Skip navigation
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01jd473065j
Title: OKKAKE-DAISEN-TSUGI: An Exploration of the Construction Process and Mechanical Behaviour of Traditional Japanese Timber Splicing Joints
Authors: Ndayishimiye, Ange
Advisors: Adriaenssens, Sigrid
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Certificate Program: Architecture and Engineering Program
Urban Studies Program
East Asian Studies Program
Class Year: 2022
Abstract: This thesis explores the construction process and mechanical behaviour of traditional Japanese timber joints through a case study on the okkake-daisen-tsugi (dadoed and rabbeted scarf joint). The study begins with a through investigation of the traditional Japanese woodworking and joinery tradition, through using a combination of traditional and modern tools to construct two timber joints. Further exploration is undertaken involving the testing of the constructed joints in a three-point bending flexural test. Keywords: traditional Japanese joinery, timber joinery, Alaskan yellow cedar, okkae-daisen-tsugi, tsugite, flexural testing
URI: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01jd473065j
Type of Material: Princeton University Senior Theses
Language: en
Appears in Collections:Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000-2024
East Asian Studies Program, 2017-2022

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
NDAYISHIMIYE-ANGE-THESIS.pdf48.88 MBAdobe PDF    Request a copy


Items in Dataspace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.