Yingxian Pagoda Timber-Frame Research: Joinery

Centred on mortise-and-tenon joints and connections in the major timber frame, the three-volume study presents the complex node system through typological surveys, diagrams and data catalogues. It provides construction evidence for how columns, beams and bracket sets combine and how repairs altered their condition.

Relate every joint type to its storey, orientation and component number rather than treating a standard diagram as universal. Compare the findings with the Dimensions volume and experimental studies of structural joints.