Project Production Flows in Off-Site Prefabrication: BIM-Enabled Railway Infrastructure

Arashpour, Mehrdad; Bai, Y.; Kamat, Vineet R.; Hosseini, Reza; Martek, Igor

doi:10.22260/isarc2018/0011

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“…Prior work has utilised different simulation approaches to model civil infrastructure processes [40,41]. This paper reviews such simulation approaches.…”

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Process Modelling in Civil Infrastructure Projects: A Review of Construction Simulation Methods

Alkaissy¹,

Arashpour²,

Fayezi³

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)

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It is known that process simulation is a feasible solution to deal with real-world complexities and problems. Civil infrastructure in particular, is a complex system that can benefit from process simulation. This paper provides a critical overview of different simulation modelling paradigms used in construction to achieve better system performance. Three simulation paradigms of agent based modelling, discrete events simulation, and system dynamics are reviewed and their different applications, specifically in civil infrastructure are discussed. The paper then discusses the hybrid paradigms of agent based modelling with system dynamics, and agent based modelling with discrete event simulation, and how hybrid approaches have better capabilities to model complex problems occurring in civil infrastructure. Such modelling approaches, therefore, will improve overall efficiency of construction production.

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“…Prior work has utilised different simulation approaches to model civil infrastructure processes [40,41]. This paper reviews such simulation approaches.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Process Modelling in Civil Infrastructure Projects: A Review of Construction Simulation Methods

Alkaissy¹,

Arashpour²,

Fayezi³

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)

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“…), and limiting possible risks and project errors due to improved communication between all actors involved [11]. Certainly, BIM has been widely applied in the design phases of railways [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Furthermore, BIM methodologies can be applied to facility management in order to gain efficiencies in management.…”

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Application of openBIM for the Management of Existing Railway Infrastructure: Case Study of the Cancello–Benevento Railway Line

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In the field of infrastructure, the development and application of the openBIM (open Building Information Modeling) approach and related standards (principally Industry Foundation Classes) remain limited with regard to processes in O&M (Operation and Maintenance) phases, as well as the broader context of AM (Asset Management). This article deals with the activities carried out as part of a pilot project based on the need to manage the operation and assess the condition and value of existing infrastructure along the Cancello–Benevento railway line. The principal goal was to systematize information by digitalizing the infrastructure, in order to enable the assessment of possible performance gaps (compared to national railway standards) in the event of integration within the national infrastructure. In compliance with the project requirements, a digitalization strategy was designed for the definition of surveying activities and the implementation of openBIM systems for the development of an object library and a federated digital model, structured within the collaborative platform that was used, and allowing management, maintenance, and subsequent financial evaluation in the broader context of asset management. The project involved the collaboration of railway operators, a university, and a software company that implemented innovative concepts concerning IFC (specifically, IFC4x2 was used) through the development of dedicated software solutions. The digital solution we proposed enabled the use of digital models as access keys to survey and maintenance information (ERP platforms used by the railway operators) that was available in real time. This project was nominated at the buildingSMART awards 2021 and was one of three finalists in the “Asset Management Using openBIM” category.

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“…With the rapid development of advanced information technology (IT) in recent years, numerous efforts started employing building information modeling (BIM), which refers to the collaborative process of creating, sharing and utilizing information of the building life cycle (Eastman et al 2011), in OSM projects. The integration of BIM and OSM brings benefits such as improving information exchange and modeling (Nawari 2012), addressing schedule delay problems (Li et al 2017), and managing production flows (Arashpour et al 2018).…”

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Investigating the New Zealand Off-Site Manufacturing Industry’s Readiness for Automated Compliance Checking

Zou

Guo

et al. 2022

J. Constr. Eng. Manage.

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Numerous automated compliance checking (ACC) approaches have been developed over the last half of the twentieth century. However, little is known as to how well the ACC technology has served the off-site manufacturing (OSM) industry from the end users' perspective. This paper aims to measure the New Zealand (NZ) OSM industry's awareness and readiness for ACC and explore a pathway toward wider ACC adoption. It first reports on a survey study in NZ with 44 valid survey responses. It then proposes a high-level roadmap with key actions that can facilitate wider ACC adoption through 16 interviews with international ACC experts and a focus group with nine local OSM stakeholders. The results show that although there is a high demand for automating compliance processes, the OSM industry, especially small and medium enterprises, are not ready to adopt the ACC technology. Suggestions to address this include (1) establish the foundation for broad ACC adoption; (2) boost the development of the ACC technology to expedite its maturity, (3) test the ACC technology under different scenarios and customize it for the NZ context; (4) encourage the government to provide funding and policy support; and (5) promote education and training of both building information modeling (BIM) and ACC to OSM stakeholders. The results can provide software vendors with valuable information about user expectations and requirements to develop ACC products that can better serve NZ OSM projects, and help OSM stakeholders in NZ and countries with similar economic and regulatory structures to understand the technological and nontechnological gaps to better prepare for the ACC technology adoption.

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Project Production Flows in Off-Site Prefabrication: BIM-Enabled Railway Infrastructure

Cited by 6 publications

References 31 publications

Process Modelling in Civil Infrastructure Projects: A Review of Construction Simulation Methods

Process Modelling in Civil Infrastructure Projects: A Review of Construction Simulation Methods

Application of openBIM for the Management of Existing Railway Infrastructure: Case Study of the Cancello–Benevento Railway Line

Investigating the New Zealand Off-Site Manufacturing Industry’s Readiness for Automated Compliance Checking

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