The hyperbolic paraboloid is a doubly ruled surface so it may be used to construct a saddle roof from straight beams.
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.
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The scotiabank saddledome arena has a hyperbolic paraboloid saddle roof calgary canada 1983.
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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.
Mass observation hyperbolic paraboloid roof documents a postwar modern structure in nottingham england that now houses a chain roadside restaurant.
It is also a doubly ruled surface that is every point on its surface lies on two straight lines across the surface.
The term is used because the form resembles the shape of a saddle.
Sometimes referred to as a hypar the saddle roof may also be formed as a tensegrity structure.