Impacts and benefits of implementing BIM on bridge infrastructure projects.

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• Creators:
  Clevenger, C. ; Ozbek, M. ; Mahmoud, H. ; Fanning, B.
• Corporate Creators:
  Colorado State University. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Colorado State University. Dept. of Construction Management
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Asset management
  • Bridge construction
  • Implementation
  • Benefits
  • Infrastructure
  • Computer aided design
  • Case studies
  • State of the practice
  • Building information modeling
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MPC 14-272
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium
• Abstract:
  To date, BIM (Building Information Modeling) is not widely utilized in infrastructure asset management. ; Benefits achieved through implementation in vertical construction, however, suggest that BIM represents ; significant opportunity for gains in process, material, and economic efficiency throughout infrastructure ; life cycles. This research documents the current state of BIM implementation across four (4) regional ; transportation authorities in the United States. Next, it provides a detailed case study analyzing and ; comparing two current (2013) bridge projects, one that uses BIM and one that does not. The advantages ; of BIM are confirmed through observed reduction in requests for information (RFIs) and change orders ; (COs) relative to construction area (SF), cost ($), and average daily traffic, compared with typical ; construction. Finally, the report outlines potential benefits and implications of using BIM for ; infrastructure asset management by regional transportation authorities and the transportation industry ; overall. Numerous stakeholders involved with horizontal construction and operation currently seek ; information regarding the potentially significant benefits of integrating BIM into infrastructure asset ; management. This research is important because it serves to assess and inform such an imminent ; transition. The contribution of this research is to document and assess the role of BIM implementation ; and potential impacts in order to use it in assisting throughout the life cycle of infrastructure assets.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28210/dot_28210_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.11 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b6d11ef9b52aa05edd90cc4946e40934bb2ccf432858a089377eb24e2902c592