Method For Assembling A Modular Building

Abstract

The method of the invention optimizes logistics of prefabricated modules delivery to a building site. The method of the uses the pre-fabricated sets of the multiple elements prepared at the building site including: the modules, the slabs with apertures for the installation of columns, the foundation with capping, and the columns which are preferably. The columns are fabricated with the internal channels for water runoff. During installation the columns are joined by the diagonal braces. The roofing slab modules are mounted to provide connection with the internal channels in the columns. The utility modules are provided with a control system having the software to allow control of the electrical and water supply systems.

Claims

1-5. (canceled)

6. A method of the modular building assembly utilizing the following array of prefabricated elements: a plurality of modules, slabs with openings for installation of load bearing columns, a foundation with grillage, load bearing columns, wall modules having openings for windows and doors; modules of a first floor overlap, inter-floor overlap modules for a floor, modules of roof slabs being mounted on the load bearing columns, wherein the wall modules are placed between the inter-floor overlap modules for a floor of the intermediate floor and roof slabs modules, and the wall modules being installed on facade modules and external communication modules; installation of inter-floor overlap units, stairs and insulation with waterproofing being carried out; and technical means/arrangement to ensure functionality of electric water supply, sewerage, heating and fire safety systems being provided; the method comprises the following steps: prior to the modular building assembly/erecting the arrays of the multiple modules is preferably fabricated on a construction site; the load bearing columns are made with internal channels for water drainage, the load bearing columns are connected to each other at predetermined locations by diagonal braces, to ensure a flow of water from the roof of the building drains of the modules of roof slabs being connected to internal channels of the load bearing columns; sections of internal partitions being mounted; communication modules for technical means being placed, and attached to the overlap floor modules for floors, the modules of roof slabs and the load bearing columns; the air the conditioner units and shading facade are connected to wall modules; the technical means of the communication modules are supplied with a control system, the software of which is designed to provide control of the systems of electric water supply, heating sewerage and fire safety.

7. The method of the modular building assembly according to claim 6, wherein the foundation is carried out on piles buried/submerged at predetermined design depth, and plates are laid on the grillage of the foundation, whereby the foundation is made from a reinforced concrete or other structures, and/or whereby the foundation is carried out on any conventional structure depending on the soil.

8. The method of the modular building assembly according to claim 6, wherein the following constructions steps are carried out prior/up to the installation of modules of roof slabs on columns of the last floor: the installation of the load bearing columns, the installation of diagonal braces between the load bearing columns, the installation of the overlap modules for floors, the installation of modules of flights of stairs, the installation of inter-floor landings, the installation of stairs, the installation of vertical communication modules, and the installation of shading facades.

9. The method of the modular building assembly according to claim 6, wherein the shading facade is mounted on the wall modules, and whereby the double-glazed windows are installed in the window openings of the wall modules prior to the above step of the shading façade mounting.

10. The method of the modular building assembly according to claim 6, wherein the foundation is finished with a grillage having decorative panels made from polyisocyanurate foam or any other conventional material.

11. The method of the modular building assembly according to claim 6, wherein the technical means/arrangements located in the connecting communication modules, the vertical communication modules and the external communication modules are equipped with the control system having the software adapted to provide control of the electric water supply systems, the heating sewerage and fire safety.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Disclosure of the invention is presented in combination with the drawings of FIGS. 1-8.

[0017] FIG. 1 is a general view of a modular building with structural elements.

[0018] FIG. 2 is a schematic end view of a modular building.

[0019] FIG. 3 is a top view of a modular building.

[0020] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a modular building along section line A-A of FIG. 3.

[0021] FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a modular building along section line C-C of FIG. 3.

[0022] FIG. 6 is a section view of a modular building along section line B-B of FIG. 3.

[0023] FIG. 7 is a view of elements of sections of internal partitions with a connecting communication module.

[0024] FIG. 8 illustrates a fragment of the wall of a modular building with an installed shading facade and air conditioning units.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] The modular building used in the method of the invention comprises: piles 1; a foundation with a grillage 2 which is lined with decorative panels 19 made of, for example, poly-polyisocyanurate foam (PIR panels); slabs 3, which can be made for example, of reinforced concrete, or can be in the form of other structures with windows/openings for installing load bearing columns 4 having internal channels 17 for drainage water; wall modules 15 with openings for windows 16 and doors 20; sections 21, 22 of internal partitions; inter-floor platforms 12; stairs 13; blocks of air conditioners 25; a shading facade 24, which is connected to wall modules 15. The modular building further comprises an array of multiple modules as follows: [0026] inter-floor overlap modules 6 for the first floor, [0027] vertical communication modules 7, [0028] inter-floor overlap modules 8 for a floor, [0029] flights of stairs modules 9, [0030] facade modules 10, [0031] wall modules 15, [0032] roof slabs modules 14, [0033] external communication modules 11, and [0034] connecting communication modules 23.

[0035] Further, an insulation with waterproofing 18 is placed on the modules 14 of the roof slabs. Also provided technical means/arrangements with a control system containing software to ensure the operation of electric water supply, sewerage, heating and fire safety systems.

[0036] The method of the invention is implemented in the following manner. For the erection of a modular building, before its assembly, a set of equipment, arranged as a mobile plant, is placed directly at the construction site. The mobile plant is provided to manufacture typical elements of the building including but not limited to arrays of many modules 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 23, and other building structural elements. Such positioning of the plant allows the method of the invention to optimize the logistics of delivery of prefabricated modules, so as to reduce the transport costs and the production construction costs.

