Automated BIM data validation integrating open-standard schema with visual programming language

Ghannad, Pedram; Lee, Yong-Cheol; Dimyadi, Johannes; Solihin, Wawan

doi:10.1016/j.aei.2019.01.006

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“…Nawari's framework based on subsets of the Industry Foundation Classes (IFCs), referred to as Model View Definition (MVD), requires ifcXML and LINQ manipulations, that are most likely not common for a construction professional [9,37]. A similar challenge is encountered in the approach for sustainability verification [9] and in early design assessment [39]. The logic RASE tags needed to be converted into a computable format by SWRL (Semantic Web Rule Language).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The logic RASE tags needed to be converted into a computable format by SWRL (Semantic Web Rule Language). Finally, Ghannad et al [39] used visual programming through Marionette (Vectorworks) to transfer rules in the XML format. Hard-coded code-checking tools were also developed, in form of a plug-in to a BIM modeling software [40,41] or as a stand-alone code checker [36,40].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Fire Safety in Tall Timber Building: A BIM-Based Automated Code-Checking Approach

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Fire safety regulations impose very strict requirements on building design, especially for buildings built with combustible materials. It is believed that it is possible to improve the management of these regulations with a better integration of fire protection aspects in the building information modeling (BIM) approach. A new BIM-based domain is emerging, the automated code checking, with its growing number of dedicated approaches. However, only very few of these works have been dedicated to managing the compliance to fire safety regulations in timber buildings. In this paper, the applicability to fire safety in the Canadian context is studied by constituting and executing a complete method from the regulations text through code-checking construction to result analysis. A design science approach is used to propose a code-checking method with a detailed analysis of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) in order to obtain the required information. The method starts by retrieving information from the regulation text, leading to a compliance check of an architectural building model. Then, the method is tested on a set of fire safety regulations and validated on a building model from a real project. The selected fire safety rules set a solid basis for further development of checking rules for the field of fire safety. This study shows that the main challenges for rule checking are the modeling standards and the elements’ required levels of detail. The implementation of the method was successful for geometrical as well as non-geometrical requirements, although further work is needed for more advanced geometrical studies, such as sprinkler or fire dampers positioning.

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Section: Recent Innovations In Researchmentioning

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“…Traditionally, sets of building codes and regulations are written, applied, and read by people (Eastman et al 2009). This process, based on natural language, includes a large number of complex expressions, which can lead to ambiguity, contradictions, and vagueness while translating sentences into a computer-executable format (Eastman et al 2009;Lee et al 2016;Ghannad et al 2019). To be effective, building code models (i.e., set of rules written under a computer-executable language) must be (Macit İlal and Günaydın 2017): (i) comprehensive enough to deal with the complex nature of codes and regulations; (ii) capable of representing all types of information; (iii) flexible to be maintained and controlled by different users (i.e., nonprogrammers should be able to add or modify rules inside the system); (iv) linked to building code documents and other sets of regulations to simplify the consistency checking process; and (v) be developed considering the overall set of regulations, instead of focusing on individual rule representations, by creating means to prevent contradictions among rules.…”

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“…During design reviews, design specifications must be checked against existing regulations to achieve conformance to legal requirements. Hence, detailed checking of building design in relation to regulations and applicable standards is a key part of the design process (Nawari 2013;Kim et al 2019;Lee et al 2019;Ghannad et al 2019;Schwabe et al 2019).…”

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A semantic-based framework for automated rule checking in healthcare construction projects

2020

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Healthcare projects are known for having a high degree of complexity. Furthermore, the design of healthcare facilities is highly constrained by regulations containing a wide range of requirements. Using BIM for automated rule checking has been pointed out as an opportunity to improve requirements management in these projects. However, most existing research is focused on hard-coded approaches or on limited sets of requirements. The aim of this investigation is to propose a semantic-based framework for automated rule checking in the context of healthcare design. An empirical study was conducted in the redevelopment of a university hospital, using Design Science Research as a methodological approach. Results indicate that the nature of regulations and the subjectivity of requirements have a major impact on the possibility of their translation into logical rules, which is needed to enable automated checking. The main theoretical contribution is a taxonomy for automated rule checking and information transformation.

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“…When it comes to the geometry checking applications of a BIM model, various commercial and open source applications have been developed to support the automated validation. The Solibri Model Checker ® (SMC), which is a java-based BIM application, verifies an IFC instance file regarding rule sets defined by a user [14]. This commercial application supports diverse types of geometry checking such as object existence, space relations, circulation, fire code exits, path distance checking, and space program checking [15].…”

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Automated Generation of Daily Evacuation Paths in 4D BIM

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2019

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Spatial movements of workers and equipment should be carefully planned according to project plans. In particular, it is crucial for workers’ safety to prepare emergency evacuation paths according to changing construction site configurations and construction progress. However, creating evacuation paths for all crews for each day can be an extremely labor-intensive task if it is done manually. Consequently, in most construction projects, evacuation plans are not provided to managers and crews throughout the entire construction. Even state-of-the-art technologies do not suggest ways to generate evacuation paths according to changing progresses presented in 4-Dimensional Building Information Model (4D BIM). This research proposes a framework to automatically analyze, generate, and visualize the evacuation paths of multiple crews in 4D BIM, considering construction activities and site conditions at the specific project schedule. This research develops a prototype that enables users to define parameters for pathfinding, such as workspaces, material storage areas, and temporary structures to automatically identify the accessible evacuation paths. This prototype shows the secured evacuation paths in the 4D BIM environment and allows the users to organize the automatically generated evacuation paths. A case study using the BIM model of a real construction project involved in this paper demonstrates the potential of the proposed method.

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Automated BIM data validation integrating open-standard schema with visual programming language

Cited by 58 publications

References 21 publications

Fire Safety in Tall Timber Building: A BIM-Based Automated Code-Checking Approach

Fire Safety in Tall Timber Building: A BIM-Based Automated Code-Checking Approach

A semantic-based framework for automated rule checking in healthcare construction projects

Automated Generation of Daily Evacuation Paths in 4D BIM

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