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CIEM 6000K - BIM and Smart Construction: Solutions For Assignment 2

This document provides sample answers to questions about Building Information Modeling (BIM). It discusses the benefits of BIM for different stakeholders, potential legal issues, relevant standards, elements of a BIM execution plan, and examples of BIM uses. It also includes the EXPRESS schema definitions and examples for the IfcWallStandardCase and IfcAxis2Placement3D entities.

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CIEM 6000K - BIM and Smart Construction: Solutions For Assignment 2

This document provides sample answers to questions about Building Information Modeling (BIM). It discusses the benefits of BIM for different stakeholders, potential legal issues, relevant standards, elements of a BIM execution plan, and examples of BIM uses. It also includes the EXPRESS schema definitions and examples for the IfcWallStandardCase and IfcAxis2Placement3D entities.

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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

(ii) Some of the potential benefits for the engineers:


- Can perform various kinds of analyses more easily, e.g. energy analysis, structural
analysis, lighting analysis
- Faster options generation and evaluation
- More accurate drawings (3D)
- Reduced errors and omissions in construction documents
- Automated design of building components (e.g. joint design for steel structures)
- Clash detection
- Marketing new business to new clients
- Fewer claims/litigation

(iii)Some of the potential benefits for the contractors:


- Improved communication and coordination among contractors (e.g. mechanical,
electrical, and plumbing), and between contractors and designers
- Spatial coordination during construction
- Construction planning and scheduling (4D)
- Cost planning and control (5D)
- Reduced request of information
- Facilitated prefabrication
- Reduced rework

(iv)Some of the potential benefits for the building owners:


- Improved building performance
- Cost and time savings
- Keep track of ‘as-built’ models for building maintenance
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- Improved overall project quality
Q2(b) (Suggested answer) (Any two of the followings)
Some possible solutions to the legal issue of BIM include:
- Add clauses in BIM contracts to limit liability and clarify the responsibility of
each major parties.
- Share BIM models with disclaimer.
- Share or deliver drawings generated from BIM models in ready only format.
- Involve major parties (e.g. client, consultant and contractor) in multi-party
contracts, such as the IPD setting.
- Mutually agree or specify in contracts that the party which create and own the
parts of BIM model (e.g. structural BIM model) will be responsible for the
accuracy of the parts.
- (Any other reasonable solutions are fine.)

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.

(b) Any 5 of the following available BIM standards are fine:


- CIC BIM Standards (Phase 1)
- BIMForum Level of Development Specification
- Hong Kong Housing Authority BIM Standards Manual
- Hong Kong EMSD BIM-AM Standards and Guidelines
- PAS 1192-2:2013; PAS 1192-3:2014; etc.
- IFC
- COBie
- ISO 29481-1:2016
- ISO 19650

(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;

The schema for IfcWall:


ENTITY IfcWall
SUPERTYPE OF (ONEOF
(IfcWallStandardCase))
SUBTYPE OF (IfcBuildingElement);
WHERE
WR1 : SIZEOF (QUERY(temp <* SELF\IfcObjectDefinition.HasAssociations |
'IFC2X3.IFCRELASSOCIATESMATERIAL' IN TYPEOF(temp)
)) <= 1;
END_ENTITY;

The schema for IfcBuildingElement


ENTITY IfcBuildingElement
ABSTRACT SUPERTYPE OF (ONEOF
(IfcBeam,IfcBuildingElementComponent,IfcBuildingElementProxy,IfcColumn ,IfcCovering,
IfcCurtainWall,IfcDoor,IfcFooting,IfcMember,IfcPile,IfcPlate,IfcRailing,IfcRamp,IfcRampFlight ,IfcRoof
,IfcSlab,IfcStair,IfcStairFlight,IfcWall,IfcWindow))
SUBTYPE OF (IfcElement);
END_ENTITY;

The schema for IfcAxis2Placement3D:


ENTITY IfcAxis2Placement3D
SUBTYPE OF ( IfcPlacement);
Axis : OPTIONAL IfcDirection;
RefDirection : OPTIONAL IfcDirection;
DERIVE
P : LIST [3:3] OF IfcDirection := IfcBuildAxes(Axis, RefDirection);
WHERE
WR1 : SELF\IfcPlacement.Location.Dim = 3;
WR2 : (NOT (EXISTS (Axis))) OR (Axis.Dim = 3);
WR3 : (NOT (EXISTS (RefDirection))) OR (RefDirection.Dim = 3);
WR4 : (NOT (EXISTS (Axis))) OR (NOT (EXISTS (RefDirection))) OR
(IfcCrossProduct(Axis,RefDirection).Magnitude > 0.0);
WR5 : NOT ((EXISTS (Axis)) XOR (EXISTS (RefDirection)));
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;

The inheritance graph of IfcAxis2Placement3D is:


ENTITY IfcAxis2Placement3D;
ENTITY IfcRepresentationItem;
ENTITY IfcGeometricRepresentationItem;
ENTITY IfcPlacement;
Location : IfcCartesianPoint;
ENTITY IfcAxis2Placement3D;
Axis : OPTIONAL IfcDirection;
RefDirection : OPTIONAL IfcDirection;
END_ENTITY;

(c) Attributes of IfcWallStandardCase are: (1) GlobalId, (2) OwnerHistory, (3) Name,
(4) Description, (5) ObjectType, (6) ObjectPlacement, (7) Representation, (8) Tag

Attributes of IfcAxis2Placement3D are: (1) Location, (2) Axis, (3) RefDirection

(d) #2785=IFCWALLSTANDARDCASE('2$QsJbl0L06RnQdpOzwM7S',#33,'Basic
Wall:Interior Wall:88724',$,'Basic Wall:Interior Wall:220',#2763,#2784,'88724');

(1) GlobalId: '2$QsJbl0L06RnQdpOzwM7S'


(2) OwnerHistory: element #33
(3) Name: 'Basic Wall:Interior Wall:88724'
(4) Description: $ (empty)
(5) ObjectType: 'Basic Wall:Interior Wall:220'
(6) ObjectPlacement: element #2763
(7) Representation: element #2784
(8) Tag: '88724'

(e) Element #2777:


#2777=IFCAXIS2PLACEMENT3D(#2776,#10,#6);
#2776=IFCCARTESIANPOINT((0.,-63.50000000000108,2445.2));
#10=IFCDIRECTION((0.,0.,-1.));
#6=IFCDIRECTION((-1.,0.,0.));

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