Seismic performance of mid-to-high rise modular steel construction-A critical review

EF Deng, L Zong, Y Ding, Z Zhang, JF Zhang… - Thin-Walled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Modular steel construction (MSC) comprises off-site manufactured volumetric modules and
on-site assembly, leading to reduced construction periods, improved quality, and reduced …

Seismic behavior of high-rise modular steel constructions with various module layouts

F Shi, H Wang, L Zong, Y Ding, J Su - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Owing to their superiority in construction speed and quality, modular steel constructions
(MSCs) are extensively used in low-rise buildings in non-seismic regions. Even in areas …

Enhancing the lateral performance of modular buildings through innovative inter-modular connections

SV Sendanayake, DP Thambiratnam, NJ Perera… - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Steel modular constructions involve the manufacture of fully equipped three-dimensional
prefabricated modules in factory-controlled settings which are then transported to …

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

SV Sendanayake, DP Thambiratnam, N Perera… - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
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 …

Seismic evaluation of modular steel buildings

A Fathieh, O Mercan - Engineering Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Modular steel construction is a relatively new construction technique that considerably
reduces the time spent on the construction site. However, due to the detailing and assembly …

Seismic behavior of a novel liftable connection for modular steel buildings: Experimental and numerical studies

EF Deng, YH Wang, L Zong, Z Zhang, JF Zhang - Thin-walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Modular steel buildings (MSBs) have achieved considerable popularity in multi-to-high rise
constructions due to the favorable mechanical characteristic, eco-friendliness, cost …

Connection design in modular steel construction: A review

G Nadeem, NA Safiee, NA Bakar, I Abd Karim… - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Prefabricated modular steel construction can be an alternative to meet the growing demand
for low-cost housing due to its rapid and economical construction techniques. The structural …

Exploration of the multidirectional stability and response of prefabricated volumetric modular steel structures

Z Chen, K Khan, A Khan, K Javed, J Liu - Journal of Constructional Steel …, 2021 - Elsevier
Prefabricated volumetric modular steel construction (PFVMSC) has a sustainable behaviour
that reduces construction time, waste resources, and onsite workload, resulting in improved …

Innovative inner sleeve composite bolted connections for modular steel constructions: Experimental and numerical studies

FW Shi, YM Li - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The application scenarios of modular steel constructions (MSCs) are becoming more and
more extensive due to their exceptional advantages: minimum on-site work, and higher …

Lateral resistance of multi-story modular buildings using tenon-connected inter-module connections

J Peng, C Hou, L Shen - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the lateral performance of multi-story modular buildings is investigated with the
effect of a tenon-connected inter-module connection being taken into account. The inter …