About the author  ⁄ Ashley P. Thrall, Ph.D.

Ashley P. Thrall is the Myron and Rosemary Noble Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, where she directs the Kinetic Structures Laboratory. She is the inaugural Chair of the Modular, Rapidly Erectable, and Deployable Structures Committee of SEI. (athrall@nd.edu)

Modular, rapidly erectable, and deployable structures are critical for disaster relief, military operations, and the accelerated construction of bridges and buildings. Through various innovative means and methods, permanent or temporary structures can be rapidly constructed in challenging environments, such as rural and austere regions where access to construction equipment is difficult or in heavily congested urban locations where construction time is severely limited.

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