Developments in pre-fabricated systems in light steel and modular construction

Structural Engineer

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 28-35

  Lawson, R M ^a   Ogden, R G ^b   Pedreschi, R ^c   Grubb, P J ^d   Popo Ola, S O ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Steel Construction Institute   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Economics; Housing; Modular construction; Prefabricated construction; Robustness; Steel frames; Testing

Indexed keywords

BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES; MODERN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION (MMC); OFF-SITE MANUFACTURING (OSM); PREFABRICATED SYSTEMS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; STEEL STRUCTURES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 23244461066     PISSN: 14665123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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