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- Translating as “cap (and) block,” dougong is a system of wooden brackets that can support the overhanging roofs commonly found in Chinese architecture. The underlying physics are simple: The interlocking brackets transfer weight to vertical columns, lessening the strain on the horizontal beams. Nails or fasteners are not required.
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Dougong (Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin: dǒugǒng; lit. 'cap [and] block') is a structural element of interlocking wooden brackets, important in traditional Chinese architecture for both its structural capacities and cultural implications.
Jun 11, 2018 · The Dougong: A nailless Chinese construction method. June 11, 2018. Marco. Hernandez. Even today it sounds a near impossible task: build an earthquake-resistant wooden building, strong enough to...
Jul 27, 2017 · In fact, they did 2,500 years ago. Ancient Chinese timber building systems have a bracket system called dougong that survives modern day shake tests. [Image Source: Li Jie/Wikimedia Commons]
Sep 1, 2017 · Looking to the past for inspiration, architecture firms are using dougong, an ancient Chinese building technique, in modern-day buildings.
Jul 29, 2017 · Dougong style is adopted by buildings all across the region, on palaces, schools, temples, and hospitals. According to People’s Daily Online, this technique was utilized widely during its Spring and Autumn Period in the Chinese history spanning from around 770 to 476 BC.
Jul 31, 2017 · Dougong brackets were used a very long time ago to construct buildings that could survive earthquakes. About 2,500 years ago, ancient people designed and engineered a solution that prevented buildings from falling apart during earthquakes.
Known as dougong, these earthquake-resistant series of brackets were designed and engineered roughly 500 B.C. When interlocked together, the joints transfer weight to supporting columns, containing so many redundancies they can not be shaken apart.
