BrIM for project delivery and the life-cycle: state of the art

Abstract

Bridge Information Modelling (BrIM) was introduced to bridge enterprise stakeholders in design, construction, operations and management. These stakeholders are increasingly realizing that a well thought out leveraging of bridge data for multiple purposes through the entire bridge life cycle is important. This paper surveys the genesis and development of BrIM supported by NSBA, NCHRP, AASHTO, and FHWA. This includes aspects that distinguish it from its close cousin, Building Information Modeling (BIM). Principal questions, issues, and challenges that have been raised by various stakeholders about BrIM are summarized in this paper to help clarify the way forward to increased industry acceptance and deployment of BrIM-enabled workflow.

Bridge Management to the Year 2020 and Beyond

“…Data analysis is the processing of data using analysis routines-analytics that produce output-results in terms of reports or summaries to help managers make balanced and well-supported bridge management decisions. As indicated earlier, there are four main phases in the life cycle of a bridge: design, construction, operations (e.g., load rating, permitting, and routing), and bridge program management (e.g., planning, programming, and implementing of maintenance and repair, rehabilitation, and replacement activities) (3)(4)(5)(6). Current BMSs contain mainly the bridge inventory data-information describing the bridge and bridge inspection data-information describing bridge condition.…”

“…Under the auspices of AASHTO, NCHRP developed a generic network-This paper reviews recent advances in the automation and communications technologies that will significantly advance the tools available to manage bridges for their entire life cycle. It reviews the recent emergence of "cradle-to-grave" integrated and comprehensive approaches through Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) (3)(4)(5)(6), which has opened up new horizons for the future of bridge management. This paper examines and projects, to the year 2020 and beyond, the substantive impact of technological advances, as well as of this innovative concept, on the coordinated management of the various distinct phases in the bridge life cycle.…”

Retracted: Using BIM to Improve the Design and Construction of Bridge Projects: A Case Study of a Long-Span Steel-Box Arch Bridge Project

“…In summary, these research studies have made some useful attempts at adopting BIM-related technologies in various kinds of bridge projects, particularly to aid in the visualization and structural analysis of bridge design, the scheduling and visual control of bridge construction, and the production and control of prefabricated units, and it is believed that BIM will contribute to creating more efficient design and construction processes. Even so, BIM and relevant technologies are not well and extensively employed in bridge projects worldwide [13]. The use of BIM in bridge projects has only recently been tried and is still fragmented, focusing mostly on conflict detection, and scheduling and sequencing simulations.…”

Integration of BIM and Immersive Technologies for AEC: A Scientometric-SWOT Analysis and Critical Content Review

“…The adoption level of BIM has significantly risen in the last decade around the world to about 73% adoption in the UK industry as per a National Building Specification (NBS) report 2020 [3]. Despite having several advantages, the communication flow in terms of interoperability between various stakeholders limits the adoption and implementation of BIM [4,5], as the walkability in a project on a real scale requires integration with other visualization techniques [6].…”