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0000-0001-6764-1724
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University of Technology Sydney
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Civil Engineering | Environmental Rehabilitation (excl. Bioremediation) | Building Science and Techniques | Construction Materials
Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Urban and Industrial Air Quality | Cement and Concrete Materials |
Publisher: International Group for Lean Construction
Date: 06-07-2020
DOI: 10.24928/2020/0050
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 17-10-2019
DOI: 10.1108/ECAM-02-2019-0096
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine the fundamental underpinnings of product modularity and how these can be adapted to construction and its specificities (e.g. one-off products delivered by temporary supply chains) to create a model to design modular buildings. This research adopts a design science research approach. Explanation I (substantive theory devising based on the analysis of an artefact ‒ a low-income housing project) is used, followed by Solution Incubation (a model to implement product modularity in buildings design). The model allows product modularity to be implemented at distinct levels (i.e. building, systems and components) at a single stage (building design), different from manufacturing where each level is considered at a distinct stage. This is in line with the project investigated: modularity was considered for house layouts, roof types and gable formats. The model provides a hands-on tool for practitioners to design modular buildings. The low-income project is also extensively detailed: three-dimensional models, floor plans and conceptual diagrams (outlining how fundamental underpinnings were applied at each level) are presented. There is a lack of comprehensive accounts such as the one presented here to demonstrate the application of product modularity in real-world projects. This paper identifies and adapts the fundamental underpinnings of product modularity to construction, and it details how these were applied to a low-income housing design at distinct levels. Based on these two endeavours, a model to implement product modularity in buildings design is proposed.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-05-2018
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 03-2023
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 24-04-2015
DOI: 10.3390/SU7054919
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 08-2014
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 2018
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 03-2021
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 02-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2009
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2013
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2016
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 12-12-2014
DOI: 10.3390/SU6129244
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2014
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 08-2016
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 11-2016
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 02-2015
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 05-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2021
Publisher: International Group for Lean Construction
Date: 18-07-2018
DOI: 10.24928/2018/0482
Publisher: Canadian Science Publishing
Date: 06-2021
Abstract: The present study makes three contributions to the literature of expansive soils: (i) it proposes equations to predict soil swelling based on dry density and cement content, (ii) it checks the developed general equation by predicting the swelling of different expansive soils from the literature, and (iii) it designs experiments that investigate factors that have a significant influence on swelling. An experimental programme was carried out to analyse the expansion of bentonite–kaolin–cement blends. Different proportions of bentonite–kaolin, cement content, dry density, and moisture content were evaluated. A unique relation of the cement orosity index was obtained for cement-stabilized expansive soils’ swelling this index has been used before to portray strength, stiffness, and loss of mass of stabilized soils and is now shown to be applicable to describe swelling of expansive soils treated with Portland cement. In the present research, cement content and dry density are seen as conflicting parameters regarding the swelling of expansive soils, because increasing the amount of Portland cement reduces swelling and increasing the density (through compaction) causes higher expansion. A general swelling model is proposed and successfully checked with data from the literature it is able to predict the swelling of expansive soils with different densities, expansive mineral, moisture content, and cement content.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 13-07-2021
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 10-2013
Start Date: 10-2021
End Date: 10-2024
Amount: $230,636.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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