Interlocking system for enhancing the integrity of multi-storey modular buildings

Sharafi, P; Mortazavi, M; Samali, B; Ronagh, H

Interlocking system for enhancing the integrity of multi-storey modular buildings

Sharafi, P Mortazavi, M

Samali, B Ronagh, H

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Publisher:: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Automation in Construction, 2018, 85, pp. 263-272
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sharafi, P
dc.contributor.author	Mortazavi, M https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5123-7903
dc.contributor.author	Samali, B
dc.contributor.author	Ronagh, H
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-03T21:32:31Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-03T21:32:31Z
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Automation in Construction, 2018, 85, pp. 263-272
dc.identifier.issn	0926-5805
dc.identifier.issn	1872-7891
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161288
dc.description.abstract	Maintaining the structural integrity against severe loading conditions and accidental loads is one of the primary concerns when designing multi-storey modular buildings. Connections between the modular units play a central role in providing integrity in modular buildings. This paper describes the development of an innovative interlocking system for improving the integrity of multi-storey modular buildings. The concept of Modular Integrating System (MIS) and the procedure used to develop an efficient interlocking system, which can be widely used in the construction of modular buildings, is investigated. MIS is a patented joining system including a set of interlocking connections and the method of assembly of modular units that provides a high level of integrity that prevents accidental disassembly and stress concentrations at the points of attachments in case of extreme loading occurrence. The creative easy to install, self-fit and self-locking mechanism of this system can also considerably facilitate the automated assembly of modular buildings and provide an effective solution for controlling construction tolerance. The robustness provided by the proposed system is demonstrated through numerical and experimental analysis.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Automation in Construction
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.autcon.2017.10.023
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	09 Engineering, 12 Built Environment and Design
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction
dc.title	Interlocking system for enhancing the integrity of multi-storey modular buildings
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	85
utslib.for	09 Engineering
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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dc.date.updated	2022-09-03T21:32:29Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	85

Abstract:

Maintaining the structural integrity against severe loading conditions and accidental loads is one of the primary concerns when designing multi-storey modular buildings. Connections between the modular units play a central role in providing integrity in modular buildings. This paper describes the development of an innovative interlocking system for improving the integrity of multi-storey modular buildings. The concept of Modular Integrating System (MIS) and the procedure used to develop an efficient interlocking system, which can be widely used in the construction of modular buildings, is investigated. MIS is a patented joining system including a set of interlocking connections and the method of assembly of modular units that provides a high level of integrity that prevents accidental disassembly and stress concentrations at the points of attachments in case of extreme loading occurrence. The creative easy to install, self-fit and self-locking mechanism of this system can also considerably facilitate the automated assembly of modular buildings and provide an effective solution for controlling construction tolerance. The robustness provided by the proposed system is demonstrated through numerical and experimental analysis.

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