CURRICULUM RENEWAL IN ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION: VISUALIZING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING VIA AUGMENTED REALITY

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Arashpour ◽  
Guillermo Aranda-Mena
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
The Body ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Construction Education ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Building Information

Building information modeling (BIM) has long been utilized in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) education. Learning and teaching (L & T) research has revealed a range of shortcomings in using BIM such as unfamiliarity of students and graduates with real-world field operations and decision making processes. Better visualization of BIM via augmented reality (AR) is an innovative educational approach that can address the aforementioned problems. This paper, proposes AR-powered BIM as a robust platform to be adopted in the AEC education with the aim of improving student experience and learning. After discussing advantages and disadvantages of BIM and AR as two separate platforms, opportunities and challenges to combine the two are investigated. This work contributes to the body of knowledge in the field of AEC education by investigating the dynamics of using AR-powered BIM in curriculum design.

scholarly journals Building Information Modeling Methods for Post-Earthquake Retrofitting Visualization of Buildings Using Augmented Reality

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 5739
Author(s):  
Zhansheng Liu ◽  
Wenyan Bai
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Repair Process ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Visualization Process ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Seismic Resilience

The post-earthquake retrofitting and repair process of a building is a key factor in improving its seismic capability. A thorough understanding of retrofitting methods and processes will aid in repairing post-earthquake buildings and improving seismic resilience. This study aims to develop a visualization framework for the post-earthquake retrofitting of buildings which builds models based on building information modeling (BIM) and realizes visualization using augmented reality (AR). First, multi-level representation methods and coding criteria are used to process the models for a damaged member. Then, an information collection template is designed for integrating multi-dimensional information, such as damage information, retrofitting methods, technical solutions, and construction measures. Subsequently, a BIM model is presented in three dimensions (3D) using AR. Finally, the visualization process is tested through experiments, which demonstrate the feasibility of using the framework to visualize the post-earthquake retrofitting of a building.

BUILDING DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BASED ON A DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT OF ITS LEVEL OF COMPETITIVENESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-319
Author(s):  
Vadim V. Krivorotov ◽  
Alexei V. Kalina ◽  
Sergei E. Erypalov ◽  
Maxim V. Aksenov
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Integrated Information

Improving the competitiveness of Russian industrial enterprises (including the construction industry) is a priority task at the current stage of development of the country’s economy. The purpose of this study is to develop methodological tools that would allow building strategic plans for the development of a construction company using a dynamic method for assessing its competitiveness. The hypothesis is that the target parameters of the development of a construction company, which take into account the influence of competitive factors, inevitably increase its level. This article provides an analytical review of existing methods for assessing the competitiveness of enterprises, identifies their advantages and disadvantages. The authors have chosen the dynamic approach to assessing the competitiveness of an enterprise; they propose certain aspects of its modernization, taking into account the specifics of construction production; the main indicators and algorithms used in this approach are presented. The competitiveness of the PIK group, Russia’s largest construction company, was evaluated in comparison with the Swedish development company Skanska Group, which is successful on the world market. The most problematic performance indicators of the Russian company that have a negative impact on its competitiveness are identified. Modeling of the dependence of the company’s competitiveness level on these indicators is performed. The results show that the key tool for eliminating these shortcomings can be the introduction of integrated information modeling based on big data for the entire development cycle: building information modeling — BIM (Building Information Modeling), augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies, and customer relationship management systems (CRM), among some others. The authors show how the key performance indicators of the company change after the introduction of integrated information modeling of the entire development cycle and what the forecast level of the company’s competitiveness can be expected at the end of 2020.

Augmented Reality im Bauwesen: Teil 1 – Anwendungs- und Anforderungsanalyse/Augmented Reality in civil engineering: Part 1 – Use-case and requirement analysis

Bauingenieur ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 95 (10) ◽  
pp. 379-388
Author(s):  
Christian Schranz ◽  
Alexander Gerger ◽  
Harald Urban
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Requirement Analysis ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Building Information

Zusammenfassung Die Bauwirtschaft gehört bis dato zu den am wenigsten von der Digitalisierung erfassten Wirtschaftszweigen. Der vermehrte Einsatz von Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Planungsbüros beschleunigt nun die Digitalisierung des Bauwesens. Dies ermöglicht den vermehrten Einsatz weiterer digitaler Tools im Bauprozess, zum Beispiel Augmented Reality (AR). Neue Tools bieten die Chance, die vorhandenen Prozesse neu zu überdenken und auf Innovations- und Effizienzpotenzial zu untersuchen. Die Autoren sehen für die Technologie AR großes Potenzial im Bauprozess. Im Forschungsprojekt AR-AQ-Bau führten sie daher eine Anwendungs- und Anforderungsanalyse für AR durch. In diesem Artikel werden einige derzeitige und mögliche Anwendungen von AR im Bauwesen sowie deren Anforderungen an AR-Hard- und Software (z. B. durch die Besonderheiten der Baustelle) dargestellt und ein Ausblick in die Zukunft gegeben. Der Anwendungsbereich von AR ist äußerst vielfältig. Einerseits kann BIM dadurch leichter auf die Baustelle übertragen und können Abnahmen und Qualitätskontrollen durchgeführt werden. Andererseits stellen ein Remote-Expert-System, Schulungen und die Unterstützung im Behördenverfahren weitere Einsatzmöglichkeiten dar.

Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Historic Building Information Modeling (HBIM) for Built Heritage Enhancement

2020 ◽  
pp. 111-136
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Banfi ◽  
Daniela Oreni
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
Three Dimensional Modeling ◽  
Generative Modeling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Heritage Building

The latest developments in the field of generative modeling and building information modeling for heritage building (HBIM) have allowed the authors to increase the level of transmissibility of information through the most modern techniques of virtual and augmented reality (VR-AR). This chapter summarises the last years of applied research in the field of three-dimensional modeling oriented to digitise and correctly represent the built heritage thanks to the integration of the most modern three-dimensional survey techniques with a scan-to-BIM process based on new grades of generation (GOG) and accuracy (GOA). The new paradigm of the complexity of the built heritage, its tangible and intangible values, have been shared through new immersive ways able to increase the information contents and the knowledge accumulated in the last years of one of the most representative and unique buildings of the Lombard architecture: the Cà Granda in Milan.

Onsite Proactive Construction Defect Management Using Mixed Reality Integrated With 5D Building Information Modeling

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-34
Author(s):  
Pratheesh Kumar M. R. ◽  
Reji S. ◽  
Abeneth S. ◽  
Pradeep K.
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Construction Work ◽  
Defect Management ◽  
The Third ◽  
Building Information

Defect management in civil construction work is crucial. This work is aimed at analyzing the conventional method of construction defect management and to bring out a framework for integrating 5D building information modeling with mixed reality. This work is divided into three parts. The first part is the integration of 5D building information modeling with augmented reality that helps to understand the architectural concepts and visualize the workflow onsite. The second part of the work is to develop a user-defined target-based marker-less augmented reality to send screenshots of augmented models and exact progress of work from construction site to engineers working in other locations. The third part of the work is to integrate virtual reality to enable virtual tours of the real site that will be useful for the customers to visualize the building virtually and for the builders to promote sales.

Augmented Reality im Bauwesen: Teil 2 – Baustellentaugliches Trackingsystem/Augmented Reality in Civil Engineering: Part 2 – site-compatible tracking system

Bauingenieur ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 95 (12) ◽  
pp. 501-508
Author(s):  
H. Urban ◽  
T. Irschik ◽  
Ch. Schranz ◽  
Ch. Schönauer
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
System P ◽  
Building Information

Zusammenfassung Building Information Modeling (BIM) etabliert sich immer mehr in der Planungsphase als auch in der Ausführungsphase. Augmented Reality (AR) ermöglicht die Verwendung von BIM direkt auf der Baustelle und fördert somit den verstärkten Einsatz von BIM im Bauprozess. Sowohl Tablets als auch Datenbrillen können für AR zum Einsatz kommen. Datenbrillen bieten aus Sicht der Autoren in Zukunft einige wichtige Vorteile für den Einsatz auf der Baustelle – bei ihnen bleiben zum Beispiel die Hände frei. Für einen produktiven Einsatz der AR-Datenbrille ist die jederzeit richtige Positionierung (auch Tracking genannt) des virtuellen Modells auf der Baustelle essentiell. Die Baustelle stellt dabei aufgrund der äußeren Rahmenbedingungen große Herausforderungen an das Trackingsystem. Viele Oberflächen sind relativ gleichmäßig grau oder weiß. Suboptimale Lichtverhältnisse und kaum dauerhafte Erkennungspunkte erschweren zusätzlich das Tracking. Im Projekt AR-AQ-Bau beschäftigen sich die Autoren mit der Übertragung von BIM auf die Baustelle mittels AR-Datenbrillen und führten dazu verschiedene Trackingtests durch. Dieser Artikel zeigt vorhandene Probleme und mögliche Lösungen für das Tracking des AR-Modells auf Baustellen.

scholarly journals Blockchain and Building Information Modeling (BIM): Review and Applications in Post-Disaster Recovery

Buildings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nawari Nawari ◽  
Shriraam Ravindran
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
The Body ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Post Disaster

Blockchain Technology (BCT) is a growing digital technology that in recent years has gained widespread traction in various industries in the public and private sectors. BCT is a decentralized ledger that records every transaction made in the network, known as a ‘block’, the body of which is comprised of encrypted data of the entire transaction history. BCT was introduced as the working mechanism that forms the operational basis of Bitcoin, the first digital cryptocurrency to gain mainstream appeal. The introduction of decentralized data exchange technology in any industry would require strengthened security, enforce accountability, and could potentially accelerate a shift in workflow dynamics from current centralized architectures to a decentralized, cooperative chain of command and affect a cultural and societal change by encouraging trust and transparency. BCT aims at creating a system that would offer a robust self-regulating, self-monitoring, and cyber-resilient data transaction operation, assuring the facilitation and protection of a truly efficient data exchange system. In the state of Florida, climate change and unpredicted weather disasters have put pressure on state and local decision-makers to adapt quick and efficient post-disaster recovery systems. Part of the recovery efforts is the reconstruction of buildings and infrastructure. The introduction of new technologies in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry can contribute to addressing recovery and rebuilding after the event of a natural disaster. With parallel technological advancement in geospatial data and Geographic Information System (GIS), as well as worsening climatic conditions, concerns can be suitably addressed by employing an integrated system of both Building Information Modeling (BIM) and BCT. While several potential applications of BIM must provide solutions to disaster-related issues, few have seen practical applications in recent years that indicate the potential benefits of such implementations. The feasibility of BIM-based applications still rests on the reliability of connectivity and cyber-security, indicating a strong use case for using BCT in conjunction with BIM for post-disaster recovery. This research depicts a survey of BCT and its applications in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industries and examines the potential incorporation within the BIM process to address post-disaster rebuilding problems. Moreover, the study investigates the potential application of BCT in improving the framework for automating the building permitting process using Smart Contract (SC) technologies and Hyperledger Fabric (HLF), as well as discussing future research areas. The study proposes a new conceptualized framework resulting from the integration of BCT and BIM processes to improve the efficiency of building permit processes in post-disaster events.

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