Automated framework for optimized path-planning for pile foundation drilling machines based on 4D BIM modelling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Mellenthin Filardo ◽  
Rohith Akula ◽  
Tino Walther ◽  
Hans-Joachim Bargstädt
Keyword(s):  
Pile Foundation ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
Shortest Distance ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Travelling Salesperson Problem ◽  
Or Modelling

<p>While the Building Information Modeling (BIM) method allows accurate information modelling and thus more robust predictions, it often needs to be combined with tasks beyond the model or modelling phase, especially if the goal is a model-based construction phase. This study proposes an optimization workflow for the construction of pile foundations, since they are part of a varying range of building and infrastructure projects. Pile foundation drilling is an extensive construction process, which can be optimized significantly by reducing the execution length through an effective drilling path plan and automated data transfer. This was achieved through the combination of optimization algorithms, which were linked to the 3D BIM model and selected the shortest distance between piles using Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm, based on the Travelling Salesperson Problem (TSP). Subsequently the script created separate security distance-compliant tours for drilling machines, calculated construction times and converted the resulting paths into schedules, which in turn could be updated to the 3D BIM model to generate a 4D animation of the construction process. The developed optimization framework and script were tested with a construction company focused on special foundations based in Germany.</p>

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.

scholarly journals Use of bim technology in transport infrastructure projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (8) ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
Szabłowska Paulina ◽  
Rochel Maciej
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Object Modeling ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Modeling Technology ◽  
Building Information

This paper describes the possibilities of using BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology based on object modeling in transport infrastructure projects. The main focus was on investments such as roads and railways. The objectives of implementing this technology were presented and its benefits for participants of the construction process were discussed. The basic principles, norms and documents related to the BIM methodology have been outlined. Then it was described at what stage the introduction of this technology is on the Polish market. Finally, examples of "implementation" projects currently implemented by the main managers of the rail and road network in Poland, ie PKP PLK and GDDKiA, were shown. Keywords: civil engineering, BIM, infrastructure.

scholarly journals Development of a CityGML Application Domain Extension for Simulating the Building Construction Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Yunping Liu ◽  
Chen Lin ◽  
Liangchen Zhou ◽  
Bingxian Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Application Domain ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Domain Extension ◽  
Building Information ◽  
The City

Virtual 3D city models can be stored and exchanged in the CityGML open data model. When dynamic phenomena in 3D cities are represented with a CityGML application domain extension (ADE), the objects in CityGML are often used as static background, and it is difficult to represent the evolutionary process of the objects themselves. Although a construction process model in building information modeling (BIM) is available, it cannot efficiently and accurately simulate the building construction process at the city level. Accordingly, employing the arrow diagramming method, we developed a CityGML ADE to represent this process. We extended the hierarchy of the model and proposed the process levels of detail model. Subsequently, we explored a mechanism to associate the construction process and building objects as well as the mechanism to automate construction process transitions. Experiments indicated that the building construction process ADE (BCPADE) could adequately express the characteristics of this process. Compared with the building construction process model in the architecture, engineering, and construction field, BCPADE removes redundant information, i.e., that unrelated to a 3D city. It can adequately express building construction processes at multiple spatiotemporal scales and accurately convey building object behavior during building evolution, such as adding, removal, merging, and change. Such characteristics enable BCPADE to render efficient and accurate simulations of the building construction process at the city level.

scholarly journals BIM Transition Process in Construction Companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Support Engineering

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is considered among the most challenging developments in the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industries. BIM is a software based three-dimensional design process that helps the AEC staff obtain and manage the digitally represented building data to support engineering, construction, procurement, and installation activities. The diffusion of the BIM approach in the construction industry has gained acceleration in the last decade. With the advances in information technologies, existence of highly capable commercial software packages, and mandates dictated by the clients, many construction companies have started to employ BIM in their projects. This study aims to investigate the BIM transition process in the construction companies. An interview has been conducted with the executives of a Turkish construction company to analyze the BIM transition process, through three main phases: pre-transition period, transition period, and post-transition period. In the pretransition period, the motivations of the company to adopt the BIM approach are examined. In the transition period, the challenges encountered and preventive measures taken are indicated. In the post-transition period, the short- and long-term effects of adopting the BIM approach are discussed. The study is expected to guide the construction professionals that intend to implement BIM in their transition process.

scholarly journals Towards a BIM-based System Integrated to a Virtual Reality Platform

