New Generation of Resilient Lightweight Cold-Formed Steel Structures

Over the past decade, lightweight modular constructions have seen a huge expansion in their range of applications. However, these systems are mainly limited to low-rise structures under non-extreme loading conditions. The proposed project on “New Generation of Resilient Lightweight Cold-Formed Steel Structures” will prove to be invaluable initiative for both the UK and Hong Kong and will deal with critical challenges such as housing crisis, ageing structures, and resilience to catastrophic events. This is especially important considering the extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure observed during Hengchun-earthquake (2006) and Chaba-typhoons (2022) in Hong Kong.

This travel grant will be a unique opportunity for the partner at UOS to establish an innovative research collaboration, as it creates a strong-network with a peer world-leading institution in a seismic and typhoon-prone country. Moreover, for the partner at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), it will enable access to valuable field data and provides a test ground for the research frameworks being developed by the Earthquake Engineering Group at the University of Sheffield (UOS).