At
a key stage in the project (at the Sutherland Workshop) it was decided
that one of the most useful things to develop for the purposes of the TICS
Project was a set of jointing details. Given that many of these elements
(Informal and Tourist) will be assembled by amateurs - and volunteers it
is the highly engineered bits that will be at a premium.
To this end a sheet of Jointing conditions has been developed in order to
be able to identify all the various options that are available to people
wishing to make - say - a community children’s playground out of
roundpole.
Foundations (source: Buro
Happold) Some of the
various foundation detail options are discussed in the Foundations
section.
Simple
Relationship
(source: Buro Happold)
The many options for jointing poles are shown in the JICS project to which
the reader is directed.
Multiple
Elements
(source: Gaia) This image shows
the inside build-up of the reconstructed Crannog at Loch Tay and the many
different lashed connections required to fully stabilise the construction.
Dowel
Joint (source: Gaia) Shown here
somewhat dramatically at the head of a wigwam type structure, dowels can
also be used to make panels such as the brettstapel panels shown in the
Building Elements section.
Connection
Plates
(source: Gaia)
Shown here at Dunning in Perthshire, the use of connection plates can make
the issue of jointing poles easier, as well as providing a medium for also
jointing to other materials, in this case a glulam beam and cable bracing
(not shown).
