Optimized structural design of Plug & Play Core© modular stadia during preliminary design

Modular construction is the on-site assembly (installation and connection) of factory made units (Lawson et al., 2014). It allows fabrication of structural components to be moved from the building site to controlled environments. Ballast Nedam adopted modular construction as a key business strategy for the future (Ballast Nedam, 2014). Plug &...