From Concept to Prototype: Engineering a Modular Roofing System for Syrian Refugee Shelters in Jordan
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Since 2011, over 14 million Syrians have been displaced due to the Syrian Civil War and over 950,000 of them have sought refuge in neighboring Jordan [1]. Current refugee housing options last about 5 years while a refugee spends 20 years residing in a camp. Temporary, inadequate, and expensive housing solutions have motivated Mawa Modular to begin developing an affordable and durable modular housing solution for Syrian refugees in Jordan. However, Mawa Modular has not finalized key components of their roof: roof angle, roof thickness, number of attachments to the wall, assemblability, and weatherproofing. Our team is developing a six-panel roof while readying it for manufacturability and testing so that the design meets the needs of Syrian refugees in Jordan. Three members of our team visited Jordan in order to reassess our user needs and close the knowledge gap between us and the manufacturing team. Through testing and analysis, we determined the roof’s angle, thickness, number of attachments to the wall, and assemblability. FEA simulations validated the 14° roof angle and thermal testing of the roof materials specified by Mawa reaffirmed that the thickness used was adequate for the Jordan environment. Load testing diagnosed the primary failure point of the roof material and assembly of a half-scale prototype determined important assembly data. Our final prototype consists of a half-scale house with six modular roof panels constructed from lumber and plywood. This prototype validates the assemblability of the current roof design based on key user and engineering requirements. However, in the future, our design needs to be built with the final roof materials and with more accurate wall dimensions and wall attachment mechanisms.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Publication date | March 27, 2024; 2023 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Lozano, Mauro |
|---|---|
| Author | Namba, Ayumi |
| Author | Murphy, Matthew |
| Author | Ali, Rahma |
Subjects
| Subject | Mawa Modular |
|---|---|
| Subject | Syria |
| Subject | Jordan |
| Subject | Zaatari (Refugee camp) |
| Subject | Syrian Civil War (Syria : 2011-) |
| Subject | Civil war |
| Subject | Refugee camps |
| Subject | Refugees |
| Subject | Modular |
| Subject | Home |
| Subject | Roofs |
| Subject | Thermal analysis > Experiments |
| Subject | Prototypes, Engineering |
| Subject | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| Subject | Housing |
| Genre | Text |
| Genre | Report |
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- Lozano, M., Namba, A., Murphy, M., and Ali, R. (2023). From Concept to Prototype: Engineering a Modular Roofing System for Syrian Refugee Shelters in Jordan. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/xp102xh7767. https://doi.org/10.25740/xp102xh7767.
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