Compact interlocking precast wall panel / Mirsya Nurfathiah Mohd Yusri

This study focuses on decreasing on-site labour and increasing sustainability by utilising better products for campus projects. The issues of weight, dimension, storage and handling have led to transportation problem of precast wall panel. Transportation problem clearly causes delay and increases cost of a project. The aim of this study is to develop the current precast wall panel using an innovative idea to minimize the current problem and issues. The three objectives of this study are to review the current issues of precast wall panel, to propose a compact interlocking precast wall panel and to suggest the marketability of compact interlocking precast wall panels in the construction industry. Several research methodologies have been implemented to achieve the objectives of this study; first is a literature review to review the issues of precast wall panels, the second is a simulation to simulate the making process of the innovation product and the third is a desk study to study the marketability of the innovation idea. As a result, a Compact Interlocking Precast Wall Panel was developed to upgrade the current precast wall panel that benefits all issues related to transportation. Literature review, simulation and desk study were successfully done to show the effectiveness of the new idea. Thus, a small, lightweight, and an interlocking product is proposed to resolve the transportation problem. The product is simulated and explained from the materials used for the lightweight panel to the manufacturing of the interlocking and small-size panels.