TY - JOUR

T1 - IFC concepts in the execution phase of conventional tunneling projects

AU - Huymajer, Marco

AU - Peskalova, Galina

AU - Wenighofer, Robert

AU - Huemer, Christian

AU - Mazak-Huemer, Alexandra

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s)

PY - 2024/1

Y1 - 2024/1

N2 - The documentation process of conventional tunneling projects is time-consuming and costly. Building Information Modeling (BIM) has enabled substantial productivity gains in the Architecture, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) sector. However, BIM has only been marginally adopted in the execution phase of conventional tunneling projects. For this purpose, we propose a BIM model that facilitates fully digital and automated data exchange between project stakeholders. We use the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) as a basis and identify concepts potentially useful to represent data from the execution phase of construction projects. We demonstrate how IFC concepts are utilized to represent a shift report of a conventional tunneling project. Thereby, we deliver a reference model as an implementation guide for software developers in this domain. This may serve as a blueprint for handling construction management data in a machine-readable format, laying the foundations for Big Open BIM in the execution phase of construction projects.

AB - The documentation process of conventional tunneling projects is time-consuming and costly. Building Information Modeling (BIM) has enabled substantial productivity gains in the Architecture, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) sector. However, BIM has only been marginally adopted in the execution phase of conventional tunneling projects. For this purpose, we propose a BIM model that facilitates fully digital and automated data exchange between project stakeholders. We use the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) as a basis and identify concepts potentially useful to represent data from the execution phase of construction projects. We demonstrate how IFC concepts are utilized to represent a shift report of a conventional tunneling project. Thereby, we deliver a reference model as an implementation guide for software developers in this domain. This may serve as a blueprint for handling construction management data in a machine-readable format, laying the foundations for Big Open BIM in the execution phase of construction projects.

KW - Building Information Modeling

KW - Tunneling

KW - Industry Foundation Classes

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U2 - 10.1016/j.tust.2023.105368

DO - 10.1016/j.tust.2023.105368

M3 - Article

VL - 143.2024

JO - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

JF - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

SN - 0886-7798

IS - January

M1 - 105368

ER -