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The Campus of Eishin – High School: Gymnasium heavy timber hammerbeam trusses – Design Development Drawings

01/04/1984
Design Development, Section, Details

Nine drawings of truss sections and details; its stepped structure shapes harmoniously the interior gym space.

Drawing:

  • 1) Truss in cross section
  • 2) Truss in longitudinal section, in which the cross bracing is visible
  • 3) Connection details at the apex
  • 4) Connection details of post, rafter, tie beam & upper X-bracing
  • 5) Connection details of post, tie beam & upper X-bracing
  • 6) Connection details of column, tie beam & lower X-bracing
  • 7) Connection details of column, tie beam & lower X-bracing
  • 8) Detail of steel plate fabricated for special commections
  • 9) Detail of another steel plate fabricated for special commections
Content of
  • Eishin Campus - High School: Gymnasium heavy timber hammerbeam trusses 1984
    Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing Structure
    Gymnasium hammerbeam roof trusses, spanning 53 feet, with mortise and tenon connection details, and specially fabricated steel connections for joints.
References
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  • The Campus of Eishin - High School: Gymnasium - Heavy timber hammerbeam trusses - Photographs of model 01/03/1984
    Construction Innovation, Model
    Digitized
    Balsa wood work model of the building with the heavy timber trusses.
  • The Campus of Eishin - High School: Gymnasium - Heavy timber hammerbeam trusses - Photographs of drawings 01/03/1984
    Construction Innovation, Drawing
    Digitized
    Views of two drawings with fabricated connection details of the truss members.
  • The Campus of Eishin - High School: Gymnasium - Heavy timber hammerbeam trusses - Photographs 01/05/1985
    Construction Innovation, Interior View
    Digitized
    Three views of the building interior with the hammerbeam trusses giving good shape to the interior space.
  • The Campus of Eishin - High School: Gymnasium - Heavy timber hammerbeam trusses - Photographs 01/05/1985
    Construction Innovation, Interior View
    Digitized
    Two views of the building interior with the hammerbeam trusses giving good shape to the interior space.
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