Yang Zhang

The University of Hong Kong | HKU

Increasing construction waste has been a severe environmental problem globally. Adopting new construction methods such as modular construction is considered as an effective measure to reduce construction waste. However, few studies have examined the potential of modular construction in construction waste reduction. This study aims to measure the ty...

Modular high-rises are attractive for metropolises, but few applications exist, partly due to the lack of knowledge about their lateral behaviors. Existing concrete modular high-rises usually adopt a time-consuming and labor-intensive cast-in-situ concrete layer on modules to satisfy the continuous rigid diaphragm assumption. This study aims to dev...

High-rise modular buildings are attractive for metropolises, but few applications exist. One reason is the lack of relevant knowledge about their lateral force resistance. Existing high-rise modular buildings generally adopt cast-in-situ concrete cores, which can work with precast module walls in concrete modular buildings to resist lateral loads t...

Despite the increasing adoption of modular construction worldwide, it is still largely limited to low-to-medium-rise buildings. One of the main reasons is the knowledge gap regarding the structural design of modular high-rises. This provides a significant opportunity for research and development as high-rise buildings are more competitive in metrop...