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Showing 1 to 20 of 124 for “"Prefabricated"”.
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Digitised engineering knowledge for prefabricated façades
Façade design is a multidisciplinary activity requiring the balancing of many conflicting design requirements. Very often, however, the designed façade does not respond to these requirement, as relevant design and manufacturing knowledge, normally originating downstream in the design process, is …
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A prefabricated dwelling for rural farm occupancy
Thesis (M.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1951.
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Energy conservation and cost control in prefabricated housing.
Thesis. 1976. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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Prefabricated housing, a solution for Ghana's housing shortage
Sub-Saharan Africa has been experiencing phenomenal population growth since the beginning of the 20th Century, following several centuries of population stagnation attributable to the slave trade and colonization. The region's population in fact increased from 100 million in 1900 to 770 million in …
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Low-cost reinforced-concrete housing employing prefabricated plywood panels
Thesis (B.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1949.
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A cultural, customizable and prefabricated housing grammar for Casablanca
Proposing an innovative design grammar linking prefabrication, customization and cultural adaptability, this thesis addresses the present day housing deficit and lack of architectural identity in Casablanca, Morocco. The grammar incorporates customization that creates housing units specific to a …
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Ground improvement using vacuum preloading together with prefabricated vertical drains
The use of vacuum preloading as an alternative to or in combination with fill preloading has become widely acceptable throughout the world. A number of successful case histories of vacuum preloading using different techniques have been reported in the literature. The vacuum pressure, which is …
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Impediments to the market acceptance of prefabricated wood panel systems
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1987.
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Prefabricated Interiors: Through the Lens of an Interior Systems Theoretical Framework
… my founding literature on the topic of prefabricated interiors. Prefabricated interiors are fabricated off-site, typically customizanble, transformable, transportable, and place-making within both architecturally defined and non-architectural settings. They foster user attachment, …
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Developing Prefabricated, Light-weight CLT Exterior Wall Panels for Mid-rise Buildings
The building construction industry has seen the emergence of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) as a renewable replacement for structural application of steel, concrete, and masonry. However, CLT has not been researched extensively as a nonstructural component of the building envelope/facade. In the …
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Design and performance of cost-effective ultra-high performance concrete for prefabricated elements
… with improved properties; (3) design prefabricated UHPC panels with fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) for enhanced flexural properties of stay-in-place panels made with optimized UHPC; and (4) explore potential applications of such UHPC elements. The proposed design methodology produced …
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The development of a prefabricated refrigeration unit for walk-in type farm refrigerators
The gain in popularity of freezing as a means of food preservation has created a need for additional refrigeration on the farm. Even with the wide selection of commercial equipment to choose from, many of the units purchased have proven to be inadequate in storage and freezing capacity. A practical …
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Design of lightweight prefabricated home foundation manufactured via industrial large scale polymer additive manufacturing
… strengths and weaknesses, a novel sustainable prefabricated foundation design is presented that is intended to be made entirely of recycled thermoplastic polymers, namely polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The proof of concept prototypes of the prefabricated foundation are designed specifically …
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Re-imagining the Maison Tropicale : a 21st century prefabricated building system inspired by Jean Prouvé
… housing. Given the failure of contemporary prefabricated systems to provide creative solutions that can be mass-produced, this thesis refers to Jean Prouvé's Maison Tropicale as a post-WWII precedent for innovation and a lens through which the issue of prefabrication is further examined. …
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Panel Stacking and Worker Assignment Problems in Residential Construction Using Prefabricated Panels: A Lean Approach
… trend in residential construction is the use of prefabricated wall panels. It is important to carefully establish how panels will be stacked, because an optimal sequence will improve productivity and reduce the possibility of worker injury. Mathematical models and heuristics are proposed for …
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Buildings as integrated systems, a structurally and mechanically integrated prefabricated two-way concrete structural floor-system.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1967. M.Arch.
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Settlement Analyses of Grade Supported Tanks Constructed with the Use of Prefabricated Wick Drains and an Earth Preload
In the design of tank foundations several design techniques are considered. This study focuses on grade supported tanks constructed under an extensive preload and instrumentation program. Settlement estimation methods were performed and compared to field instrumentation data taken at the project …
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An Enhanced Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Approach for Evaluating The Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions of Prefabricated Construction Methods
… to be produced such as modular construction, prefabricated materials, and recycled materials. The adoption of prefabricated construction techniques has been increasing to reduce carbon emissions. In the design phase of construction projects, a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) is …
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The use of local building materials in offsite prefabrication for low cost house building in Nigeria
… like the ones in Nigeria to provide affordable prefabricated houses. Prefabrication techniques using local building materials offer many benefits such as; speed, time savings and affordability. Therefore, there is a need to develop a better understanding to ascertain why local building materials …
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Low cost housing in West Africa, a housing program with a method of light prefabricated construction for a West African capital, Dakar.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1967. M.Arch.
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