Wang, Z and Rezazadeh Azar, E (2019) BIM-based draft schedule generation in reinforced concrete-framed buildings. Construction Innovation, 19(2), pp. 280-294. ISSN 1471-4175
Abstract
Purpose: Project schedules have a vital role in the effective management of time, cost, scope and resources in construction projects, and creating schedules requires schedulers with construction knowledge and experience. The increase in the complexity of building projects and the emergence of building information modeling (BIM) in the architecture, engineering and construction industry have encouraged researchers to explore BIM capabilities for automated schedule generation. The scope and capabilities of the developed systems, however, are limited and the link between design and scheduling is still underdeveloped. This paper aims to investigate methods to develop a BIM-based framework to automatically generate schedules for concrete-framed buildings. Design/methodology/approach: This system first extracts the required data from the building information model, including elements’ dimensions, quantities, spatial information, materials and other related attributes. It then applies construction rules, prior knowledge and production rate data to create project work-packages, calculate their durations and determine their relationships. Finally, it organizes these results into a schedule using project management software. Findings: This system provides an automated and easy-to-use approach to generate schedules for concrete-framed buildings that are modeled in a BIM platform. It provides two schedules for each project, both a sequential and an overlapped solution, which the schedulers can modify into a practical schedule based on conditions and available resources. Originality/value: This research project presents an innovative approach to use BIM-based attributes of structural elements to develop list of work-packages and estimate their durations, and then it uses a combination of rule-based and case-based reasoning to generate the schedules.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | automation; building information modelling; case-based reasoning; concrete-framed building; construction scheduling; project management |
| Index terms: | reinforced concrete, methodology, construction project, project management software, complexity, emergence, case-based reasoning, scheduling, scheduler, project management, estimate, construction industry, duration, automation, dimension, package, construction scheduling, platform, building information modelling |
| Subjects: | research methods, automation and robotics, production management, digital design, project management theory and practice, project controls, cognitive psychology, industry analysis, systems engineering, information systems, practitioner, digital technology, operations research, building materials, contractual arrangements, health monitoring assessment and metrics, financial and cost management |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Time Control, Cost Management, Health and Safety, Project Management, Research Practice, Construction Materials, Engineering Principles, Roles and Professions, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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