TY  - CONF
TI  - Assembly Process in Off-Site Construction: Self-Lock Device as a Key to a Lean Approach
AU  - Picard, L.
AU  - Blanchet, P.
AU  - Bégin-Drolet, A.
AD  - Ph.D. Candidate, Laval University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Quebec, Canada,  Laurence.picard.3@ulaval.ca, orcid.org/0000-0002-4299-7393
AD  - Professor, Laval University, Wood Sciences and Forests Department, Holder of the NSERC Industrial  Chair in Eco-Responsible Wood Construction (CIRCERB), Québec, Canada, pierre.blanchet@sbf.ulaval.ca, orcid.org/0000-0002-6348-0289
AD  - Professor, Laval University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Quebec, Canada, andre.begindrolet@gmc.ulaval.ca, orcid.org/0000-0003-3963
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/27
T2  - Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
C3  - Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
CY  - Edmonton, Canada
SP  - 95
EP  - 106
DO  - 10.24928/2022/0112
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - The implementation of lean construction in off-site construction is an ongoing combination aiming to improve the efficiency and reduce all forms of waste in the construction industry. Modular construction offers a high level of off-site value creation, and consequently leaner processes associated to the well-known off-site construction advantages as waste management, shorter project timeline, improved health and safety conditions for workers, better quality control, optimal material handling, and efficient working stations. Nonetheless, the on-site activities needed to connect the modules are often identified as critical sources of waste. In response, many connecting devices and models for calculations were developed in recent years, but very few present an automated locking mechanism for modular connection. While most connecting devices include the use of fasteners that need to be manually fixed to complete the connection of modules, an automated connecting device could significantly reduce the quantity of onsite activities by including an engineered mechanism that ensures self-lock. This research aims to evaluate the impact on leanness of an automated connecting device as well as to present a new plug-in self-lock device.
KW  - Off-site construction
KW  - Modular assembly
KW  - Connecting Device
KW  - Automated locking  mechanism
KW  - Waste management
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1948/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1948
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -