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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

modular containerized provisional habitations, emergency disaster relief, SIP, Structural Insulated Panels

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Technology

Abstract

Perhaps the greatest challenge to this project was determining which materials to use in the construction of the modules. There are a multitude of materials that could have been used for the project, many of which might have worked well for the designated use. The shelters have a specific set of criteria that required several different properties that the material had to fill, including: (a) price—it needed to be fairly inexpensive to purchase and ship to a shipping container assembly area, (b) durability—the panels that make up the module must be made from a material that can support itself, the roof members, and resist severe wind loads from potential hurricanes or cyclones, and (c) easy of assembly—conventional hand tools must allow for the assembly of the units without the need of auxiliary power or significant training, also the panels should be light enough for one or two people to fairly easily move them.

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