Modular buildings are constructed by assembling modular units which are prefabricated in a factory and delivered to the site. However, due to a problem of noise between floors, concrete slab is usually poured at the top or bottom level of a modular unit in Korea. This greatly increases the weight of buildings, but designing vertical members of modular units to resist overall gravity loads is very inefficient. In this study, considering domestic building construction practices, feasible structural systems for tall modular buildings are proposed in which separate steel frames and reinforced concrete core walls are designed to resist gravity and lateral loads. To verify performance, a three-dimensional structural analysis has been performed with two types of prototype buildings, i.e., a residential building and a hotel. From the results, wind-induced lateral displacements and seismic story drifts are examined and compared with their limit values. Between the two kinds of buildings, the efficiency of the proposed system is also evaluated through a comparison of the weight of structural components. Finally, the effect of a floor diaphragm on the overall behavior is analyzed and discussed.

Modular construction uses pre-fabricated volumetric units that are transported and installed on site as fitted-out and serviced 'building blocks'. The use of modular construction is directly influenced by the client's requirements for speed of construction, quality, reuse and benefits of economy. These benefits may be maximized under the condition that modules are almost manufactured in factory and transported to the site without any damages. In Korea, some damaged modules were reported on the process of transportation. This paper quantifies the vibration performances of modular units under transportation by analytical and experimental methods. Quantified vibration performances are reflected to the transportation guide of modular units.

To improve the wet process of concrete core wall, which is one of lateral load resisting system in high-rise modular building, the new composite panel system is developed and its structural performance under lateral load is investigated analytically.

This study is to introduce a structural analysis method that can apply a unit modular system to a remodeling extension. The structural analysis process, which can reflect the behaviors between the existing building and the modular system, is performed in a five-staged structural analysis. Therefore, the example of structural analysis of an existing building is introduced.

This study is to establish a structural analysis method that can apply a unit modular system to a remodeling extension. Structural design has to be performed after considering the behaviors between the existing structures and the modular system because the modular system is added after the transformation of existing structures has been processed. The structural analysis process, which can reflect the behaviors between the existing building and the modular system, is introduced in a five-staged structural analysis.

In this Study, lateral load resistance system is proposed to apply 12 story modular buildings to which X and inverted-V bracing is applied. The purposed system is analytically evaluated to determine the feasibility. As results, the inverted-V bracing is best suited for core system of 12 story modular building.