scholarly journals Implementing virtual reality - building information modeling in the construction management curriculum

2022 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 48-69
Author(s):  
Sahar Y. Ghanem
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Head Mounted Display ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Building Information

As the industry transitions towards incorporating BIM in construction projects, adequately qualified students and specialists are essential to this transition. It became apparent that construction management programs required integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) into the curriculum. By bringing Virtual Reality (VR) technology to BIM, VR-BIM would transform the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, and three-dimensional (3D) immersive learning can be a valuable platform to enhance students' ability to recognize a variety of building principles. The study carries out a methodology for implementing the VR-BIM in the construction management undergraduate program. Based on the previous literature review, in-depth analysis of the program, and accreditation requirements, VR-BIM will be implemented throughout the curriculum by combining stand-alone class and integration in the existing courses method. The challenges that may face the program planning to implement VR-BIM are discussed, and few solutions are proposed. The lab classroom layout appropriate for the applications is designed to be adjusted for several layouts to accommodate all learning styles and objectives. A comparison between different Head-Mounted Display (HMD) headsets is carried out to choose the appropriate equipment for the lab.

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.

scholarly journals Applicability of Formwork Automation Design Software for Aluminum Formwork

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (24) ◽  
pp. 9029
Author(s):  
Bokyeong Lee ◽  
Hyeonggil Choi ◽  
Byongwang Min ◽  
Dong-Eun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Design Software ◽  
Modeling Data ◽  
Aided Design

In this study, by applying the developed formwork automation design software to three target structures, we reviewed the applicability of the formwork automation design software for the aluminum formwork. To apply the formwork automation design software, we built an aluminum formwork library based on the conversion of two-dimensional (2D) computer-aided design (CAD) data to three-dimensional building information modeling data for all the components of the aluminum formwork. The results of the automated formwork layout on the target structures using the formwork automation design software confirmed that the wall and deck members were laid out by the set algorithm according to the formwork size and direction. However, because of the limited functionality of the software, the level of completion of the formwork layout was found to be lower than that of the manual formwork layout based on 2D CAD data. The currently developed software is based on a simple algorithm, but has a drawback in that the automated layout is limited to only some of its members. Therefore, additional research should be conducted on the development of advanced software through the diversification of the algorithm, automation of preprocessing of the mesh, and analysis of the relationships of all the members comprising the formwork.

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.

Integration of GIS and BIM in Metro Construction

2014 ◽  
Vol 608-609 ◽  
pp. 698-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Kun Wang ◽  
Peng Li ◽  
Ya Ping Xiao ◽  
Zhi Gang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Modeling Technology ◽  
Effective Combination ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Three Dimensional Models

With application and popularization of information modeling technology, both Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) could represent three dimensional models in different fields. By introducing application features of GIS and BIM in Metro construction, this paper presents such a thought that effective combination of GIS and BIM may play a role at different stages in metro construction.

Towards City Information Modeling

2019 ◽  
pp. 105-120
Author(s):  
Abdalrahman T. Y. Alashi ◽  
Turgay Kerem Koramaz
Keyword(s):  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
Architectural Engineering ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Three Dimensional Models ◽  
Design Construction

In the past two decades, building information modeling (BIM) has been widely adopted by architectural, engineering, and construction firms. Its technology is based on the integration and coordination of different disciplines and professions. It involves creating three-dimensional models containing data that can be organized and manipulated to serve design, construction, and operational phases. This raises the debate over how the existence of a platform that enables urban planners and decision makers of different disciplines is so crucial. Several research studies have recently been done to integrate BIM with geographic information systems (GIS) for numerous purposes, as illustrated by several case studies. This chapter comparatively analyzes different cases, given general acknowledgment of each. Problems and potentials of the existence of such integration will be defined, in order to estimate the need for such a platform. Finally, a model of integration between different disciplines was illustrated as a motivation for further studies in the future concerning this topic.

FACTORS AFFECTING THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING AS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TOOL

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Swapan Saha ◽  
Scott Jessup
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Building Information

There has been growing concern about the efficiency of the Australian construction industry. It has been identified that inefficiencies due to industry fragmentation has significant impacts on the way construction projects are delivered. It is largely believed that Building Information Modeling (BIM) has the potential to significantly improve the efficiency of a project throughout its entire lifecycle. The main focus of BIM research has, up until now, been principally focused on its ever increasing use in the design phase of a project. The construction phase of a project has been largely overlooked, particularly the implementation of BIM during this phase of a project.. A mixed method approach has been utilised in this study comprising of quantitative and qualitative techniques. The quantitative method was conducted through the distribution of a statistically analysed questionnaire survey to a sample population of construction professionals within Australia. Concurrently, the qualitative method of analysis is conducted through case studies of selected construction projects with some involvement of BIM. Through the research, it was proven that Australian construction projects are far from the full utilisation of BIM as a construction management tool. The factors affecting BIM’s utilisation were also discovered in this research and validated through statistical analysis of the population data found by the questionnaire survey.

scholarly journals Digitizing Vanishing Architectural Heritage; The Design and Development of Qatar Historic Buildings Information Modeling [Q-HBIM] Platform

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fodil Fadli ◽  
Mahmoud AlSaeed
Keyword(s):  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Digital Platform ◽  
Urban Heritage ◽  
Building Information

The documentation of vanishing architectural heritage includes intensive information and data gathering, filtering, classification and digitization. Enabling such an endeavor necessitates the act of documentation, which requires the cooperation of several professionals from different fields, extensive resources, precise organization, and robust structuring. Therefore, the design and development of an innovative digital platform to facilitate the interaction between users from different specialties is highly desirable to enable dynamic real-time preservation and protection of such invaluable heritage. The aim of this study is to investigate the existing Qatari built heritage, urban conservation methods and the principles of modern digitizing and archiving techniques to create a sustainable and interactive archiving platform—Qatar Historic Buildings Information Modeling (Q-HBIM) platform. This unique digital platform aims to respond to the needs of the society as well as the experts in the fields of urban heritage conservation and buildings restoration. A literature review was conducted on topics relating to Qatar urban heritage and the principles of three-dimensional digitization technology including an exploration of the aspects of sustainable urban preservation. Accordingly, site analysis (physical, photogrammetric and 3D scanning techniques were used), and in-depth interviews were adopted as the main data collection techniques. The findings of this study elucidate the principles of innovative architectural heritage digitization tools involving Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology and processes. It is anticipated that the present work will formulate an advanced and unique interactive archiving tool in the context of Qatar and GCC/MENA regions in the shape of the: Qatar Historic Building Information Modeling (Q-HBIM) platform.

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