An assessment of the potential of the United States stick-built house for self-help construction
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1981.
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| author | Takase, Yutaka |
| author2 | Eric Dluhosch. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/776612019-04-11T11:40:43Z An assessment of the potential of the United States stick-built house for self-help construction Takase, Yutaka Eric Dluhosch. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Industrialized building United States Industrialized building Japan House construction United States House construction Japan Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1981. MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-124). This thesis initially focuses on the development of the U.S. stick-built house. The material and construction methods of the structure remain simple and unchanged, whereas the non-structural elements offer an enormous variety of choices in materials and components as a result of the improvements in technology . In Chapter 2, a case study of the U.S. system suggests that the stick-built house has a great potential for self-help construction, with least subcontracting, rental of some special tools and equipment and the use of prefabricated materials. A comparison of the U.S. and Japanese systems shows that the Japanese system offers lesser potential for self-help . On the average, higher skills would be required in on-site assembly. Difficulties would occur in using members of different sizes and joining methods. Also, there would be less flexibility in future change of housing design. The author recommends greater simplification of structural members for production and construction methods in Japan. by Yutaka Takase. M.S. 2013-03-13T15:32:08Z 2013-03-13T15:32:08Z 1981 1981 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77661 08176195 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 124 leaves application/pdf n-us--- a-ja--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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