BIM 4D Solutions for Advanced Construction and Scheduling

BIM has emerged as an integral part of the construction industry and architectural engineering. BIM 4D offers focused solutions for advanced construction and scheduling and it enhances management of architectural projects. Implementation of BIM 4D services helps in detecting and resolving any kind of discrepancies between MEP, architectural and structural designs easily and quickly.

BIM technology allows accurate take offs and enables proper construction management by envisioning a construction process prior to the actual physical construction. Architects or designers can analyze the process, optimize it for sustainability, save resources, can perform better coordination and manage materials efficiently. Besides, it also saves time which is interestingly the fourth dimension of BIM 4D.

BIM is employed in different construction projects in varied sectors like post and pre tension structures, residential constructions, industrial plants, commercial facilities, infrastructural building and facilities, steel buildings and other miscellaneous structures.

Collaborative support for architectural, electrical, mechanical, MEP coordination and plumbing system construction management and scheduling is possible through BIM solutions.

BIM 4D enhances construction management through-

• 4D Modeling
• Quantity Take Offs and Accurate Information Extraction
• MEP Services
• Library Creation
• Structural/ Architectural Services
• Clash Detection and Risk Mitigation
• Project Coordination
• Construction Documentation

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Published by Tuhin Maity

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BIM can improve quantity surveying process greatly

BIM & Quantity Surveying

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is now liable for executing many traditional QS functions automatically with its 4D modeling capabilities.

A Building Information Modeling (BIM) system can computerize the measurement of quantities from construction drawings. This will facilitate contractors to have design documents which include exact quantities and specified materials in electronic format.

With the utilization of a correctly configured Building Information Model, an exact bill of quantities (BOQ) can be generated automatically. The BOQ is then applied to create reports in the essential format. This is performed with any phase of the QS dispatch ranging from estimating, tendering and construction control.

By utilizing BIM the contractors will be able to keep a visual record of what has been measured where. This will help contractors to detect clashes and co-ordination errors.

The importance of BIM from a measurement and costing viewpoint :-

i) It will form the geometry of what has been or might be designed.

ii) Identify the work scope in Bills of Quantities and colonize the Bills with quantities from the model

iii) Specification, auto-annotating the 3D and 2D drawings from the model including dynamically linking the Bill descriptions to the specification.

BIM allows the entire design team to perform on the same plans eliminating the requirements to digitize drawings. In a BIM process entire supply chain is involved and the material manufacturer will get the ability to contribute their own costs. The huge time saving is possible on the cost planning phases. Besides BIM also provide better cost models to fulfill the demand for VFM (value for money) all through the sustainable building development.

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How Building Information Modeling helps fabricators

BIM is a solid modeling tool that can be utilized for clash detection and volumetric quantity-takeoff. BIM trims down conflicts and creates value in fabrication by making the building plan accurate. Besides the fabricators get the ability to have the section view being produced automatically with the help of BIM software.

Perfect fabrication of materials diminishes waste while the pre-assembly can save time.

BIM facilitates digital fabrication of building components and thus enables digital design-to-fabrication workflows for all the building disciplines.

Fabricators can create their own models from paper drawing and produce a bill order within a very short period of time.

BIM can automate design and detailing tasks for fabrication work to a higher degree and it’s models stays rational, semantically accurate even as they are manipulated.

BIM contains all the geometry related with structural steel and enhances the structural steel fabrication procedure. The design information for structural steel can be exported to a CIS/2 file and reprocessed in a steel detailing application. BIM models provide support for parametric objects at all levels for structural steel connections.

BIM also takes into consideration discarded steel and keep documentation of the same. At the time of requirement, this discarded steel can be easily located and reused eliminating the need to order new sections from the fabricator.

After the completion of steel details, the design team or the contractor can utilize the fabrication model for 4D modeling in addition to clash detection with other building disciplines and models.

With BIM the Fabricators can share the design models for bidding and it leads to cut down the bid cycle with more uniform bids based on consistent steel tonnages.

BIM keeps the coordination between the fabricated steel and the other building components which will decrease the on-site issues and bring down the cost getting higher for steel erection.

Posted by Rajib Dey
Business Development
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