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Wood and wood joints : building traditions of Europe, Japan and China /
"Building with wood as an ecologically viable material is a tradition with a long history. In the most typical method, elements are connected by using wood joints which do not require the assistance of adhesives or metal connectors. By looking at several hundred examples from Japan, China and 1...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Basel :
Birkhäuser,
[2015]
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| Edición: | Third, enlarged edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The material : The properties of wood ; Species of wood
- Working with wood : Uses ; The carpenter ; The carpenter's tools ; Forms of construction
- Types and functions of wood joints : Typology ; Classification systems in the literature ; Limits to the classification systems ; The functions of wood joints
- Wood joints and their evolution : The role of the tool ; Building tasks and their solutions ; Log construction ; Column-and-beam construction ; Roof construction ; The influence of climatic conditions ; Abundance and scarcity of timber
- Wood joints as an expression of aesthetic values ; The visible and the invisible ; Protection and prestige ; Construction and decoration
- Structural timber construction in China ; Building methods: log construction and column-and-beam construction ; Structural wood preservation: raised platform and cantilevered roof ; Choice of materials ; The structure and construction of temple buildings ; The construction principles of bracket complexes ; Dougong ; The economics of construction.