Open AccessIntegration of BIM and Computer Simulations in Modular Construction, A Case Study
Author(s) -
Chengke Wu,
Rui Jiang,
Xiao Li
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
modular and offsite construction (moc) summit proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-5438
DOI - 10.29173/mocs8
Subject(s) - building information modeling , modular design , bridge (graph theory) , modular construction , computer science , discrete event simulation , modularity (biology) , systems engineering , productivity , construction industry , event (particle physics) , construction engineering , software engineering , engineering , simulation , operations management , medicine , physics , macroeconomics , quantum mechanics , biology , scheduling (production processes) , economics , genetics , operating system
Construction Sector has long been criticized for its lower productivity compared with other industries. To address the problem, recent years, new construction methods and information techniques such as modular construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM) are developed and implemented. Besides, computer simulations, like Discrete Event Simulation (DES) and Agent Based Simulation (ABS), are also incorporated in construction sector. Despite contributions of the 3 techniques to the industry have been investigated respectively by many researches, more benefits could be brought if they are applied simultaneously. However, there is no comprehensive research yet to combine all of them in a single project. To bridge the research gap, this paper first briefly introduces strengths and current applications of the 3 techniques; then a framework integrating them together containing simulation module, BIMdatabase module and decision making module is constructed; finally, a case study of a multistoried canteen project is demonstrated to further explain functions of the framework.