The construction and building sectors are currently responsible globally for a significant
share of the total energy consumption and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. The …

Despite the advances of modular construction, the comprehensive understanding of its
technical aspects in buildings is still limited, especially during the implementation process …

The use of cold-formed members in structural engineering is increasing because of their
considerable structural and environmental advantages, such as low weight, ease and speed …

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 …

Recently, modular building construction has gained massive momentum as it continues to
help many cities around the globe to tackle the ongoing housing crisis and the pressing …

A crash box is typically designed to enhance crashworthiness by absorbing impact energy
and reducing the crushing force that can cause injury or fatality to passengers. However, the …

Abstract Light gauge Steel Frame (LSF) system, are extensively used in residential,
commercial and industrial buildings. Its growing popularity in building construction industry …

The limited knowledge of the behaviour of modular buildings subjected to different loading
scenarios and thereby lack of design guidelines hinder the growth of modular construction …

Prefabrication has been shown to be an effective way of construction in the modern-day
context. Although much progress has been made in developing reinforced concrete (RC) …

Fire performance of Light-gauge Steel Frame (LSF) constructions is being extensively
investigated recently, due to the critical behaviour of cold-formed steel structures at elevated …