Hybrid cold-formed/tubular modular structural system with innovative joints

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Luís Carlos Silva Universidade de Coimbra
Helder Craveiro Universidade de Coimbra
T. Tankova Universidade de Coimbra
Rui Simões Universidade de Coimbra
Ricardo J. Costa Universidade de Coimbra
Mario D'Aniello Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Raffaele Landolfo Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Luis S. da Silva Universidade de Coimbra
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2021

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English

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In recent years, modular construction has been used in low-to medium rise multi-story and even high-rise buildings. Pre-fabrication by off-site manufacture leads to faster and safer construction, improved quality, reduced resources and waste. The research activity summarized in this paper is carried out within the European project INNO3DJOINTS and it aims at developing innovative plug-and-play joints which enable modularity, faster construction and deconstruction. The developed modular construction system is hybrid, whereby tubular columns are combined with cold-formed lightweight steel profiles using plug-and-play connections to provide an efficient structural system. The influence of the type of floor system, the horizontal and vertical load-bearing systems and the type of truss on the structural performance are investigated. The results obtained from numerical analyses allowed optimizing the geometry of the examined hybrid modular system. To highlight its effectiveness and versatility, a case study building was used to compare the proposed hybrid system with other conventional structural solutions.