Gaudi Influenced Hanging Chain Models
In my study of catenary curves, I setup a series of of hanging chain models made with paperclips as the chain and binder clips as the weights. The following set of photographs shows the hanging chain model taking different shapes under different conditions and its complementary image rotated at 180 degrees.
^This first set of images shows the chain with an even distribution of weights and how the chain changes in length and shape due to the change in width.
^This series of photographs shows how the chain changes shape from being uniformly loaded to being loaded with a single point.
^Here the chain changes shape from being uniformly loaded to being unloaded.
^This series shows how the chain changes with a pair of loads moving along the chain to a single point load.
^The next series of photographs shows a composition of multiple hanging chains in a symmetrical, geometric layout with weights at select points. The colored clips wrap around the chains to highlight the different sets of shapes formed.
^These images show the multiple hanging chains from different perspectives.
^These are the complementary images rotated at 180 degrees. From this view, the hanging chains form volumes in an upright position.
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NKatz
Michelle, this is a great Gaudi-esque analysis! I think the visual comparison of the loading scenarios next to each other is very informative. (It might be interesting as well to superimpose each of the weighted models with one that is not weighted (the classic catenary, using only the cable’s own equally-distributed weight).)
Thanks!
Oct 14th, 2007
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