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

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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.