Robustness of Corner-Supported Modular Steel Buildings with Core Walls

R Hajirezaei, P Sharafi, K Kildashti, M Alembagheri - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
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 …

Robustness of multistory corner‐supported modular steel frames against progressive collapse

M Alembagheri, P Sharafi, Z Tao… - … Structural Design of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In current practice, a relatively wide range of different interconnections and assembly
systems is being used for the design of modular buildings made of volumetric prefabricated …

Numerical Assessment of The Robustness of a Corner‐supported Modular Steel Building

SH Heng, D Hyland, M Hough, D McCrum - ce/papers, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates the robustness of a 6‐storey corner‐supported Modular Steel
Building (MSB) under notional ground floor corner column removal (ie alternate path …

Effect of inter-module connections on progressive collapse behaviour of MiC structures

TM Chan, KF Chung - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Modular integrated Construction (MiC) is a game changing construction approach
which could significantly increase construction efficiency, quality, and sustainability. For …

Anti-collapse resistance mechanisms in corner-supported modular steel buildings

M Alembagheri, P Sharafi, R Hajirezaei… - Journal of Constructional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to different integration strategies and stability requirements, the robustness analysis of
multi-story modular buildings, made of volumetric units, requires collapse capacity analysis …

Lateral stiffness evaluation on corner-supported thin walled modular steel structures

Y Liu, Z Chen, J Liu, Y Bai, X Zhong, X Wang - Thin-Walled Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Corner-supported modular steel buildings (CMSBs) are mainly composed of repetitive room-
sized modules and inter-module connections. However, there is a lack of relevant …

Robustness of inter-module connections and steel modular buildings under column loss scenarios

YS Chua, S Dai Pang, JYR Liew, Z Dai - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the progressive collapse behaviour of laterally braced steel modular
buildings under various column removal scenarios. Unlike the conventional building with …

[PDF][PDF] Modelling Methods for Robustness Analysis of Composite Steel-Concrete Modular Buildings

G Swami, T Thai, HT Thai - … of the 3rd International Conference on …, 2022 - researchgate.net
This paper investigates the modelling methods for composite steel-concrete modular
buildings subject to progressive collapse using the alternate load path (ALP) method. A finite …

Collapse capacity of modular steel buildings subject to module loss scenarios: The role of inter-module connections

M Alembagheri, P Sharafi, R Hajirezaei, B Samali - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
In modular buildings made of volumetric units, robust structural action may be established by
considering various scenarios for localisation of damage, corresponding to loss of supports …

Full-scale corner-supported modular steel structures with vertical inter-module connections under cyclic loading

J Liu, Z Chen, Y Liu, Y Bai, X Zhong - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Corner-supported steel modular buildings were constructed using volumetric modules with
the inter-module connections at their corners and similar connections to foundations. The …