New advancements, challenges and opportunities of multi-storey modular buildings–A state-of-the-art review
Modular construction offers faster and safer manufacturing, better predictability to completion
time, superior quality, less workers on site, less resource wastage, and a more …
time, superior quality, less workers on site, less resource wastage, and a more …
Pultruded materials and structures: A review
Currently, the application of pultruded profiles is increasing owing to their advantages, such
as light weight, high strength, improved durability, corrosion resistance, ease of …
as light weight, high strength, improved durability, corrosion resistance, ease of …
Bending behaviour of precast concrete slab with externally flanged hollow FRP tubes
U Al-Fakher, A Manalo, W Ferdous, T Aravinthan… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hollow-core precast concrete slabs are now being used in modular building construction to
minimise the volume of concrete and to reduce their weight. However, the existence of voids …
minimise the volume of concrete and to reduce their weight. However, the existence of voids …
Prefabricated volumetric modular construction: A review on current systems, challenges, and future prospects
Rapid urbanization and population growth worldwide has stimulated the requirement of fast
and efficient construction techniques. An emerging trend in the construction industry focuses …
and efficient construction techniques. An emerging trend in the construction industry focuses …
Short-term flexural behaviour of concrete filled pultruded GFRP cellular and tubular sections with pin-eye connections for modular retaining wall construction
A retaining wall system modularly assembled from pultruded glass fibre reinforced polymer
(GFRP) sections filled with concrete is introduced in this paper. Two main components (ie …
(GFRP) sections filled with concrete is introduced in this paper. Two main components (ie …
Axial compression behaviour of all-composite modular wall system
The structural behaviour of modular wall systems made from pultruded glass fibre reinforced
polymer profile and composite sheathings was evaluated experimentally and numerically …
polymer profile and composite sheathings was evaluated experimentally and numerically …
[HTML][HTML] Energy absorption of foam-filled multi-cell composite panels under quasi-static compression
J Chen, H Fang, W Liu, L Zhu, Y Zhuang… - Composites Part B …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the energy absorption characteristics of four types of innovative foam-
filled multi-cell composite panels (FMCPs) composed of glass fiber reinforced polymer …
filled multi-cell composite panels (FMCPs) composed of glass fiber reinforced polymer …
Modular assembly of water-retaining walls using GFRP hollow profiles: Components and connection performance
This study proposes and examines a new structural retaining wall system using pultruded
glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites. The flexural behaviour of the two section …
glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites. The flexural behaviour of the two section …
Mechanical behavior and damage monitoring of pultruded wood-cored GFRP sandwich components
L Zhang, W Liu, L Wang, Z Ling - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents the efficient manufacturing of rectangular wood-cored GFRP sandwich
components by pultrusion process. Unlike the traditional pultruded sections by use of the …
components by pultrusion process. Unlike the traditional pultruded sections by use of the …
Fatigue behaviour of composite sandwich beams strengthened with GFRP stiffeners
This paper investigated the fatigue behaviour of composite sandwich beams, which
consisted of glass fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) skins and a foam core, strengthened with …
consisted of glass fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) skins and a foam core, strengthened with …