I have one question though. You said this would be useful for F4 and below. How are you going to keep this mobile pod secured to the ground? Granted, I know you stated that is is meant for shrapnel. I would just like to what is stopping it from flying away.

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                            congellous
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                            It's tethered to the ground with either a pile foundation on the big concrete ones or a climbing anchor type yacht wire rigging

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