Structural Analysis of China Pavilion

Main Idea

The architectural appearance of the Chinese Pavilion is based on the idea of "Crown of the Orient", which expresses the spirit and temperament of Chinese culture.

1) "China Red" exhibition of national image

Large red appearance, arch modeling - the Chinese National Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, is 5,000 years of Chinese civilization dedicated to the 159 years of history of the World Expo". China Red", is to adhere to the reform and opening up of China presented to the world "China Red". "We call her 'China Red'." Every time you meet a foreign guest, Xu Hubin, director of the China Pavilion, will proudly say, "This is collected from the ancient Chinese architectural construction laws, especially the red color of the Forbidden City.

2) The shape of the "Crown of the Orient" with Chinese characteristics

The China Pavilion, with the theme of "Chinese wisdom in urban development", was named the "Crown of the Orient" because of its resemblance to an ancient hat. The theme of the Chinese Pavilion is "China's Wisdom in Urban Development".

3) The 24 solar terms in seal script are printed on the pavilion to highlight the simplicity of the "crown" and to allow people to recognize the 48 characters with interest.

4) Rooftop garden: "New Kyushu Qingyan" first appearance

The Kyushu Qingyan was originally a landscape design in the Yuanmingyuan, and the designers "transplanted" it around the National Pavilion and made it the landscape of the National Pavilion. After redesign, the new "nine states Qingyan" - fields, ze, fishing, ridge, forest, meadow, gully, desert in a half-moon shape around the "Crown of the Orient" (Yong), will be the cityscape with the The cityscape and the natural landscape **** together, very worthwhile to enjoy.

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Technical Dimensions

The China Pavilion, below 34 meters, there are only 16 strong steel columns, that is, the four corners of each core cylinder set up Cross-section for the box-shaped (800 × 800) strong steel crutches, strong steel crutches from the base plate up to 60 meters from the beginning, and the roof truss top height is the same.

From 33.75 meters, 20 giant steel diagonal braces are used to support the entire large overhanging steel roof. The bottom of the giant steel diagonal braces are connected to the stiffening columns in the core, the middle is connected to the core through the layer by layer floor steel beams, and the top is connected to the core through the steel trusses, which are anchored to the stiffening steel columns.

In order to provide the structural horizontal stiffness at the bottom of the giant steel diagonal strut, a strong floor (with steel beams in the floor slab) was set up at 33.15 m. The 33-meter strong floor, the 20 giant steel diagonal struts and the floor and roof truss layer **** together constitute the main force system of the whole steel roof cover, providing the load bearing support for each floor.

Baidu Encyclopedia - China National Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai, China