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BIM in eg a ion in educa ion: A case s udy o he cons uc ion
echnology p ojec Bol Towe Dolni Vi ko ice
Vacla Venk bec, Lucie Bi ne o a
B no Uni e si y o Technology
Facul y o Ci il Enginee ing, Ins i u e o Technology, Mechaniza ion and Cons uc ion Managemen
e-mail: enk bec. @ u b .cz
Abs ac
Building in o ma ion modeling (BIM) can suppo e ec i eness du ing many ac i i ies in he AEC indus y.
e en when p ocessing a cons uc ion- echnological p ojec . This pape p esen s an app oach how o use building
in o ma ion model in highe educa ion, especially du ing he wo k on diploma hesis and i supe ision. Diploma
hesis is p ojec based wo k, which aims o compile a cons uc ion- echnological p ojec o a selec ed
cons uc ion. The pape desc ibes he use o inpu da a, wo king wi h hem and compa es his p ocess wi h
s anda d inpu da a such as p in ed design documen a ion. The e ec i eness o using he building in o ma ion
model as a inpu da a o cons uc ion- echnological p ojec is desc ibed in he conclusion.
Key wo ds: building in o ma ion model, BIM, eaching, cons uc ion managemen , s eel s uc u e,
1 In oduc ion
Building in o ma ion modeling (BIM) is wi h no doub widely accep ed e olu ion o he AEC
indus y which a ec ed sec o o in es o s, de elope s, a chi ec s, designe s, con ac o s,
cons uc ion manage s bu also he u o s and educa ion sec o . Teaching BIM is a equen
subjec o discussions in he con ex o implemen a ion o BIM me hodology in o na ional
cons uc ion indus ies and s anda ds o each a ec ed coun y. Pe haps his is due o he
di e en cons uc ion indus ies in each coun y, bu also o di e ences in he eaching
me hods and p ac ices no only o coun ies bu o educa ional ins i u ions in gene al. The e is
such a wide ange o combina ions o di e en app oaches o he issue o "How o each
BIM". This pape p esen s app oach how o lead mas e s uden due o diploma hesis wo k.
1.1 BIM and eaching
Many s udies, e iews and su eys acco ding o eaching BIM we e p esen ed. Some pape s
a e dedica ed o gene al BIM eaching [1, 2, 3], whe e BIM capaci y o p o esso s and
lec u e s we e e alua ed o BIM eaching and concep s and subjec s we e applied in o
eaching. Some pape s [4] a e mo e ocused o cons uc ion managemen , whe e BIM o ien ed
DOI: 10.1515/sspjce-2017-0027
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subjec s was implemen ed in o cu iculum in 2016. The aim o subjec was o lea n ex ac ing
da a om model, 4D and 5D modeling and implemen a ion in o cons uc ion company o
using da a in p ojec managemen . Ano he pape concluded ha BIM-based in eg a ed
educa ion pla o m can help s uden s o o mula e an unde s anding o p ojec li ecycles and
will be able o p o ide a la ge amoun o educa ional ma e ials based on eal-wo ld p ojec s
and business si ua ions [5]. Impo an pa o he wo k o cons uc ion- echnology manage as
well as cons uc ion- echnology s uden is o u ilize o check cos es ima ion based on BIM
me hodology. Un o una ely, da a on he e ec i eness o BIM’s use in cons uc ion cos
es ima ing emain sca ce [6].
1.2 Inpu da a
Fo he designing cons uc ion echnological pa o he cons uc ion p ocess i is ad isable o
collec as many inpu da a as possible. T adi ionally, his means collec ing ende
documen a ion, bills o quan i ies, cos es ima es and con ac . These documen s can be
achie ed in p in ed o elec onic e sion and i can be edi able o no .
2 Me hods
The Ins i u e o Technology, Mechaniza ion and Cons uc ion Managemen a B no
Uni e si y o Technology ha e acc edi ed Mas e 's s udy p og amme wi h Full-Time mode o
s udy called Cons uc ion Technology. S uden s o he las yea p epa e a cons uc ion-
echnology p ojec as a diploma hesis. P ojec is based on eal da a ob ained om p ac ice,
usually p ojec documen a ion o he eal cons uc ion p ojec ha is no ye , bu can be buil .
To use he BIM model, o ob ain a model in *.i c o a leas in he *. bp o ma is needed. The
second men ioned o ma doesn' allow all in o ma ion abou model o use , bu o
cons uc ion echnology p ojec use is his ype o in o ma ion ep esen a ion su icien .
Figu e 1 shows basic cons uc ion elemen in o ma ion sc een in Tekla en i onmen .
Figu e 1: Tekla BIMsigh cons uc ion elemen in o ma ion sc een
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I is ad isable o pa se he model in o se e al pa s so ha he objec model can be di ided
in o indi idual echnological s ages. The Tekla BIMsigh iewe allows o display and hide
indi idual s uc u e elemen s by ca ego ies. This ool can help o cons uc ion- echnology
enginee wi h a b eakdown acco ding o adi ional echnological p ocedu es in o clea ly
de ined uni s like a supe s uc u e, loading bea ing s uc u es, Non-load-bea ing s uc u es
e c.
