Grants and Contributions:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Canadian industrial sectors are facing an increase in international competition and there is an urgent need tox000D
move toward more sustainable and innovative construction practice that reduces fabrication and constructionx000D
costs while achieving a safe structural design. Modular constructions offer a sustainable solution for buildingx000D
structures. One of such modular systems consists of multiple shipping containers connected in the horizontalx000D
and vertical directions, which can be used as the primary load-resisting system of low rise commercial andx000D
residential buildings. This proposal investigates the global and local structural performance of such system.x000D
Specifically, preliminary design methods will be proposed to achieve an optimized configuration andx000D
connection assemblies. Furthermore, detailing and modeling techniques will be developed to improve thex000D
current simulation techniques. Very limited research is available in the structural response and detailingx000D
specifications of modular shipping container systems. Development of design and detailing guidelines forx000D
reusable shipping containers will provide opportunities for Canadian steel construction industry to reduce theirx000D
costs, thus improving their competitive advantage compared with operations outside of Canada. Furthermore,x000D
the research will lay the foundation for the development of the next generation of the prefabricated modularx000D
structural systems.