Bringing Logic into Disco : Structural Load Transfer on Bases

[Sandloon]

Stations would most likely be made out of tungsten alloy or carbon nanofibers of some sort. Steel would simply failed in space, which is why they didn't use much of it on the ISS I believe...

[nOmnomnOm]

Then what's the point of this thread.

"Hi I'm studying [subject] and I want to demonstrate how extremely knowledgeable I am."

Non?

go [the following has been censored]
No. I'm asking this stuff becasue I will be designing for freelancer in a coming RP. Problem?
seriously over the past few weeks every time you talk towards me it is just toxic waste spewing from your lips. OP says constructive feedback. Please respect it.


and to those that say it is no point... It has a point... and that is i need dimensions in order to design well. Dimensions are based off of structure in this case too.

Noted Thyrzul ill try to have Disco related stuff being used as much as possible but the goal is to attempt to have it actually make sense and not bull.

Also im talking with some fakshun members... we seem to have thought of a way to generate gravity... in theory... with rotating the base but some parts dont move and yeah. work in progress....


still the problem arises where can the load be off-loaded to if it is not to the ground?

[Highland Laddie]

still the problem arises where can the load be off-loaded to if it is not to the ground?

If you're referring to a cargo bay - would it be a problem to have it be nearly gravity-free to make loading/unloading of cargo relatively easy? All that would be required is something to keep the cargo locked away and contained so it doesn't float about the room., and something strong enough to bolt/weld robotic arms and/or a crane onto, Depending on the size/mass of the cargo, I would expect some futuristic superalloy or even some carbon nanofiber would do the trick.

[The Archangels Fighter Club]

Nono im talking about like... the transfer of all the weight has to go somewhere.
(sorry wrong account)

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[Thyrzul]

Stations would most likely be made out of tungsten alloy or carbon nanofibers of some sort. Steel would simply failed in space, which is why they didn't use much of it on the ISS I believe...

Do any of you happen to know the properties of that new "goethit pieces glued together by chitin fibers" thing people have just found in the teeth of limps?

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[nOmnomnOm]

Less gravity in the docking area does seem like an interesting idea though. I'll take a look I think it wouldn't be too much of an issue there.

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[Yber]

So you're saying you learnt that in your degree?

Nvm not flood.

Looks like a copy-paste.

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inb4 Sirius gets renamed to XTF.

[nOmnomnOm]

You need to read.

So you're saying you learnt that in your degree?

Nvm not flood.

Looks like a copy-paste.

So yeah.... leave your comments below and please only constructive ones.

So yeah.... leave your comments below and please only constructive ones.

So yeah.... leave your comments below and please only constructive ones.

So yeah.... leave your comments below and please only constructive ones.

So yeah.... leave your comments below and please only constructive ones.

[nOmnomnOm]

bumping thread b/c need answers D:

or ideas

i received a few already on how a base can work properly so thanks for those so far!
And the comments here in general helped btw so thanks too!

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[Lonely_Ghost]

I don't think, I have seen such things in Discovery Freelancer, but there might be a solution, for such constructions, like biodomes, or something like them.
The idea is to use self-compensating loads. Let's take biodome, for example. If we apply force from one side, there should be some kind reactive force to withstand this force, and maintain consturction's integrity. But we are in space, and we don't solid support like surface of the planet. But we can apply another force from oposite side.

So, we can place another biodome, right on the other side of our first biodome. Load acting as force, which is applied from one side, will be compensated by same load, which will generate equeal force applied right in oposite derection. Two vectors with same leigh, but with oposite directions will cause a 0.
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Sry, don't have time for creating proper scheme. This one should basicly illustrated, what I'm talking about. But I can make a better scheme a bit later.