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Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

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Re: Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

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Post by surfpel »

cantSpellSober wrote: post #165
surfpel wrote: post #164

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If a one brick thick straight wall can't stand, then you don't have a wall you have a pile of bricks. It's pointless to consider the impractical case.

Most will stand unless they need high wind resistance (or are buttressed). There are many practical cases for a straight wall of bricks, it's not an "impractical case."

> > If a one brick thick straight wall can't stand

Caveat there is quite significant.

> There are many practical cases for a straight wall of bricks

Indeed the vast majority of cases yes.

Re: Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

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Post by PawgerZ »

Terr_ wrote: post #127

Another reason for some a wavy walls involves capturing more heat from sunlight over the course of a day, in this example for nearby plants: > The Dutch, meanwhile, began to develop curved varieties that could capture more heat, increasing thermal gain (particularly useful for a cooler and more northern region). The curves also helped with structural integrity, requiring less thickness for support. [0] https://99perc…

I learned about this and a lot more about walled gardens when I searched for the orgin of the term "walled garden" to do with technology today.

Re: Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

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Post by fsckboy »

NavinF wrote: post #147
autoexec wrote: post #141

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The US is so bad at naming things! A Serpentine Wall sounds better than a Worm Fence or Snake Fence. Crinkle Crankle Wall is a bit more fun than ZigZag Fence. A Ribbon Wall seems like a nice thing to have on your property vs a Battlefield Fence.

I'd much rather have a Battlefield Wall on my property in the US than a Ribbon Wall or Crinkle Crankle Wall. The latter two sound ridiculous. I really like "Serpentine Wall", but it sounds a little too technical for everyday conversation with nontechnical people

> The latter two sound ridiculous. I really like "Serpentine Wall", but it sounds a little too technical for everyday conversation with nontechnical people

ribbon sounds ridiculous and serpentine sounds technical? you are not a boomer. "Serpentine, Shel, serpentine!" -- Peter Falk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2_w-QCWpS0

Alan Arkin just died recently, RIP

Re: Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

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Post by surfpel »

geeky4qwerty wrote: post #26

This feels a bit like diet clickbait... "use fewer bricks than a straight wall"* *A straight wall of the approximal strength and length of a wavy wall, not just length. My counter would be that from a practical perspective the amount of space wasted by the wavy design seems to negate the usefulness of the design. Probably makes the lawn crew dizzy when mowing it too!

> This feels a bit like diet clickbait...

This is fun clickbait. Straight to the point, totally random quirky trivia, and most of the page is nice pictures. Love it.

Re: Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

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Post by pests »

LegitShady wrote: post #160
pests wrote: post #152

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Sorry, didn't realize you knew everything in the world already.

I avoid getting my knowledge of the world from reddit reposts, and yes, I did take first year statics, as well as structural analysis 1 and 2, wood design, concrete design, steel design, and masonry design.

Congratulations.

Re: Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

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Post by autoexec »

mcpackieh wrote: post #171
autoexec wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The US is so bad at naming things! A Serpentine Wall sounds better than a Worm Fence or Snake Fence. Crinkle Crankle Wall is a bit more fun than ZigZag Fence. A Ribbon Wall seems like a nice thing to have on your property vs a Battlefield Fence.

That's just like, your opinion man. Worm is a cool word. Maybe we can compromise and call it a wyrm fence.

Wyrm fence is a great name! I'd use one to keep my hoard of treasure safe

Re: Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

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Post by gxs »

nonethewiser wrote: post #64

I see this a lot in the rural US with wooden fences but had no idea why it was done, but I guess its for the same reason (stability). Apparently they've done it since the 1600s. https://www.louispage.com/blog/bid/11160/worm-fence-what-is-... Still, this seemed totally unecessary until I realized this mean they dont have to put any posts into the ground. No digging holes, which would be really nice when you're trying…

Interesting pictures.

Not a complicated subject, but somehow seeing it with straight lines made it completely obvious and intuitive vs the wavy wall.

Re: Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

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Post by xxpor »

dtgriscom wrote: post #185

There's been a one-brick-thick wavy wall off a busy road in Cambridge for at least fifty years: https://goo.gl/maps/sxTsPW71F317gwK88 It kept getting hit by cars until they finally installed a guard rail.

It took me way too long to see that the cars are driving on the right, so this is Cambridge MA, not Cambridge UK.

Re: Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

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Post by shirleyquirk »

helb wrote: post #179
nonethewiser wrote: post #64

I see this a lot in the rural US with wooden fences but had no idea why it was done, but I guess its for the same reason (stability). Apparently they've done it since the 1600s. https://www.louispage.com/blog/bid/11160/worm-fence-what-is-... Still, this seemed totally unecessary until I realized this mean they dont have to put any posts into the ground. No digging holes, which would be really nice when you're trying…

they don't use less wood than a straight fence though :)

they should be able to. same physics applies, right? poles dont have to be as thick or as deep to resist the same torque, and if you could somehow make the pales curvy/corrugated, they could be thinner, too.
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