Study on structural properties of column reduction stone wood frame of the great buddha hall of huishan temple

• 1、School of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China

Abstract：To study to structural performance and provide guidance for the protection of the Chinese famous ancient building, the Great Buddha Hall of Huishan temple, in this paper numerical simulation was conducted under static loading, considering the asymmetric design of the columns both in geometry (four main columns in the Centre of the hall being removed for religious issue) and in material (masonry-and-wood composite columns). The results indicated the eaves and the corners were the weak parts of the roof, showing relatively larger deformation; the maximum displacement of the purlin was observed in the midspan, while the ends of the span were experienced sudden moment mutation resulted in the local collapse of the roof and the broken purlin. It should be noted that the timber parts of the composite columns rotated significantly and the structural torsion was observed which directly affects the safety of the building. The work in this paper could be a scientific basis for reinforcing the Great Buddha Hall of Huishan temple and a reasonable reference for repairing other ancient timber building.

Keywords： Structural engineering the great buddha hall of huishan temple asymmetric design of the columns masonry-and-wood hybrid structural system finite element analysis mechanical mechanism