Technical-constructive aspects of modular systems with prefabricated and assembled elements

Abstract

It is evident that the construction industry has experienced high competitiveness, driven by demands for speed, excellence, and economic efficiency. Within this context, modular construction emerges as an innovative strategy in the construction industry, offering opportunities to enhance processes. The present work aims to consider the technical-constructional aspects of modules employed in two different types of modular construction systems through three case studies. Thus, the specifics of module execution, transport logistics, assembly time, and budgets of their construction stages were analyzed. In this way, the stages of modular construction systems were examined, distinguishing them from conventional construction methods, in order to list the advantages and disadvantages of each. Thus, a considerable number of positive variables were observed in the assembly construction system, through successive fittings, compared to construction systems using prefabricated elements.