Bridge Information Modeling - Approach for Improving Safety andServiceability from the Design Phase throughout the Life Cycle

摘要

Building information modeling has recently become an often-used catchword. In fact, datamanagement of large buildings with a variety of functional requirements and utilization demands isa challenging task. Several attempts to improve the integrity and error rate by automatic procedureshave been allowed for by the fast-paced development of the information technology capabilities.In support of the development of similar capabilities for bridge engineering, this paper describesefforts currently underway to evolve the concept of bridge information modeling (BrIM). Theauthors are actively involved in all aspects of this effort which includes definition of the physicalbridge model and the enabling of a complete suite of bridge engineering applications thatencompass the entire bridge life cycle from planning, design, fabrication, construction andoperations/maintenance, to operate seamlessly with the bridge information model. A description ofthe work accomplished to date is included to help illustrate the concept.