Category: Completed Projects
Group: Bridge Information Modeling
Subject:
State: District of Columbia Abstract: In recent years, Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become an important process in the vertical construction of buildings. Significant improvements in productivity, quality, and safety, as well as cost savings have been realized and are well documented. In contrast, the adoption of BIM in the horizontal world of civil engineering and construction is relatively new and unexamined. There exists significant need for research that explores and evaluates the potential impacts and benefits of implementing BIM on real-world infrastructure projects. Across the United States, there is enormous requirement for infrastructure improvements.Transition to digitally-based collaborative processes is critical to address such need. However, various departments of transportation (DOTs) and regional transportation authorities are struggling to understand and evaluate the scope and implications of such a transition. McGrawHill in their 2012 report entitled, "Business Value of BIM for Infrastructure,"states that 67% of current users of BIM for infrastructure projects report a positive return-oninvestment. The proposed research will seek to inform Mountain Plains Consortium (MPC) DOTs about such opportunities. The study will examine a case study of bridge construction to be performed on the I-225 light rail line starting in 2013 in Denver, Colorado. Kiewit is the general contractor for the project and will be implementing BIM to facilitate construction.Once case study data is collected, the next step of research will be to extrapolate and extend the findings of implementing BIM to a broader, regional scale. Such research is critical to Mountain Plains Consortium (MPC) DOTs as they develop policies and procedures for the imminent transition to BIM as related to the construction, operation, and maintenance of their infrastructure.
Key Words: Bridge construction; Data collection; Evaluation and assessment; Implementation; Infrastructure; Pilot studies; Quality of work, Infrastructure, BIM, Performance Metrics
Specific ABC aspect:
Budget (USD): 60000.00
Project length: 14
Project Starting Year: 2013
Project Completion Year: 2014
View 2013-mpc-413.pdf
View Fanning_colostate_0053N_12352.pdf
Group: Bridge Information Modeling
Subject:
State: District of Columbia Abstract: In recent years, Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become an important process in the vertical construction of buildings. Significant improvements in productivity, quality, and safety, as well as cost savings have been realized and are well documented. In contrast, the adoption of BIM in the horizontal world of civil engineering and construction is relatively new and unexamined. There exists significant need for research that explores and evaluates the potential impacts and benefits of implementing BIM on real-world infrastructure projects. Across the United States, there is enormous requirement for infrastructure improvements.Transition to digitally-based collaborative processes is critical to address such need. However, various departments of transportation (DOTs) and regional transportation authorities are struggling to understand and evaluate the scope and implications of such a transition. McGrawHill in their 2012 report entitled, "Business Value of BIM for Infrastructure,"states that 67% of current users of BIM for infrastructure projects report a positive return-oninvestment. The proposed research will seek to inform Mountain Plains Consortium (MPC) DOTs about such opportunities. The study will examine a case study of bridge construction to be performed on the I-225 light rail line starting in 2013 in Denver, Colorado. Kiewit is the general contractor for the project and will be implementing BIM to facilitate construction.Once case study data is collected, the next step of research will be to extrapolate and extend the findings of implementing BIM to a broader, regional scale. Such research is critical to Mountain Plains Consortium (MPC) DOTs as they develop policies and procedures for the imminent transition to BIM as related to the construction, operation, and maintenance of their infrastructure.
Key Words: Bridge construction; Data collection; Evaluation and assessment; Implementation; Infrastructure; Pilot studies; Quality of work, Infrastructure, BIM, Performance Metrics
Specific ABC aspect:
Budget and Timeline
Budget (USD): 60000.00
Project length: 14
Project Starting Year: 2013
Project Completion Year: 2014
Primary Sponsor
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
Office of Research, Development, and Technology
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590 USA
Mountain-Plains Consortium
P.O. Box 5074
430 IACC Building
Fargo, 35 58105
Primary Performing Organization
Colorado State University
291 W Laurel St
Fort Collins, 6 80521 USA
PI
Caroline Clevenger
Assistant Professor
970-491-7963
caroline.clevenger@colostate.edu
Co-PI
Mehmet Ozbek
Assistant Professor
970-491-4101
mehmet.ozbek@colostate.edu
Other Documents
View 2013-mpc-413.pdf
View Fanning_colostate_0053N_12352.pdf
