Research Article

Evaluation of Salt-Induced Damage to Aged Wood of Historical Wooden Buildings

Figure 1

Damages on the surface of wooden components in Yingxian Wooden Pagoda. There are decreased effective bearing areas of (a) beams, (b) Dou-Gong brackets, and (c) smaller Dou brackets, and (d) the surfaces of most columns have lower hardness and density, which are attributed to the decay on the surface of the wood.