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Why is it sometimes spelled 斗栱 and sometimes 斗拱? Is either considered more correct? Rigadoun (talk) 17:19, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
I have been told that dougong is 斗拱 in elementary Chinese. --Mattisse 20:07, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
This article talks about dougong joinery without actually explaining it. It is more of a cultural/artistic puff piece than a useful exposition on the subject. For example, the article says that "craftsmen cut the wooden pieces to fit so perfectly that no glue or fasteners are ever necessary." This is a misunderstanding of joinery. Glue or fasteners are used to join pieces that would otherwise be pulled apart. It appears (although there is no explanation) that the dougong operates by the interlocking of the pieces and the weight of one piece on another. Unless the weight above the joint starts to levitate (unlikely, even in China!) the dougong does not have to handle tension or shear stresses that try to pull the joint apart. So it is not the perfection of the cuts that holds the joint together, it is the design of the joint itself. This article needs work by an expert. 83.79.47.111 07:27, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
The importance of joinery cannot be overstated. Since the earliest use of wood as a building material, Chinese pillars, beams, struts, brackets, and roof frames have been cut to interlock perfectly, without the use of fasteners or adhesives.
The source does say that Chinese architecture was largely the art of craftsmen and that the fact joints did not have fasteners or glue etc. made them more flexible than structures in other areas that did, and thus was reason that Chinese structures were immune to earthquakes. The author also says that there is no evidence if the craftsmen were aware of this property of their expertise. Mattisse (Talk) 23:34, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
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