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Seismic mitigation of steel modular building structures through innovative inter-modular connections [PDF]

Heliyon, 2019
Steel modular building structures are being increasingly adopted for a variety of building applications since their method of construction, despite being relatively new, offers many benefits over conventional constructional methods.
Sukhi V. Sendanayake, David P. Thambiratnam, Nimal Perera, Tommy Chan, Sanam Aghdamy   +4 more
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Behavior and sustainability benefits of modular steel buildings

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
Modular steel buildings have gained significant attention in recent years due to their potential to offer efficient construction methods, improved performance, and enhanced sustainability in the built environment.
Ahed Habib, Ausamah Al Houri, Bashar Alibrahim, Maan Habib   +3 more
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Sustainable Performance of a Modular Building System Made of Built-Up Cold-Formed Steel Beams

Buildings, 2021
Modular Building Systems (MBS) offer numerous benefits in terms of productivity, sustainability and safety. Therefore, MBSs are considered as a viable option to sort out the housing crisis in Britain as well as to drive Britain towards sustainable ...
Kajaharan Thirunavukkarasu, Elilarasi Kanthasamy, Perampalam Gatheeshgar, Keerthan Poologanathan, Heshachanaa Rajanayagam, Thadshajini Suntharalingam, Madhushan Dissanayake   +6 more
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Experimental research on the fire resistance of columns in container-style steel modular buildings [PDF]

Scientific Reports
This study investigates the fire resistance of columns in container-style steel modular buildings through fire tests. Three individual columns and one combined column were tested to evaluate the fire resistance performance of various protective measures:
Jintao Duan, Jianyong Liu, Jinghua Wei, HuaBing Wu, Shijie Gao   +4 more
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Analysis of Seismic Performance and Applicable Height of a Cooperative Modular Steel Building

Buildings
As an innovative building system, the modular steel structure demonstrates a high degree of industrialization and assembly efficiency. However, no linkage exists between the components of modular units, leading to issues such as diminished load capacity ...
Yan Wang, Zhuyu Huang, Qi An
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Robustness of Corner-Supported Modular Steel Buildings with Core Walls

Buildings
This paper studies the dynamic response of corner-supported modular steel buildings with a core wall system, under progressive collapse scenarios, associated with corner module removals. Since using secondary systems such as concrete core in mid- to high-
Ramtin Hajirezaei, Pejman Sharafi, Kamyar Kildashti, Mohammad Alembagheri   +3 more
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Research on the design of multi-layer steel structure module and steel frame composite building structure [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
The composite of multi-layer steel structure module and steel frame, as an important design form in Chinese house construction, is widely used in the architectural design of houses.
Zhaona Chi
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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS ON A REVERSIBLE CONNECTION FOR STEEL MODULAR BUILDINGS

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2015), 2023
Modular buildings are a new type of structural system composed by prefabricated modular units and assembled on site through inter-modular connections. These structures can form complete building blocks with suspended ceilings and installations, including electrical and water systems.
A. Palmiotta, M. D'Amato, R. Gigliotti
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Optimised cold-formed steel beams in modular building applications [PDF]

Journal of Building Engineering, 2020
Modular Building Systems (MBS) has seen an accelerating growth in the construction sector owing to its potential advantages, such as quick erection, improved energy efficiency and less reliant on good weather over conventional construction methods. Therefore, it could be a viable solution to supporting the efforts of solving Britain's housing crisis ...
Perampalam, G, Poologanathan, K, Gunalan, S, Tsavdaridis, KD, Nagaratnam, B, Iacovidou, E   +5 more
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A Component-Based Model for Novel Modular Connections with Inbuild Component

Applied Sciences, 2021
A modular steel structure building has obvious advantages in reducing construction period and protecting the environment due to its unique construction method, so it is widely used in modern construction.
Renwei Ma, Junwu Xia, Hongfei Chang, Bo Xu   +3 more
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