CIEM 6000K - BIM and Smart Construction: Solutions For Assignment 2
CIEM 6000K - BIM and Smart Construction: Solutions For Assignment 2
Q1 (Suggested answer)
(a) BIM can refer to Building Information Model, Building Information Modeling, or
Building Information Management. BIM is a technology that aims to generate and
manage building information during its lifecycle using three-dimensional, object-
based, parametric digital models. It is expected to fundamentally remove the barriers,
which exist in most of current building projects, of exchanging information between
diverse application software used by stakeholders in various project phases.
(b) (Any reasonable answers are fine.) E.g. material information, shop drawings,
inspection records, etc.
Q2(a) (Suggested answer)
(i) Some of the potential benefits for the architects:
- Clearer presentation and visualization of architectural design
- Better multiparty communication and understanding from 3D visualization
- Provide a more constructable design for contractors
- Green design facilitated
- Generating architectural and construction drawings from 3D model more easily
- Integrated project delivery contract
Q3 (Suggested answer)
(a) IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) provides a standard neutral file format /
specification for exchange of BIM information. IFD (International Framework for
Dictionaries) or bSDD (buildingSMART Data Dictionary) facilitates a standardized
understanding of what the exchanged information actually is, by uniquely identifying
properties and objects of different concepts. IDM (Information Delivery Manual)
provides a specification to define the information exchange requirements and rules for
particular business processes / tasks within the building lifecycle.
(c) Any 5 of the following aspects of a BIM project execution plan are fine:
- BIM terminology
- Project background
- Project BIM team
- IT infrastructure
- Software specification
- BIM LOD
- BIM standards
- BIM process workflow
- BIM model management
- BIM deliverables
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(d) Any 10 of the following BIM uses are fine:
1. Design Authoring
2. Design Reviews
3. Existing Conditions Modeling
4. Site Analysis
5. 3D Coordination
6. Cost Estimation
7. Engineering Analysis
8. Facility Energy Analysis
9. Sustainability Evaluation
10. Space Programming
11. Phase Planning (4D Modeling)
12. Digital Fabrication
13. Site Utilization Planning
14. 3D Control and Planning
15. As-Built Modeling
16. Project Systems Analysis
17. Maintenance Scheduling
18. Space Management and Tracking
19. Asset Management
20. Drawing Generation / Production
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Q4
Referring to the IFC (EXPRESS) schema file,
(a) The schema for IfcWallStandardCase:
ENTITY IfcWallStandardCase
SUBTYPE OF (IfcWall);
WHERE
WR1 : SIZEOF (QUERY(temp <* USEDIN(SELF, 'IFC2X3.IFCRELASSOCIATES.RELATEDOBJECTS') |
('IFC2X3.IFCRELASSOCIATESMATERIAL' IN TYPEOF(temp)) AND
('IFC2X3.IFCMATERIALLAYERSETUSAGE' IN TYPEOF(temp.RelatingMaterial))
)) = 1;
END_ENTITY;
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(b) The inheritance graph of IfcWallStandardCase is:
ENTITY IfcWallStandardCase;
ENTITY IfcRoot;
GlobalId : IfcGloballyUniqueId;
OwnerHistory : IfcOwnerHistory;
Name : OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
Description : OPTIONAL IfcText;
ENTITY IfcObjectDefinition;
ENTITY IfcObject;
ObjectType : OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
ENTITY IfcProduct;
ObjectPlacement : OPTIONAL IfcObjectPlacement;
Representation : OPTIONAL IfcProductRepresentation;
ENTITY IfcElement;
Tag : OPTIONAL IfcIdentifier;
ENTITY IfcBuildingElement;
ENTITY IfcWall;
ENTITY IfcWallStandardCase;
END_ENTITY;
(c) Attributes of IfcWallStandardCase are: (1) GlobalId, (2) OwnerHistory, (3) Name,
(4) Description, (5) ObjectType, (6) ObjectPlacement, (7) Representation, (8) Tag
(d) #2785=IFCWALLSTANDARDCASE('2$QsJbl0L06RnQdpOzwM7S',#33,'Basic
Wall:Interior Wall:88724',$,'Basic Wall:Interior Wall:220',#2763,#2784,'88724');