Sunday, March 05, 2006

PROTOTYPE: MATTHEW + TWAIN

http://www.thelivingnewyork.com/LivingArchitecture/Matthew+Twain/hanging_strip.mov

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STUDY DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS:

CONSTRAINT AND FLEXURE EXERCISE:

The video clip shows three main parts. Studying the reactivity of different rigid/flexible equations, they are respectively: .006(flexinol)/two.025(piano wire), .006/three.025, and finishing with .006/one.025. Within this series, constraint is applied aiming for a level of maximimum movement.

the constraint location yielding most movement appeared to be @ 1-5/8" from the tie-in point on the 7" field. the origination field was constrained itself to a 3/8" x 7" plane.

one piano wire of .025 gauge allowed most movement while returning the flexinol to comparable cooled length.
 
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