Extreme events, with natural or manmade causes, such as floods, pandemics and wars,
have recently brought the need to provide shelter and field hospitals in a very fast and …

Industrialized building system (IBS) is the term used to represent the concept of
prefabrication, and it has been widely used worldwide. In the last few decades, all the …

Modular buildings are becoming increasingly popular due to their higher construction
efficiency, better quality control and less resource consumption. In this study, a new modular …

Precast structural walls are commonly adopted as lateral load resisting elements in
buildings, owing to improved quality and rapid construction. However, they suffer demerits in …

Precast concrete structures have been widely applied in the construction industry worldwide.
However, the current construction method for the reinforced concrete frame–shear wall …

Precast concrete double skin shear wall (PCDSSW) is one of the promising precast concrete
structural systems for multi-and high-rise buildings, as it has the advantages of convenient …

Nowadays precast concrete multi‐story dual system structures require Finite Element
Method structural analysis. The stiffness of the vertical connections between wall panels …

In this paper, an innovative fully assembled precast concrete shear wall structural system
with tooth groove connection and vertical reinforcement lapping in reserved hole was …

Eight groups of “Z” joint specimens were designed for conducting direct shear tests on steel
keyed joints. The shape, size, number and joint type of steel keys were taken as …

A series of pull‐out tests were conducted on semi‐grouting sleeve and steel bar connections
to investigate the mechanical behavior of the connectors. Taking the steel bar diameter …