Perceiving Chinese Architecture From the Eyes of Structural Engineers
The Red Pavilion / AND Architecture OFFICE/ Zhun Zhang. Image Courtesy of AND Office The masonry materials of the shell are made of terracotta bricks and polymer mortar. The masonry structure is made of three bricks with two mortar layers. The arch support is partially equipped with concrete cores to increase the thickness to 450~750mm. The finished reinforced masonry has characteristics similar to the concrete structure but has a different mechanical property in directions. The Future of Structural Design Yimin Guo, the Associate Professor from School of Architecture in Southeast University,...
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