Structural response of modular buildings – An overview
Prefabrication by off-site manufacturing leads to a reduced overall construction schedule, improved quality, and reduced resource wastage. Modular building is therefore increasingly popular and promoted. With the recent promotion a number of relevant studies have been completed, however, a review of...
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| author | Lacey, A. Chen, Wensu Hao, Hong Bi, Kaiming |
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| description | Prefabrication by off-site manufacturing leads to a reduced overall construction schedule, improved quality, and reduced resource wastage. Modular building is therefore increasingly popular and promoted. With the recent promotion a number of relevant studies have been completed, however, a review of the design, construction, and performance of modular buildings under different loading conditions is lacking. This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of modular building structures. First, structural forms and construction materials are presented as a brief introduction to the modular structures. Modular building is shown to refer not to a single structure type, but a variety of structural systems and materials. These modular structures might perform differently to similar traditional structures and the structural performance is highly dependent on inter- and intra-module connections. The structural response of modules to different hazards is then considered, followed by the current design practice and methodology. As a currently developing area there is great potential for innovation in modular structures and several key research areas are identified for further work. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-600872020-01-06T08:26:11Z Structural response of modular buildings – An overview Lacey, A. Chen, Wensu Hao, Hong Bi, Kaiming Prefabrication by off-site manufacturing leads to a reduced overall construction schedule, improved quality, and reduced resource wastage. Modular building is therefore increasingly popular and promoted. With the recent promotion a number of relevant studies have been completed, however, a review of the design, construction, and performance of modular buildings under different loading conditions is lacking. This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of modular building structures. First, structural forms and construction materials are presented as a brief introduction to the modular structures. Modular building is shown to refer not to a single structure type, but a variety of structural systems and materials. These modular structures might perform differently to similar traditional structures and the structural performance is highly dependent on inter- and intra-module connections. The structural response of modules to different hazards is then considered, followed by the current design practice and methodology. As a currently developing area there is great potential for innovation in modular structures and several key research areas are identified for further work. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/60087 10.1016/j.jobe.2017.12.008 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Lacey, A. Chen, Wensu Hao, Hong Bi, Kaiming Structural response of modular buildings – An overview |
| title | Structural response of modular buildings – An overview |
| title_full | Structural response of modular buildings – An overview |
| title_fullStr | Structural response of modular buildings – An overview |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural response of modular buildings – An overview |
| title_short | Structural response of modular buildings – An overview |
| title_sort | structural response of modular buildings – an overview |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/60087 |