All Outputs (9)

Thermal performance of LSF wall systems with vacuum insulation panels (2021)
Journal Article
Rajanayagam, H., Upasiri, I., Poologanathan, K., Gatheeshgar, P., Sherlock, P., Konthesingha, C., …Perera, D. (2021). Thermal performance of LSF wall systems with vacuum insulation panels. Buildings, 11(12), Article 621. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120621

Lightweight Steel Frames (LSF) in building construction are becoming more popular due to their fast, clean, and flexible constructability. Typical LSF wall panels are made of cold-formed and thin-walled steel lipped channel studs with plasterboard li... Read More about Thermal performance of LSF wall systems with vacuum insulation panels.

Novel conventional and modular LSF wall panels with improved fire performance (2021)
Journal Article
Perera, D., Poologanathan, K., Gillie, M., Gatheeshgar, P., Sherlock, P., Upasiri, I., & Rajanayagam, H. (2022). Novel conventional and modular LSF wall panels with improved fire performance. Journal of Building Engineering, 46, Article 103612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103612

Fire performance of Light-gauge Steel Frame (LSF) constructions is being extensively investigated recently, due to the critical behaviour of cold-formed steel structures at elevated temperatures. Among the many design parameters involved with LSF con... Read More about Novel conventional and modular LSF wall panels with improved fire performance.

Sustainable performance of a modular building system made of built-up cold-formed steel beams (2021)
Journal Article
Thirunavukkarasu, K., Kanthasamy, E., Gatheeshgar, P., Poologanathan, K., Rajanayagam, H., Suntharalingam, T., & Dissanayake, M. (2021). Sustainable performance of a modular building system made of built-up cold-formed steel beams. Buildings, 11(10), Article 460. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11100460

Modular Building Systems (MBS) offer numerous benefits in terms of productivity, sus-tainability and safety. Therefore, MBSs are considered as a viable option to sort out the housing crisis in Britain as well as to drive Britain towards sustainable c... Read More about Sustainable performance of a modular building system made of built-up cold-formed steel beams.

Energy performance of 3d-printed concrete walls: A numerical study (2021)
Journal Article
Suntharalingam, T., Upasiri, I., Gatheeshgar, P., Poologanathan, K., Nagaratnam, B., Santos, P., & Rajanayagam, H. (2021). Energy performance of 3d-printed concrete walls: A numerical study. Buildings, 11(10), Article 432. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11100432

Three-dimensional-printed concrete (3DPC), which is also termed as digital fabrication of concrete, offers potential development towards a sustainable built environment. This novel technique clearly reveals its development towards construction applic... Read More about Energy performance of 3d-printed concrete walls: A numerical study.

Fire performance of modular wall panels: Numerical analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Perera, D., Poologanathan, K., Gatheeshgar, P., Upasiri, I., Sherlock, P., Rajanayagam, H., & Nagaratnam, B. (2021). Fire performance of modular wall panels: Numerical analysis. Structures, 34, 1048-1067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2021.06.111

The Modular Building System (MBS) is increasingly popular and promoted due to the inherent advantages over conventional construction. Fire performance of a building has become a crucial design consideration because of the recent detrimental fire acci... Read More about Fire performance of modular wall panels: Numerical analysis.

A-state-of-the-art review on modular building connections (2021)
Journal Article
Rajanayagam, H., Poologanathan, K., Gatheeshgar, P., Varelis, G. E., Sherlock, P., Nagaratnam, B., & Hackney, P. (2021). A-state-of-the-art review on modular building connections. Structures, 34, 1903-1922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2021.08.114

Modular Building System (MBS) is an emerging offsite construction technique, which uses prefabricated units, transported, and assembled onsite. In MBS construction process, designing stage is considered as the most significant stage. One of the criti... Read More about A-state-of-the-art review on modular building connections.

Fire resistance of 3D printed concrete composite wall panels exposed to various fire scenarios (2021)
Journal Article
Suntharalingam, T., Upasiri, I., Gatheeshgar, P., Poologanathan, K., Nagaratnam, B., Rajanayagam, H., & Navaratnam, S. (2021). Fire resistance of 3D printed concrete composite wall panels exposed to various fire scenarios. Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, 12(3), 377-409. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSFE-10-2020-0029

Purpose: Fire safety of a building is becoming a prominent consideration due to the recent fire accidents and the consequences in terms of loss of life and property damage. ISO 834 standard fire test regulation and simulation cannot be applied to ass... Read More about Fire resistance of 3D printed concrete composite wall panels exposed to various fire scenarios.

Numerical study of fire and energy performance of innovative light-weight 3d printed concrete wall configurations in modular building system (2021)
Journal Article
Suntharalingam, T., Gatheeshgar, P., Upasiri, I., Poologanathan, K., Nagaratnam, B., Rajanayagam, H., & Navaratnam, S. (2021). Numerical study of fire and energy performance of innovative light-weight 3d printed concrete wall configurations in modular building system. Sustainability, 13(4), Article 2314. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042314

3D Printed Concrete (3DPC) technology is currently evolving with high demand amongst researches and the integration of modular building system (MBS) with this technology would provide a sustainable solution to modern construction challenges. The use... Read More about Numerical study of fire and energy performance of innovative light-weight 3d printed concrete wall configurations in modular building system.

Development of affordable steel-framed modular buildings for emergency situations (Covid-19) (2021)
Journal Article
Gatheeshgar, P., Poologanathan, K., Gunalan, S., Shyha, I., Sherlock, P., Rajanayagam, H., & Nagaratnam, B. (2021). Development of affordable steel-framed modular buildings for emergency situations (Covid-19). Structures, 31, 862-875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2021.02.004

This paper presents the development of novel affordable steel-framed modular units for construction with enhanced overall (healthcare, structural, fire, and lightweight) performance, which ideally suits for emergency response situation, such as curre... Read More about Development of affordable steel-framed modular buildings for emergency situations (Covid-19).