MAXIMIZING PRODUCTIVE SURFACE AREA
Solar Angle Elevated planting beds
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Here we start to manipulate the surface in order to provide more growing area for crops, on a constant land area.
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OVERVIEW
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The surface will be divided into growing strips with a critical width, derived from planting beds utilized in precedents, and oriented towards the sun. These strips are elevated, where the sun angle will determine how far the beds can be extended.
Additional Area
Available Lot Area
COMPUTATIONAL RULES The experiment starts with a planting depth (L) divided in (P) number of segments. The segments of planting beds are elevated by increasing the height between them. Then the individual segments are extended until the point where the sun ray reaches.
Effective Planting Area
PARAMETERS (P) Number of Segments that we divide the field
Height
(L) Inital planting depth (m.) (A) Sun angle (E) Elevation per segment (m.) QUALITIES MEASURED
Starting from a single plane with an initial planting depth of 30m., the depth increases to 47m. when elevated to a segment height of 3m. As can be expected the increase in surface will be linear with the height. Other factors will then be restrictive to what is possible. For example one can think of adjacencies in the urban tissue, or how to reach the elevated plots.
Planting Length (m)
CONCLUSIONS
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(Dp) Total Depth of planting beds (m.)
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Elevation per segment (m)
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Research Development
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