Structural Response and Detailing of Shipping Containers for Modular Low-rise Buildings

模块化低层建筑集装箱的结构响应和细节设计

• 批准号: 521916-2017
• 负责人: Imanpour, Ali
• 金额: $ 1.81万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=640540
• 关键词: Structural; Response; Detailing; Shipping; Containers

Canadian industrial sectors are facing an increase in international competition and there is an urgent need tomove toward more sustainable and innovative construction practice that reduces fabrication and constructioncosts while achieving a safe structural design. Modular constructions offer a sustainable solution for buildingstructures. One of such modular systems consists of multiple shipping containers connected in the horizontaland vertical directions, which can be used as the primary load-resisting system of low rise commercial andresidential buildings. This proposal investigates the global and local structural performance of such system.Specifically, preliminary design methods will be proposed to achieve an optimized configuration andconnection assemblies. Furthermore, detailing and modeling techniques will be developed to improve thecurrent simulation techniques. Very limited research is available in the structural response and detailingspecifications of modular shipping container systems. Development of design and detailing guidelines forreusable shipping containers will provide opportunities for Canadian steel construction industry to reduce theircosts, thus improving their competitive advantage compared with operations outside of Canada. Furthermore,the research will lay the foundation for the development of the next generation of the prefabricated modularstructural systems.

加拿大工业部门正面临着日益激烈的国际竞争，迫切需要转向更可持续和创新的建筑实践，以减少制造和建筑成本，同时实现安全的结构设计。模块化结构为建筑结构提供了可持续的解决方案。其中一个模块化系统由多个集装箱在水平方向和垂直方向连接而成，可作为低层商业和住宅建筑的主要承重系统。本文研究了这种体系的整体和局部结构性能。具体而言，将提出初步设计方法，以实现优化的配置和连接组件。此外，将开发细节和建模技术，以改进当前的仿真技术。在模块化集装箱系统的结构响应和详细规范方面的研究非常有限。制定可重复使用集装箱的设计和详细指导方针将为加拿大钢结构行业提供降低成本的机会，从而提高其与加拿大境外业务相比的竞争优势。此外，该研究将为下一代预制模块化结构系统的发展奠定基础。