- Die Ridgeline des Hängematten-Ständers führt nun nicht mehr über die Mitte des Gurtbands am Boden.
- Der Kopf hängt nun wieder näher links am kürzeren Balken.
- Der Ständer scheint nicht ideal im Gleichgewicht.
Habe ich hier gemerkt: https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthre…l=1#post1833975 . [I will spare you my bad German for the rest. I can read it better than write. It is fun to observe differences in character of discussion across cultures, ja?]
I was interested in asymmetric layouts not only to optimize head and foot clearances with the least length in poles, but to optimize packing: if the shorter poles (tubes) could be smaller diameter and still strong enough, per Euler, then perhaps they could pack inside the longer tubes.
I tried to stay with odd numbers for the tube segments (1,3,5,7 usw) because the most vulnerable point to buckling force is the middle, and it is best to avoid having a joint here, if one is trying to keep weight to a minimum. So my first physical trial involved sides in a 3:5 ratio, with 46cm segments: good pack length.
But with the idea of tubes packing inside each other, telescopic: that gives optimum packing size and also the potential to make quite small adjustments in pole lengths, as with spring buttons. It is then no longer necessary to commit to fixed lengths in advance. Furthermore, telescoping poles give the opportunity to put the largest diameter in the middle (telescoping on both ends), where the bending force is greatest, for further material economy.
The math/physics challenge then is one of modeling the buckling behavior of telescoping columns, to determine safe material specifications. It becomes very complex, the stuff of academic papers, and forget about modeling behavior of non-isometric materials like wood or carbon fiber tubes! In reality, we are guided by what is available at reasonable cost, choosing larger/heavier when in doubt for safety. The failure mode we are interested in, after all, is not catastrophic buckling, but its precursor bending: easy to observe without destructive testing. The poles don't do their job if they bend, especially plastically.
Concerning the mobility of joints (elsewhere in thread): while simple hinges suffice in heavier materials, under load in practice they can impart non-compressive loads to the poles, witness how weaker hinges twist, or threaten to twist, out of heavy wooden pole ends in handling. Willow versus oak in the storm. When trying to optimize materially, best to keep the loads purely compressive, with both ends "free" for Euler critical-load calculations. Driving eye-bolts through the sides of the pole ends for the HM suspension, for instance: that puts some bending moment on the poles. We like looser cable/chain/leather/rope "tendon" connectors best for these reasons.