[0037] Further, at the mobile plant at least the following building elements are manufactured, including but not limited to: the inter-floor overlap modules 6 for the first floor; the vertical communication modules 7; the inter-floor overlap modules 8 for a floor of intermediate floors; the flights of stairs modules 9; the facade modules 10; the wall modules 15; the roof slab modules 14; the external communication modules 11; the connecting communication modules 23. The mobile plant also accommodates manufacturing of the plates 3, such as for example, reinforced concrete plates with windows for the installation of columns; the columns 4 with internal channels 17 for water drainage; the wall modules 15 with the openings for windows 16 and doors 20; the sections 21, 22 for internal partitions; the inter-floor areas 12; the stairs 13; the air conditioning units 25; the shading façade 24. The inter-floor overlap modules 6 for the first floor slabs; the inter-floor overlap modules 8 for a floor; the roof slabs modules 14 and the flights of stairs modules 9 are manufactured with at least the following types of communications: ventilation, electrical wiring, fan coil, etc., which are mounted at the bottom of the indicated modules. The wall modules 15 are made of the following types: solid from decorative panels 19 (PIR panels made of polyisocyanurate foam), with the openings for the windows 16 and the doors 20. Internal partitions are made as basic elements for assembly—section 21, 22 of internal partitions. The shading facade 24 is provided for subsequent shielding of air conditioners 25 in the walls of the building and the convenience of their maintenance.

[0038] At the same time, a foundation pit is developed, for the foundation having a grillage 2, in the form of screw-type or vibro-submersible piles 1, which are submerged at the predetermined design depth. The foundation can be also made having other conventional designs, depending on the properties of a specific soil. The reinforced concrete or other slabs 3, according to the design of a building, are laid, for example, on the grillage 2 of the foundation. The foundation grillage 2 can be made of metal profiles or a concrete. After formation of the foundation, a modular building is assembled, using applicable technological brackets, other building elements and tools for mounting an array of multiple modules 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 23 and other structural elements of the building.

[0039] In the method of the invention the assembly of the building is carried out in the following manner. The slabs 3, which can be, for example, in the form of reinforced concrete elements with windows, are laid on the foundation having the grillage 2 for the installation of the load bearing columns 4. It is also possible to use the slabs 3 having different designs, such as for example to use the metal slabs. The first floor columns 4 are installed and reinforced/strengthened at the predetermined places by the diagonal braces 5. The floor modules of the first floor 6 are laid on the slabs 3 and the vertical communication modules 7 are installed. The inter-floor overlap modules 8 for a floor, the flights modules 9 of stairs, the facade modules 10 and the external communication modules 11 are mounted on the load bearing columns 4. Then, the inter-floor platforms 12 are installed and the stairs 13 are mounted.

[0040] Further, the above discussed steps of the assembly method of the invention are repeated for the installation of the next floor, wherein the columns 4 are installed and reinforced, according to the method with the diagonal braces 5. The inter-floor overlap modules 8 for a floor, the vertical communication modules 7, the inter-floor staircases 12, the staircases 13, the facade modules 10 and the external communication modules 11 are mounted. After the last floor assembly, the roof modules 14 are installed and fastened on the load bearing columns 4. Upon each floor of the building assembly, the wall modules 15 are installed, utilizing the brackets, on the facade modules 10 and the external communication modules 11. This approach takes place beginning from the first floor and continues to the last upper floor. After installation of the wall modules 15 of two adjacent floors, the joint area between them is closed. Then, glass units of windows 16 or doors 20 are installed on the lower floor in the openings of wall modules 15. Alternatively, the glass units can be mounted within the modules 15 having the pre-installed windows 16 or doors 20. This depends on the type of the wall module 15.

[0041] After covering the last floor with the roof modules 14, drains are mounted on them, which are connected to the internal channels 17 for draining water in the columns 4. The roof modules 14 are covered with gravel, crushed stone or pebbles. Then, the insulation and the waterproofing are laid, and the closure of the joints between the structural elements is completed.

[0042] In the method of the modular building assembly of the invention sections 21, 22 of internal partitions are assembled and mounted on each floor, and the doors 20 are installed in the doorways. Further, switches, sockets, alarm elements, etc., as well as connecting communication modules 23 are mounted. Technical means/arrangements located in the connecting communication modules 23, the vertical communication modules 7 and the external communication modules 11 are equipped with a control system having the software which is designed to provide control of the electric water supply systems, the heating sewerage and fire safety. The software is provided/arranged by a specially designed computer program with a software and hardware complex.

[0043] The assembly of the modular building is completed by finishing the foundation having the grillage 2 by installing the decorative panels 19 made of, for example, from polyisocyanurate foam (PIR panels). The shading facade 24 is installed either on one side or on all sides of the building. The shading facade 24 is connected to the panels of the wall modules 15 having also the mounted air conditioner units 25. The shading facade 24 can be also provided with magnetic mounts. Depending on the type of a building design, the building structure can also be assembled without the shading facade 24.

[0044] The method of the modular building assembly of the invention is characterized by a high speed of building erection due to the manufacture of building elements directly at the construction site using a special equipment. This eliminates the need to adjust the elements to each other. The method of the invention is also characterized by versatility, which allows a user to develop a wide range of construction projects from a set of typical elements comprising an array of multiple modules 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, I, 14, 15, 23.

[0045] A mobile plant with a set of equipment for the construction of building elements occupies a small part of the construction site having location mainly based on the logistical considerations. The developed construction technology according to the invention provides for the use of an accessible and interchangeable range of building materials that are widespread. The developed technology of the invention also does not exclude the use of building materials manufactured under the standard factory conditions.

[0046] As a result of the combination of the above discussed advantages, the maximum speed of erection of modular buildings and a significant reduction in production, transport and construction costs are achieved.