2019 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Support Engineering

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is considered among the most challenging developments in the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industries. BIM is a software based three-dimensional design process that helps the AEC staff obtain and manage the digitally represented building data to support engineering, construction, procurement, and installation activities. The diffusion of the BIM approach in the construction industry has gained acceleration in the last decade. With the advances in information technologies, existence of highly capable commercial software packages, and mandates dictated by the clients, many construction companies have started to employ BIM in their projects. This study aims to investigate the BIM transition process in the construction companies. An interview has been conducted with the executives of a Turkish construction company to analyze the BIM transition process, through three main phases: pre-transition period, transition period, and post-transition period. In the pretransition period, the motivations of the company to adopt the BIM approach are examined. In the transition period, the challenges encountered and preventive measures taken are indicated. In the post-transition period, the short- and long-term effects of adopting the BIM approach are discussed. The study is expected to guide the construction professionals that intend to implement BIM in their transition process.

scholarly journals Application of BIM technology combined with artificial intelligence in construction management

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoan Wei
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Steel Structure ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Processing Scheme ◽  
Building Information

The construction industry is a kind of multi-project engineering. The management in the construction process is an important factor in ensuring construction quality. This paper briefly introduced the relevant content of building information modeling (BIM) and the application of BIM combined with the genetic algorithm in optimizing the processing scheme in the cutting process of steel structure buildings, and took a grid-shaped steel shed in Zhengzhou, Henan, as an example to compare the traditional and BIM optimized schemes. The results showed that the BIM-optimized scheme could make better use of raw materials with different specifications and the optimization scheme had higher economic benefits because of higher utilization rate, fewer processing personnel, and fewer working hours

scholarly journals Building Information Modeling-Based Building Energy Modeling: Investigation of Interoperability and Simulation Results

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed H. Elnabawi
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Energy Modeling ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Energy Modeling ◽  
Building Information

There is increasing need to apply building information modeling (BIM) to low energy buildings, this includes building energy modeling (BEM). If a building energy model can be flawlessly generated from a BIM model, the energy simulation process can be better integrated within the design, can be more competent, and timesaving. However, concerns about both the reliability and integrity of the data transfer process and the interoperability between the BIM and BEM prevent any implementation of BIM-based energy modeling on a large scale. This study addresses the accuracy and integrity of BIM-based energy modeling by investigating how well Autodesk's Revit (BIM), in conjunction with two of the most used energy modeling programs (BEM) known as DesignBuilder and Virtual Environment (IES-ve), were integrated in terms of interoperability, including location and weather files, geometry, construction and materials, thermal zones, occupancy operating schedules, and HVAC systems. All misrepresented data during the interoperability process were identified, followed by benchmarking between the BIM-based energy modeling simulation outcomes and the actual energy consumption of the case study, to assess the reliability of the process. The investigation has revealed a number of interoperability issues regarding the BIM data input and BEM data interpretation. Overall, BIM-based energy modeling proved to be a promising tool for sustainable and low energy building design, however, the BIM to BEM process is a non-standardized method of producing building energy models as it varies from one modeler to another, and the BIM to BEM process. All these might slow down any possible application for the process and might cause some uncertainties for the professionals in the field applying it.

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING AND FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF DELAY AND DISRUPTION

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ageliki Valavanoglou ◽  
Detlef Heck
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Delay Analysis ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Project Schedule ◽  
Cumulative Impact ◽  
Information Models ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Building Information Models ◽  
Project Delay

Delay and Disruption is a common occurrence in construction projects. The challenges of forensic schedule analysis and the evaluation of the extent of project delay increase with the degree of complexity of a project. The occurrence of multiple concurrent delays, secondary effects and the cumulative impact of delay and disruption events can render the establishment of entitlement to extension of time and reimbursement a difficult task. In order for the claiming party to receive compensation for project delay and disruption, causation, liability and quantum have to be demonstrated and proven. Advances in technology have made a shift from conventional delay analysis methods towards delay and disruption analysis supported by Building Information Models possible. Research and application of Building Information Models has increased in recent years, exploring information coordination on multiple dimensions. Linking the fourth dimension of time to a 3D model enables the user to visualize a representation of the construction process. The application of 4D simulation in forensic schedule analysis is a great tool for the visualization of delay events and their effects on the project schedule and the construction process. Although 4D Building Information Models are able to assist forensic schedule analysis, the identification of the cause and effect relationship of delay events of complex construction works, requires an expert who is not only familiar with the software tools but has also experience in delay analysis and is able to clearly determine the accuracy of the produced data. 4D Building Information Models can simulate a high level of project performance, producing great quantities of data. The role of the delay analyst is to identify the relevant facts from the great quantities of data simulated in the 4D model, in order to support his findings of entitlement, causation and resulting damages. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of 4D Building Information Modelling in delay and disruption claims and outline the expertise required to perform the forensic schedule analysis.

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