Modular integrated construction (MiC) has been an attractive research topic in the last
decade. The adoption of this technology has increased in several countries worldwide …

Modular buildings are built using factory manufactured building units or modules that are
transported and assembled on-site. Among the many different types of building units used …

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 …

Due to different integration strategies and stability requirements, the robustness analysis of
multi-story modular buildings, made of volumetric units, requires collapse capacity analysis …

In modular construction projects, unit production and onsite work are conducted
concurrently, enabling shorter duration, lower cost, and improved quality. Because of the …

Two new methods to generate structural system layouts for conceptual building spatial
designs are presented. The first method, the design response grammar, uses design rules …

The modal properties of modular structures, such as their natural frequencies, damping
ratios and mode shapes, are different than those of conventional structures, mainly due to …

Light steel framing systems are increasingly used in a variety of low-rise buildings, while are
gradually penetrating to the mid-rise residential construction. The increased demand for mid …

Relatively low load-bearing capacity of top and bottom plates in light timber framed
structures under compression perpendicular to grain and the consequential shortening of …

Timber is an isotropic natural construction material with ductile and brittle behaviour in
compression and tension, respectively. It is one of the most economical solutions for low-rise …