3 Resul s - Case s udy
In his case s udy some pa s om diploma hesis o he mas e deg ee s uden Lucie
Bi ne o a a e p esen ed.
3.1 New s eel supe s uc u e
Inpu da a *. bp model consis s o 12 laye s due o s uc u e ype o by 17 objec s. Each objec
in he model can con ain in o ma ion abou he s uc u e elemen like p oduc desc ip ion,
leng h, olume, su ace a ea, g oss oo p in a ea, o geome ical in o ma ion like bo om
ele a ion, op ele a ion.
Figu e 2: Tekla BIMsigh sc een o whole cons uc ion
The new s eel s uc u e o he supe s uc u e is placed on he op o he exis ing s eel s uc u e
o he blas u nace No. 1 on he p emises o he indus ial complex called Dolni Vi ko ice in
Os a a ci y. The so-called Reac i a ion o Blas Fu naces No. 1 ook place on he building.
The new supe s uc u e is shaped like a cylinde , which is cladded o c ea e a hexagonal
su ace. The diame e o he inne cylinde is 9.0 m and he heigh is 25.0 m. The wall o he
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cylinde is made up o 19 pilla s, which a e connec ed in he indi idual loo s o he
supe s uc u e wi h beams.
Inside he cylinde he e is an inne ull-leng h co e, which is o med by he p ojec ion o
h ee ubes. The wo ubes ha e a diame e o 3.0 m and he hi d one has a diame e o 1.5 m.
The e is ano he one ube in he in e io , bu hey a e no s a ically a ec ed by he h ee ubes
men ioned abo e.
Bo h he ou e cylinde and he inne co e a e independen ly suspended a he bo om o he
M42-S460 inclined d awba sys em in o he exis ing blas u nace cons uc ion and also in o
he exis ing ou - amed owe . To ensu e he ansmission o ho izon al o ces, he e a e wo
le els o ho izon al s i ene s in he lowe pa o he supe s uc u e ha connec he
supe s uc u e wi h he u nace s uc u e.
Figu e 3: Finished supe s uc u e
3.2 I. phase - Inc easing he s i ness o he exis ing s eel s uc u e
The BIM model had o be di ided in o se e al pa s in o de o be able o di ide he
cons uc ion in o he echnological s ages. The model iewe allows o use display and hide
indi idual componen s by ca ego y.
Fi s , i was necessa y o emo e all s eel elemen s om he main c oss pilla s and hen weld
he new join s exac ly o hese poin s, namely he wo- ie ed ie s uc u es.
The i s le el o he join s was a he highes poin o he u nace columns o hanging he
acade o a new load-bea ing s uc u e, and he second le el was below he c ane ack o
suspend he bo om o he cen al ube pa .
Subsequen ly, i was necessa y o anspo he load-bea ing pa s weighing up o 350 kg by
means o hand li ing de ices up o a heigh o 60 m, o place hem on a column, hen o
pe o m geode ic su eys, o e alua e de ia ions o he placemen o he pa and inally o
pe o m he inal welding o he pa s.
Exac ly in his way, o he join s we e assembled. In he cou se o one mon h, 20 join s wi h a
o al weigh o 25.5 we e moun ed and subsequen ly welded. The addi ion o new beams and
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buckles ollowed. Using hese elemen s, he 11-me e g id o he main columns was
connec ed and ein o ced.
In o de o inc ease he s i ness in he ans e se di ec ion, wo ho izon al "I" beams o 820
mm a e added a +54.0 m, which will be linked o exis ing consoles. In o de o c ea e an
op imally igid ame, beams o he same dimension will be added a his le el e en in he
longi udinal di ec ion.
The o e all s i ness o he u nace will also be inc eased by adding up o 500 mm angled
s u s om welded "I" p o iles in all u nace walls a +45.0m. Figu e 4 shows new s i ening
elemen s by yellow colo on he exis ing u nace.
Figu e 4: Tekla BIMsigh sc een o exis ing cons uc ion (blue) wi h new s i ening elemen s
(yellow)
3.3 II. phase - Tube suspension, od ac i a ion and assembly o o he s pa s
In he nex phase a model was used o he di ision o he ubula pa s and he gene a ion o
assembly uni s. This has helped o quickly and easily de ine he weigh s o indi idual
segmen g oups. The model was also isually se up so ha he assembly could be isualized
in s eps.
A he g ound le el, a ein o ced su ace o p e-assembly o i s own s eel body was p epa ed,
as well as a su ace o he main li ing mechanism - a 140 ack c ane. Followed by
weighing he indi idual ubes and in weekly cycles. Du ing he elabo a ion o he p ojec , i
was necessa y o elimina e he assembly o he elemen s in heigh and also o he accessibili y
and easibili y o he join s.
