Development of the Concept of High-Rise Hybrid Modular Construction for Vertical Mobile Home Parks

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- Author:
- Torquato, Thomas
- Area of Honors:
- Civil Engineering
- Degree:
- Bachelor of Science
- Document Type:
- Thesis
- Thesis Supervisors:
- Ali M Memari, Thesis Supervisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, Faculty Reader
Benay Gursoy Toykoc, Faculty Reader - Keywords:
- Vertical Mobile Home Park
Mobile Home Units
Lift Process
Model
Analyzing
Prescribed Load Conditions
Unit Lift Process
Improve Building Plot - Abstract:
- Affordable housing in urban areas is far and few between. Many low-income families and young workers opt to sign lease agreements and rent the property they reside in. In doing so, it becomes progressively more difficult for these people to accrue financial credit and investment value since the majority of their income becomes a sunk cost due to rent. It is ideal for and desired by urban dwellers to live in a place of adequate quality, price, and location. However, often it is difficult to obtain all three of these needs. Said mobile home parks are usually not within commuting distance of an urban center, therefore those who work in these urban areas are deterred from choosing this housing option. However, if it was made possible to house mobile homes in urban areas, lots of urban dwellers may go for such a residence. One scenario that has been discussed conceptually in a very limited number of articles is to develop a vertical mobile home “park”, instead of the conventional mobile home parks. By vertical, it is meant a multistory standalone structural frame that can house and station mobile home units, similar in concept to a parking garage. The goal of this research is to explore the vertical mobile home park concept further in an effort to bring this idea closer to fruition. This study’s main focus will be on developing a structural system model and analyzing it for prescribed load conditions. In doing so, it will also explore ways to improve the building plot for a simple unit lift process. The study concluded that the developed structural model is capable of supporting the prescribed loads and structure of more stories capable of housing several more units would perform similarly under the defined load conditions.