Reciprocal frame design for large-scale timber construction
Peiqi Xu, Pengyang Zhao, Bo Xia, Zhenyu Zhao, Nianxiong Liu, Shuyang Zhang, Jianbin Du · 2025
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Description
Peiqi Xu and co-authors design a timber frame that lets short beams span wide roofs. Reciprocal frames lean each beam on the next in a ring, so small pieces cover large areas. Wood draws builders as a green material, yet long, strong timbers are scarce, and older frame designs bend poorly to curved shapes.
The team's new layout sharpens how well the frame fits curves and adds backup paths for loads. It keeps the perks of small modules and wide spans. The design also goes up fast, costs less, and holds together more soundly than older forms. The authors offer it as a renewable, low-cost, flexible route to large buildings that need not wait on rare, giant trees.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Peiqi Xu, Pengyang Zhao, Bo Xia, Zhenyu Zhao, Nianxiong Liu, Shuyang Zhang, Jianbin Du |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 88 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |