Querying IFC-Based Building Information Models to Support Construction Management Functions

Nepal, Madhav Prasad; Zhang, J.; Webster, April; Staub‐French, Sheryl; Pottinger, Rachel; Lawrence, Michael

doi:10.1061/41020(339)52

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“…The last type of outcome is data models or data methodologies (41 Publications) these outcomes result in a new data structure or data mapping to either integrate or connect data sources. Examples consist of IFC extensions for GIS [6], the creation of query languages such as a spatial query language for BIM [5] or query methods for extracting construction information from IFC based models [55].…”

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BIM for infrastructure: An overall review and constructor perspective

Bradley

Lark

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Automation in Construction

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The subject of Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become a central topic to the improvement of the AECOO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner and Operator) industry around the world, to the point where the concept is being expanded into domains it was not originally conceived to address. Transitioning BIM into the domain of infrastructure projects has provided challenges and emphasized the constructor perspective of BIM. Therefore, this study aims to collect the relevant literature regarding BIM within the Infrastructure domain and its use from the constructor perspective to review and analyse the current industry positioning and research state of the art, with regards to the set criteria. The review highlighted a developing base of BIM for infrastructure. From the analysis, the related research gaps were identified regarding information integration, alignment of BIM processes to constructor business processes & the effective governance and value of information. From this a unique research strategy utilising a framework for information governance coupled with a graph based distributed data environment is outlined to further progress the integration and efficiency of AECOO Infrastructure projects.

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Section: Research Themes and Productsmentioning

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BIM for infrastructure: An overall review and constructor perspective

Bradley

Lark

et al. 2016

Automation in Construction

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128

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“…Construction practitioners use this information in a number of different ways. For example, Wall-to-Column Intersections can require additional framing for movement joints and, Wall-toWall Intersections impact drywall construction costs [25]. Both examples require information above and beyond whether building components simply intersect or not.…”

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“…We designed an ontology by using Protégé [24] which captures knowledge based on the universal concepts of a building design; it is therefore independent of the various XML standard schemas used to represent building designs. Using Protégé also ensures that data can be easily exchanged between applications [25]. As the purpose of our ontology is to represent the design conditions that are critical to building construction practitioners, only those features and relationships that can contribute to the articulation of these conditions are represented.…”

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Improving the usability of standard schemas

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Lawrence³

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Information Systems

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Due to the development of XML and other data models such as OWL and RDF, sharing data is an increasingly common task since these data models allow simple syntactic translation of data between applications. However, in order for data to be shared semantically, there must be a way to ensure that concepts are the same. One approach is to employ commonly used schemas -called standard schemas -which help guarantee that syntactically identical objects have semantically similar meanings. As a result of the spread of data sharing, there has been widespread adoption of standard schemas in a broad range of disciplines and for a wide variety of applications within a very short period of time. However, standard schemas are still in their infancy and have not yet matured or been thoroughly evaluated. It is imperative that the data management research community takes a closer look at how well these standard schemas have fared in real-world applications to identify not only their advantages, but also the operational challenges that real users face.In this paper, we both examine the usability of standard schemas in a comparison that spans multiple disciplines, and describe our first step at resolving some of these issues in our Semantic Modeling System. We evaluate our Semantic Modeling System through a careful case study of the use of standard schemas in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, which we conducted with domain experts. We discuss how our Semantic Modeling System can help the broader problem and also discuss a number of challenges that still remain.

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“…Based on BIM, Vanlande, Nicolle and Cruz (2008) researched the information management in the full lifecycle of the AEC industry, and used IFC files to facilitate the sharing process. Based on the IFC standard, Nepal, Zhang, Webster, Staub-French, Pottinger and Lawrence (2009) researched the expression of the geometry and topology of the components in BIM. Man and Sun researched the structure and expression of the construction information based on the IFC standard (Man & Sun, 2011).…”

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Research on information models for the construction schedule management based on the IFC standard

Xue

Wang

Man

2015

JIEM

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Abstract:Purpose: The purpose of this article is to study the description and extension of the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) standard in the construction schedule management, which achieves the information exchange and sharing among the different information systems and stakeholders, and facilitates the collaborative construction in construction projects.Design/methodology/approach: The schedule information processing and coordination are difficult in complex construction projects. However, Building Information Modeling (BIM) provides a platform for exchanging and sharing information among information systems and stakeholders based on the IFC standard.Through analyzing the plan, implementing, check and control, the information flow in the schedule management is reflected based on the IDEF0. According to the IFC4, the information models for the schedule management are established, which not only includes the each aspect of the schedule management, but also includes the cost management, the resource management, the quality management, the risk management and so on. Findings:The information requirement for the construction schedule management can be summarized into three aspects: the schedule plan information, the implementing information and the check and control information, and three aspects can be described through the existing -615-Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management -http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.1283 and extended entities of the IFC4, and different information models are established respectively. Originality/value:The main contribution of the article is to establish construction schedule management information models, which achieve the information exchange and sharing in the construction project, and facilitate the development of the application software to meet requirements of the construction project.

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Querying IFC-Based Building Information Models to Support Construction Management Functions

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

BIM for infrastructure: An overall review and constructor perspective

BIM for infrastructure: An overall review and constructor perspective

Improving the usability of standard schemas

Research on information models for the construction schedule management based on the IFC standard

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