Chinese Ancient Timber Structure

         Based on plenty of history file research and physical tests upon Dougong , the corbels and brackets in Chinese ancient timber structure, tests on three Dougong specimens made in term of Chinese ancient method of Song dynasty subjected to low cyclic reversed loading are performed. Besides a systemic introduction of Dougong structure in detail, the test results are presented and preliminarily analyzed. The static function and the seismic performance of Dougong are ana... 

            

         There are very rigid rules to select the form of Chinese traditional architectural roof. It is the most remarkable signs to stratify the architectures. The gigantic roof treatments, in addition to the ornament on it, make it them ost charming parts of Chinese ancient timber structure. Through elaborating the evolution and development of the Chinese ancient archite ctural roof, the author has analyzed its structure and elevation molding, and de scribed its aest...