Development of earthquake resistant guidelines for inter-module connections of modular buildings

Author: Yat Long Shelton Lam

Date published

3 June 2024

Price
Free
The Institution of Structural Engineers The Institution of Structural Engineers
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Development of earthquake resistant guidelines for inter-module connections of modular buildings

Author

Yat Long Shelton Lam

Date published

3 June 2024

Author

Yat Long Shelton Lam

Price

Free

A poster from a project funded by the Institution’s 2022/23 MSc Research Grants.

The aim of this project was to assess the structural behaviour of modular buildings, develop a design guideline for inter-module connections of modular buildings and provide suggestions for future research.

Author: Yat Long Shelton Lam
Poster: Yat Long Shelton Lam
Supervisor: Dr Tak Ming Chan
University: Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

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Research & Innovation Grants Connections Seismic & Vibration Research Panel Modern Method Construction (MMC)

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