Construction Technology of Centro-Column Drum Towers of Dong Nationality

Abstract:

Abstract: The building structure of a Dong nationality’s drum tower is divided into two categories, namely, the tai-liang and chuan-dou hybrid structures, and the chuan-dou structure, which are from the major carpentry structure system of traditional Chinese timber structure architecture. Then, the most common “centro-column” type drum tower among the chuan-dou structure drum towers is defined and classified. The structure technology features of “single-column” and “ringed-column” drum towers, which are also those of a “centro-column” drum tower, are discussed in great detail. Through surveying and mapping, structure conversion models, such as those that “increased columns” and “reduced columns” of “ringed-column” drum towers, are studied mainly. In addition, many specific construction details that improve a drum tower’s external image, like multi-eaves, columns that are inclined inwards, as well as the honeycomb Dougong, are also studied in this paper.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 450-451)
• Pages: 870-876
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.450-451.870
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Ling Cai, Yi Deng, Xing Jiang
• Keywords: Centro-Column Drum Tower, Construction Technology, Dong Nationality’s Drum Tower, Ringed-Column Drum Tower, Single-Column Drum Tower

References

[1] Guxi Pan: History of Chinese Architecture (Chinese Architectural Industry Press, Beijing 2001), p.2