Development of a Bridge Management System Based on the Building Information Modeling Technology

Wan, Chunfeng; Zhou, Zhenwei; Liu, Siyuan; Ding, Youliang; Xu, Zhao‐Dong; Yang, Zhangwei; Xia, Yefei; Yin, Fan

doi:10.3390/su11174583

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“…There have been numerous studies related to the health monitoring and maintenance of bridges by using BIM models [ 204 , 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 ]. Combining BIM with other programs such as GIS improves the process of monitoring and risk or damage analysis [ 215 , 216 ].…”

Section: Content Analysismentioning

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Application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Health Monitoring and Maintenance Process: A Systematic Review

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Kioumarsi

2021

Sensors

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Improvements in the science of health monitoring and maintenance have facilitated the observation of damage and defects in existing structures and infrastructures, such as bridges and railways. The need to extend sensing technology through the use of wireless sensors as well as the lack of description tools for understanding, visualizing, and documenting sensor outputs has encouraged researchers to use powerful tools such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) systems. BIM has become important because of conducting tools widely used in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry to present and manage information on structural systems and situations. Since combining health monitoring and maintenance results with BIM models is a new field of study, and most projects utilize various aspects of it, we have conducted a review of important work related to this subject published from 2010 to November of 2020. After reviewing 278 journal articles, research trends, approaches, methods, gaps, and future agenda related to BIM in monitoring and maintenance were highlighted. This paper, through a bibliometric and content analysis, concludes that besides main improvements, some limitations now exist which affect the modeling and maintenance process. These limitations are related to extending the IFC schema, optimizing sensor data, interoperability among various BIM platforms, optimization of various sensing technologies for fault detection and management of huge amounts of data, besides consideration of environmental effects on monitoring hazards and underground objects. Finally, this paper aims to help to solve the mentioned limitation through a comprehensive review of existing research.

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Section: Content Analysismentioning

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Application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Health Monitoring and Maintenance Process: A Systematic Review

Panah

Kioumarsi

2021

Sensors

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“…Ref. [32] proposed fatigue life, as expressed by Equation (12), based on the results of an experiment involving constant cyclic stress. Because the following equation was proposed through the results of an experiment and adopted in the design standard, it was applied to the information system in this study.…”

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“…However, the bridge data schema for the whole lifecycle remain incomplete because the IFC Infrastructure project is at the initial stage, and thus is focused on the improvement of modeling. To overcome the limitations of the current IFC, an increasing number of studies in the BIM and BMS fields have been undertaken to extend the data schema based on the IFC [10][11][12].…”

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Development of BIM-Based Bridge Maintenance System Considering Maintenance Data Schema and Information System

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Due to the significant increase in the age of infrastructure globally, maintenance of existing structures has been prioritized over the construction of new structures, which are very costly. However, many infrastructure facilities have not been managed efficiently due to a lack of well-trained staff and budget limitations. Bridge management systems (BMSs) have been constructed and operated globally to maintain the originally designed structural performance and to overcome the inefficiency of maintenance practices for existing bridges. Unfortunately, because most of the current BMSs are based on 2D information systems, bridge maintenance data and information are not utilized effectively for bridge management. To overcome these problems, studies of BMSs based on building information modeling (BIM) have significantly increased in number. Most previous studies have proposed comprehensive frameworks containing approximate and limited information for maintenance to utilize BIM technology. Moreover, the utilization level of the maintenance information is less efficient because detailed information regarding safety diagnosis and maintenance are not included in data formats that are interpretable by computer algorithms. Therefore, in this study, a BIM-based BMS, including detailed information relating to safety diagnosis and maintenance, was constructed for the sustainability of bridge maintenance. To consider detailed information in the BMS, a maintenance data schema and its information system were established via the compilation of detailed information for safety diagnosis, repair and strengthening, remaining life, and valuation. In addition, a web data management program (WDMP) was developed using the maintenance data schema and information system, and was connected with the Midas CIM, which is a 3D modeling program. Finally, a prototype of the proposed BMS was established for an actual bridge in Korea. The proposed BMS in this study may be expected to improve the existing management practices for maintenance, and to reduce maintenance cost and information loss.

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“…This gives an idea of the magnitude of the required maintenance and structural management activities. Here is where the BIM technology can develop an efficient management and maintenance system for bridges [12], which in turn will improve traffic safety. For that goal, a standard method for structural modeling is required.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The countries investing most in this system are Finland, Denmark, and Germany [21]. Nevertheless, the system still holds some drawbacks [12].…”

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New Perspectives for BIM Usage in Transportation Infrastructure Projects

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Although there is already a great amount of scientific literature dealing with the use of building information modeling (BIM) in engineering activities, the majority refer to successful case studies using the usual methods and technology of building construction but rarely bring up the real problems for implementing BIM methodology to the field of transportation infrastructure. It must be also considered that the construction activity is only a part of the infrastructure life and the stakeholder must consider the works of enlargement, renewal, and maintenance of the infrastructure. The purpose of this paper is not only to show a mere review of the existing literature but also present a rational analysis for the use of BIM in different areas of civil engineering. For that purpose, the gathered experience in the use of BIM in civil engineering projects in the final course of Civil Engineering Master Studies in the Civil Engineering School (ETSICCP) at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid were compared with the reported literature. This way, a complete and updated information regarding tendencies, applications, and practice along with limitations and benefits can be presented. The significance of this research relies on the original insight of BIM for civil engineering applications through four case studies. Two of them were focused on construction possibilities and the other two on the possibilities in the exploitation, rehabilitation, and maintenance. The results showed that despite the lack of previous experiences, the use of BIM methodology is possible for activities such as maintenance, managing, or expansion of infrastructure by applying different specific software packages. Among the main problems needing to be addressed are the following: handling of big data files, the integration of new data non-related with the modeled object, and interchange of data without losing information. That proves the need of new more efficient techniques to overcome the challenge of the full use of BIM in the civil engineering field and obtain the mutual advantage of the co-operation of the academic and industrial worlds.

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Development of a Bridge Management System Based on the Building Information Modeling Technology

Cited by 65 publications

References 24 publications

Application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Health Monitoring and Maintenance Process: A Systematic Review

Application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Health Monitoring and Maintenance Process: A Systematic Review

Development of BIM-Based Bridge Maintenance System Considering Maintenance Data Schema and Information System

New Perspectives for BIM Usage in Transportation Infrastructure Projects

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