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CEE 4140: Building Information Modeling in Construction
Fall 2023
Assignment 3: BIM in Construction
Name: Fukhraj Khairy
The following questions are associated to articles about the construction industry and BIM.
Students should read each article and submit responses to each question. The assignment
should be submitted as one document (either Word or PDF file type) on Canvas. The assignment
is due by 5:00 PM on Sept. 11
th
.
Article 1:
“3D Robotics Site Scan Drones Adds BIM Skills for Construction” in Robotics Trends
Article Link:
https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/rbr/3d_robotics_site_scan_drone_adds_bim_skills_f
or_construction/
1) Identify 3 benefits to implementing “Site Scan” technology on construction projects. (5
points)
- Early identification of problems, allowing for timely fixes and cost savings.
- Digitization of the construction site, making it easier to compare the site as built versus as designed
throughout the process
- Ability to measure the amount of raw material available for a job
2) Identify 3 limitations to implementing “Site Scan” technology on construction projects. (5
points)
- Cost of the technology and training required to use it effectively
- Dependence on weather conditions for successful drone flights and image capture
- Privacy concerns related to the use of drones on construction sites
3) How often does the Site Scan used to collect aerial images for PCL’s Orlando district? (6
points)
The frequency of Site Scan use for PCL's Orlando district is not mentioned in the given
article.
______________________________________________________________________________
Article 2:
“BIM-Based Fall Hazard Identification and Prevention in Construction Safety Planning”
Posted on Canvas
1) Identify three areas that BIM can potentially improve construction safety performance. (6
points)
BIM can potentially improve construction safety performance in three areas: fall hazard
identification and prevention, safety rule-checking, and safety communication and
collaboration.
2) Identify the five procedures for the rule-checking process in BIM. (6 points)
The five procedures for the rule-checking process in BIM are: (1) rule identification, (2)
rule validation, (3) rule implementation, (4) rule visualization, and (5) rule reporting.
CEE 4140: Building Information Modeling in Construction
Fall 2023
3) What are the two mitigation strategies implemented by the rule-checking model to correct
fall hazards on construction sites. (6 points)
The two mitigation strategies implemented by the rule-checking model to correct fall
hazards on construction sites are: (1) interactive solutions, which allow safety managers
to interact with the model to identify and mitigate hazards, and (2) automatic solutions,
which automatically identify and mitigate hazards based on pre-defined rules.
4) What are the five functional prerequisites that are important to enable BIM-based safety
planning for commercially available BIM platforms? (6 points)
The five functional prerequisites that are important to enable BIM-based safety planning
for commercially available BIM platforms are: (1) scheduling and simulation, (2) hazard
identification and visualization, (3) safety rule-checking, (4) safety communication and
collaboration, and (5) safety performance evaluation.
______________________________________________________________________________
Article 3:
“Accessing Productivity Improvement of Quick Connection Systems in the Steel
Construction Industry Using Building Information Modeling (BIM)”
8) Based on findings from the article, what are most BIM applications currently limited to what
three functions? (6 points)
According to the article, most BIM applications are currently limited to design,
visualization, and clash detection.
9) What is the estimated cost of interoperability issues in the construction industry per year? (6
points)
The article does not provide an estimated cost of interoperability issues in the
construction industry per year.
10) What source is used to determine the productivity rate for the study? (6 points)
The productivity rate for the study is determined using a unit rate labor productivity and
material attributes database.
11) What is the conventional productivity rate units of the steel workers shown on Table 1? (6
points)
The conventional productivity rate units of the steel workers shown on Table 1 are work
hours.
12) What is the anticipated percentage of work hours saved by implementing the quick
connections system versus the conventional methods? (6 points)
The proposed steel connection system used 38% fewer work hours than conventional
steel connection (bolt and weld) systems did on the model project.
______________________________________________________________________________
Article 4:
“Field Construction Management Application through Mobile BIM and Location
Tracking Technology”
Posted on Canvas
CEE 4140: Building Information Modeling in Construction
Fall 2023
13) What is one cited limitation to current construction field management practices? (6 points)
One cited limitation to current construction field management practices is that many
methods for construction progress monitoring, safety field safety monitoring, resource
tracking, and management, and inspection are still manual and paper-based, which are
considered unreliable, labor-intensive, and costly.
14) What are three major areas of current research for BIM and the construction industry that
are discussed in the paper? (6 points)
Three major areas of current research for BIM and the construction industry that are
discussed in the paper are safety planning for temporary structures, construction
schedule optimization, and productivity study.
15) What are the three perceived benefits of integrating location awareness to BIM to assist in
field construction management? (6 points)
The three perceived benefits of integrating location awareness to BIM to assist in field
construction management are: 1) timely visualization of a BIM model in hand, 2)
immediate access to BIM data on site, and 3) the capability to interact with the model in
real-time based on location information.
16) What are the three components of the BIM-integrated tracking system discussed in the
article? (6 points)
1) a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) location tracking system, 2) a BIM environment, and 3)
a management tool that integrates the two components.
17) How many visualization points are shown in the experimental test path of the integrated
BIM system (see Figure 3)? (6 points)
The experimental test path of the integrated BIM system (see Figure 3) shows six
visualization points. End Point, Start Point, Visualization1, Visualization2, Visualization3.
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