Abstract:
Building information modeling based Structural design management is an effective design
management that managing of the structural design model, coordinating for testing design clashes,
generating schedules, simulating the design and construction method. So, these provides a benefit
to improve constructability, to ensure compliance with the specification, and satisfy cost and time
constraints. However, the conventional way of design management has design irregularities and
missing, lack of integration and visualization, design conflicts, change in design and poor
estimation of the volume of work. Accordingly, this study objectives were focused on evaluating
the structural design management using Building information modeling in terms of information,
time, cost, material, quality management.
To achieve this research objectives an integrated design management system was employed using
Building information modeling tools such as Revit, Navisworks, Synchro 4D, Etabs, Auto cad, and
Microsoft project software and also Naviate rebar extension, Sofistik reinforcement, Graitec, and
Biderectional data transfer plugin for Revit utilized. Based on findings the evaluation of the
structural design management using Building information modeling under 3D modeling, Clash
detection, quantification and 4D construction simulation results shows were found to be valid for
structural design management as a way to: Building information modeling based structural design
management offers an integrated platform to improve design and provide a flow of information
without breaks and capability of producing constantly updated information. This increases the
speed of delivery for design and construction. In addition to this it can provides optimized solution
on design error removal, cost, and time to produce a highly coordinated design that would help
the construction team use the highly constructable design information and the more accurate
model-based quantity extraction. Furthermore, it can generate, evaluate and modify the 4D
construction simulation in a more precise way and to apply them in a higher quality. Thus, due to
this advantage the effectiveness of information, time, cost, material and quality management of the
project is significantly improved.
