SEMINAR PRESENTATION ON

MODULAR CONSTRUCTION

SUBMITTED BY
PALLAVI DEEPAK MAGARE (42227)
B TECH CIVIL

GUIDED BY
PROF.D .B. GAIDHANE

DEOGIRI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES, AURANGABAD

(2020-2021)
MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
 CONTENT
 INTRODUCTION
 MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
 CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
 USES
 ADVANTAGES
 DISADVANTAGES
 APPLICATION
 CONCLUSION
 INTRODUCTION

 MODULAR CONSTRUCTION REFERS TO A PROCESS IN WHICH BUILDING

COMPONENTS ARE CONSTRUCTED OFF-SITE. THESE COMPONENTS ARE THEN
TRANSPORTED AS A COMPLETED COMPONENT TO A BUILDING SITE.
 THE MODULAR CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE REPORTED THAT MODULAR
CONSTRUCTION ALLOWED PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED IN A HALF THE TIME OF
THE CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION, WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT THE
MODULAR CONSTRUCTION ELIMINATED WEATHER DELAYS BECAUSE 60%–90%
OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS ACHIEVED INSIDE THE FACTORY.
 MODULAR BUILDING

 MODULAR CONSTRUCTION IS A PROCESS IN WHICH A BUILDING IS

CONSTRUCTED OFF-SITE, UNDER CONTROLLED PLANT CONDITIONS, USING THE
SAME MATERIALS AND DESIGNING TO THE SAME CODES AND STANDARDS AS
CONVENTIONALLY BUILT FACILITIES – BUT IN ABOUT HALF THE TIME.
BUILDINGS ARE PRODUCED IN “MODULES” THAT WHEN PUT TOGETHER ON SITE,
REFLECT THE IDENTICAL DESIGN INTENT AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE MOST
SOPHISTICATED SITE-BUILT FACILITY – WITHOUT COMPROMISE.
 CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

• MODULAR CONSTRUCTION IS A PROCESS WHERE A BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED

OFFSITE USING CONTROLLED PLANT CONDITIONS BEFORE BEING TRANSPORTED
AND ASSEMBLED AT A FINAL LOCATION. THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION CAN
INCORPORATE A RANGE OF DIFFERENT BUILDING TYPES AND FLOOR PLANS.
 USES

• MODULAR BUILDINGS ARE USED AS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY IN

THE CURRENT COVID-19 SITUATION. SINCE THESE UNITS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED
AND INSTALLED QUICKLY, THEY CAN SERVE AS PRIORITY-BASED MEDICAL
FACILITIES DURING AN EMERGENCY OR UNEXPECTED EXTRA ADMITTANCE AT
ONE TIME.
 ADVANTAGES

 STRONG STRUCTURE.
 SHORTER CONSTRUCTION TIME.
 HIGHER QUALITY OF THE BUILDING.
 THE SPEED OF IMPLEMENTATION.
 LOWER RISK OF DAMAGE.
 CONTRACTORS BENEFITS.
 PRICE.
 DISADVANTAGES

 LIFESPAN.
 HEAT ACCUMULATION.
 CONSTRUCTION LIMITATIONS OF PREFABRICATED HOUSES.
 FIRE RESISTANCE.
 APPLICATION

• THE CURRENT RANGE OF APPLICATIONS OF MODULAR CONSTRUCTION IS IN

CELLULAR-TYPE BUILDINGS SUCH AS HOTELS, STUDENT RESIDENCES, MILITARY
ACCOMMODATIONS, AND SOCIAL HOUSING, WHERE THE MODULE SIZE IS
COMPATIBLE WITH MANUFACTURING AND TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS.
 CONCLUSION

• THE MODULAR CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE REPORTED THAT MODULAR

CONSTRUCTION ALLOWED PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED IN A HALF THE TIME OF
THE CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION, WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT THE
MODULAR CONSTRUCTION ELIMINATED WEATHER DELAYS BECAUSE 60%–90%
OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS ACHIEVED INSIDE THE FACTORY.