Hanegi is a structural timber typical for traditional Japanese architecture.This paper analyzes the hanegi installed in the pagoda at Hokiji from a structural perspective.The gentle sloped roof and the deep projecting...Hanegi is a structural timber typical for traditional Japanese architecture.This paper analyzes the hanegi installed in the pagoda at Hokiji from a structural perspective.The gentle sloped roof and the deep projecting eaves are two remarkable features of wooden buildings of the Chinese Tang dynasty.When those features were introduced to Japan,problems arose due to the different environment.To solve those problems,the Japanese builders created a double-layer roof and used hanegi.The main function of hanegi is to bear the weight of the roof and transmit the load downward,preventing the rafters from bearing load.This is an indigenous Japanese modification of technology from China's Mainland:Japanese were inspired by technology from China but not dependent on it.展开更多
基金supported by the Japan Foundation in 2005the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51978574)+1 种基金the Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation of the Ministry of Education of PRC(Grant No.17YJA770022)Postgraduate Academic Literacy Improvement Program of SWJTU 2018(Grant No.2018KCJS19)
文摘Hanegi is a structural timber typical for traditional Japanese architecture.This paper analyzes the hanegi installed in the pagoda at Hokiji from a structural perspective.The gentle sloped roof and the deep projecting eaves are two remarkable features of wooden buildings of the Chinese Tang dynasty.When those features were introduced to Japan,problems arose due to the different environment.To solve those problems,the Japanese builders created a double-layer roof and used hanegi.The main function of hanegi is to bear the weight of the roof and transmit the load downward,preventing the rafters from bearing load.This is an indigenous Japanese modification of technology from China's Mainland:Japanese were inspired by technology from China but not dependent on it.