All indi idual pa s we e g adually assembled a he le el o he e ain on he p e-assembly
g id o 12 assemblies. G adually, hey we e assembled wi h 2 o 3 pieces app oxima ely 2.5 m
all, assembled, including a acade ho izon al and e ical beams. The en i e supe s uc u e
was assembled on an assembly pla o m a i s ull heigh . An impo an s uc u al elemen o a
s eel supe s uc u e is ha he s uc u e is no buil on he u nace bu is suspended in he body
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o he suppo ing s eel s uc u e o he blas u nace. The cons uc ion o he supe s uc u e is
suspended on se e al ods Macalloy.
A e he cons uc ion was suspended, i was essen ial o make impo an co ec ions o he
o ces in he Macalloy ods and also o align he body o he supe s uc u e ho izon ally and
e ically as well as welding he pa s oge he . Then, he wo-day cycles ollowed he
assembly o 3 and 4 pa s, hei mu ual welding and comple ion was done by i ing he uppe
c own o he acade and he oo s o he main ubes. The o al weigh o he supe s uc u e is
76.5 .
Figu e 5: Tekla BIMsigh sc een o cons uc ion o he new ubes and s eel pulls
3.4 III. phase - Ins alla ion o he e acua ion oo b idges
F om s anda d p ojec documen a ion, eading such elemen s ha consis o many small
elemen s is he mos di icul . In his case s udy, his is he cons uc ion o e acua ion b idges
wi h ails. Using he BIM model has helped he s uden o become mo e o ien a ed and he
possibili y o displaying acco ding o he laye s has been he basis o a sui able display o he
cu en ly execu ed design.
The oo b idges ha e been assembled om op o bo om, due o he spa ial layou o he
oo b idges in he helix and he need o access o he ins alle s.
The join s we e made o e a wel e-me e bucke wi h ex ile as ene s, which we e g adually
ex ended acco ding o he le el o he assembled oo b idge, while he le e s ayed always
abo e he highes oo b idge.
These oo b idges a e no in ended o no mal a ic o isi o s o he owe , bu se e only
o he e acua ion o pe sons. The e a e a o al o 19 s aigh a ms o wid h 1.0 m wi h and
longi udinal slope o abou 6%. Bo h longi udinal b idge beams a e loca ed a he middle o
he span on he b acke s guided by he columns o he ou e ube. A he co ne s, he
oo b idges a e in e connec ed wi h he M20 diame e o he S460 s eel, he highes le el o
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he opes being pushed om he op o he supe s uc u e whe e he ho izon al s i ene is.
The lowe oo b idges a ms a e connec ed o he exis ing u nace s uc u e by TR 89x6.3
pipes. The sliding su ace is made o an i-slip semi-g ids, which a e di ided in o iangula
panels because o he geome ic shape o he oo b idge. The semi-g ids a e suppo ed a ound
he pe ime e by diagonal, ans e se c oss membe s and longi udinal beams.
The oo b idges will be supplied as a single piece and will be in e connec ed in he co ne s by
sc ewing he edges o he ma ginal U-p o iles o e he space s. Each oo b idge is a collapsed
s aigh line.
Figu e 6: Tekla BIMsigh sc een o s age III. - suspended oo b idges cons uc ion
4 Conclusion
The pape deals wi h he implemen a ion o BIM in cons uc ion echnology managemen .
Speci ically, i is he cons uc ion o he s eel s uc u e o he lookou owe . In o de o
p ocess he cons uc ion echnology plan and he choice o sui able cons uc ion echnologies,
i has been shown ha he BIM model can help he echnology enginee du ing he phase o
designing complex models ha con ain many small componen s. I is he e o e he use o he
geome ic model. P epa ing o assemble la ge uni s equi es mass planning o op imal use o
li ing mechanisms. A BIM model wi h a ocus on he in o ma ion pa o he model was also
used. Fo each case o he echnological s age, i is use ul o use ano he ype o BIM model
da a in o ma ion po olio o each speci ic cons uc ion.
The p esen ed s udy has limi a ions. The used o ma does no allow o edi ing elemen s, i.e.
he model can only be iewed, bu he eedback was no used in his case.
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The p esen ed app oach has been implemen ed on speci ic so wa e. In his case, i is Tekla
BIMsigh . Fo o he so wa e, he me hodology may a y and a p esen i is no possible o
globalize he p ocess, because so wa e a ies acco ding o he manu ac u e . Space o u u e
esea ch is o ind common denomina o s o se e al ypes o commonly a ailable so wa e
and o es ablish a me hodology ha would be applicable globally.
I can be concluded ha he BIM model has imp o ed he e iciency o he s uden 's wo k and
has i s place in cons uc ion- echnology p ojec p epa a ion. I can also help du ing selec ing
and op imizing he mos app op ia e cons uc ion mechanisms and echnologies o
cons uc ion.
Acknowledgemen s
The ou come has been achie ed wi h he inancial suppo o S anda d In e nal G an No. FAST-S-17-
4148 p o ided by B no Uni e si y o Technology. Dis ibu ing images and con en o hi d pa ies is
p ohibi ed.
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