Maalek, S.; Maalek, R.; Maalek, B. Skeletal Space Structure Systems: Select Areas of Opportunity to Achieve Sustainability in Construction. Sustainability2023, 15, 13288.
Maalek, S.; Maalek, R.; Maalek, B. Skeletal Space Structure Systems: Select Areas of Opportunity to Achieve Sustainability in Construction. Sustainability 2023, 15, 13288.
Maalek, S.; Maalek, R.; Maalek, B. Skeletal Space Structure Systems: Select Areas of Opportunity to Achieve Sustainability in Construction. Sustainability2023, 15, 13288.
Maalek, S.; Maalek, R.; Maalek, B. Skeletal Space Structure Systems: Select Areas of Opportunity to Achieve Sustainability in Construction. Sustainability 2023, 15, 13288.
Abstract
This paper examines some of the largely neglected areas of opportunity to utilize skeletal space structure systems in support of modular, industrialized, economical, sustainable and digital future of the construction industry. In this context, the feasibility of future use of skeletal space structures is studied for a few classes of engineering structures, namely, residential apartment buildings, and offshore platforms, along with their suitability for reconstruction, renovation, modernization and retrofit of damaged buildings and urban areas of cultural heritage significance. Finally, the particulars of lean project management of space structures are discussed with emphasis on engineering and economic factors, production management, environmental aspects, quality management, and reliability, maintainability and sustainability considerations. This article concludes that skeletal space structures can fulfil many of the essential construction requirements of modern societies, especially those facing environmental challenges, all while allowing for design flexibility and mass customization.
Keywords
space structure systems; composite structures; double- and single-layer grid structures; sustainability in design; mass customization; kit-of-parts; digital engineering and construction
Subject
Engineering, Civil Engineering
Copyright:
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