[Equest-users] Designing Slope Grade

[Nick Caton]

Hi Justin,

 

See discussion and illustration below.  Don't miss Jame's commentary
though ;).

 

~Nick

 

 

 

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Hello all,

 

  I am designing a building that is built on top of a slope or incline
grade, so part of the basement's exterior walls are exposed the ambient
conditions and part of it is underground.  In Equest how do you input
the area that basement of the building is being covered by the earth to
simulate this incline surface?  Attached is a simplified drawing that
illustrates what Im describing.

 

Regards

Justin Chin

 

 

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[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of James
Hansen
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:57 AM
To: Bishop, Bill; Chris Jones; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Sloped grade - partially underground walls

 

Keep in mind that there is really no benefit to modeling a triangular
wall if it is easier to setup standard rectangular walls with matching
areas.  This is obviously assuming you're only talking about one space,
there are no tall windows that you have to fit at the fully exposed
portion of the wall, etc.

 

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[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Bishop,
Bill
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:52 AM
To: Chris Jones; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Sloped grade - partially underground walls

 

Chris,

 

You need to create a new polygon with the same width (x) and height (y)
of the existing wall. The new polygon will only have three vertices
instead of four. Create a second wall, using the same location as the
first wall (such as "V1 of Space Polygon") and using the new polygon.
Create another new polygon for the opposite triangle and apply that to
the existing wall.

 

Regards,

Bill

 

 

 

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[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Jones
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:27 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Sloped grade - partially underground walls

 

How would one setup a partially underground wall.  For example, the 

spaces in question have two wall types on one face - a portion is 

underground and a portion is above.  These are two different wall 

types and the grade slopes along the wall so the two walls are 

trapezoidal in shape.

 

 

 

 

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