Preliminary study on the rapid assembly emergency shelter

Floods are the most common natural disaster that occurs in Malaysia, especially during monsoon season. Emergency shelter is provided immediately to provide a safe and secure place for victims stay after disaster. The typical emergency by government an indoor modular. However, victims’ privacy safety cannot be ensured, feel uncomfortable. Hence, better easy assemble, dismantled, light, strong should victims. proposed conceptual design of rapid assembly stackable shelter. can stacked when floor separated from shelter’s body beds folded. This allows many shelters transported evacuation site one trip. material fibre reinforced polymer composite. selected jute, as production jute high. floor’s hollow composite wood decking, while footings, bed, window, door roof window high-density polyethylene (HDPE). With simple shelter, installation procedure also becomes very installed non-professional people.