Analysis of Kinetic Disaster Relief Shelters and a Novel Adaptive Shelter Proposal

Year 2023, , 438 - 455, 31.07.2023

Seda Tosun , Feray Maden

https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1216727

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, wildfires, landslides, and floods displace millions of people worldwide every year. Therefore, temporary shelters should be provided to the people affected by disasters. Generally, conventional shelters such as tents, container-type shelters, and prefabricated structures are used after disasters. However, they do not provide spatial flexibility and adaptability to changing circumstances. Although using kinetic structures in temporary shelter design allows the creation of adaptive systems, the majority of temporary shelters are limited to certain types. This study aims to develop an adaptive disaster relief shelter that can deploy from a compact state to an expanded one to provide not only formal flexibility but also ease of transport and storage. First, it investigates spatial and structural solutions developed for temporary shelters and analyzes to what extent kinetic structural systems provide solutions regarding adaptation to changing circumstances. Based on the findings obtained from the analysis, a novel adaptive shelter composed of scissor linkages and plates has been proposed. The proposed Shelter Module X is adaptive enough, functioning not only as an accommodation unit during distinct sheltering periods but also serving different functions by unit combinations.

Keywords

Temporary shelters, disaster relief shelters, adaptability, natural disasters, kinetic structures

Thanks

This research is a part of the scientific research project entitled “Development of Transformable Disaster Relief Shelters Using Scissor Linkages and Foldable Plates” which is funded by Yaşar University under project number BAP 134. Ethics Committee approval was not required for the study.

Kinetik Afet Yardım Barınaklarının Analizi ve Yeni Bir Adaptif Barınak Önerisi

Abstract

Deprem, orman yangını, toprak kayması ve sel gibi doğal afetler her yıl dünya çapında milyonlarca insanı yerinden etmektedir. Bu nedenle, afetlerden etkilenen insanlara geçici barınaklar sağlanmalıdır. Afetlerden sonra genellikle çadır, konteyner tipi barınaklar ve prefabrik yapılar gibi konvansiyonel barınaklar kullanılmaktadır. Ancak, bunlar mekânsal esneklik ve değişen koşullara uyum sağlayamazlar. Geçici barınak tasarımında kinetik strüktürlerin kullanılması, adaptif sistemlerin oluşturulmasına izin verse de geçici barınakların çoğu belirli tiplerle sınırlıdır. Bu çalışma, kompakt bir konfigürasyondan genişletilmiş bir yapıya geçerek sadece biçimsel esneklik sağlamakla kalmayıp aynı zamanda taşıma ve depolama kolaylığı sunabilen adaptif bir afet yardım barınağı geliştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. İlk olarak, geçici barınaklar için geliştirilen mekânsal ve yapısal çözümler araştırılmakta ve kinetik yapı sistemlerinin değişen koşullara uyum konusunda ne ölçüde çözüm sağladığı analiz edilmektedir. Analizinden elde edilen bulgulara dayanarak, makaslı bağlantılar ve plak elemanlardan oluşan yeni bir adaptif barınak önerilmiştir. Önerilen Barınak Modülü X, yeterince uyarlanabilir olup küçük değişikliklerle farklı barınma dönemlerinde konaklama birimi olarak kullanılabilir ve aynı zamanda birim kombinasyonlarıyla farklı işlevlere de hizmet edebilir.

Keywords

Geçici barınaklar, afet yardım barınakları, adaptasyon, doğal afetler, kinetik strüktürler

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