Gaps are very common in the mortise-tenon (MT) joints of traditional timber structures, and
they significantly reduce the rotational performance of joints. To evaluate the effect of gaps …

The gaps are very common in the mortise-tenon (MT) joints of the column-frame layer for the
existing ancient timber buildings, which severely threaten the whole stability and safety of …

Based on the prototype of a timber palace built during the Chinese Song Dynasty with
inverted-trapezoid sectioned dovetail (ITSD) mortise–tenon joints, three 1: 4 scaled …

This article aims to investigate the contact characteristics of mortise and tenon (M&T) joints
in the traditional timber structures. In particular, the normal embedded compressive contact …

This paper investigates the moment-rotation relationship of historic timber structures. In
particular, the embedded compressive mechanism of these connections subjected to cyclic …

The inclination damage of mortise and tenon (MT) joints, caused by the looseness between
the mortise and tenon, has an detrimental impact on the overall safety of structures. To …

Abstract Mortise-tenon (MT) joint, column foot joint, and Dou-Gong joint play a key role in the
seismic behavior and energy dissipation of traditional timber structures. To simplify the …

The damages, such as the decay of column-foot (C–F) joint, the looseness to mortise-tenon
(MT) joint, and the cracking to infilled wall, severely threaten the overall safety of Li-Tie style …

To study the effect of looseness on mechanical behavior of dovetail mortise-tenon joints, five
dovetail mortise-tenon joints, including one intact joint and four loose joints, were fabricated …

Column is usually floating on the stone base directly with or without positioning tenon in
traditional Chinese timber structure. Vertical load originated by the heavy upper structure …