Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019 / Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-46). / This thesis addresses current shortcomings in the post-disaster housing response from a structural engineering perspective, proposing a new methodology to approach a multi-design standardized solution. Known environmental loading taken from building codes is analyzed over the entire United States to create a data-set that describes the distinct loading conditions of each region. Loads are clustered into grouping that suggest a single housing typology could address the structural need of the group. Additional non-structural data is added in consideration of performance-driven design metrics that are not structural by nature. To prove viability of the methodology, a case study was implemented to propose a structural design for a selected cluster of regions. Performance-based design was implemented through parametric modeling tools considering multiple objectives including structural weight, transportation logistics, interior thermal comfort, and off-grid utilities. The exercise demonstrated that the cluster analysis serves as a practicable tool for intelligently informed standardized housing design. / by Courtney P. Stephen. / S.M. / S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/121888 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Stephen, Courtney P.(Courtney Paige) |
| Contributors | Caitlin T. Mueller., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 61 pages, application/pdf |
| Rights | MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission., http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 |
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