Defining a Digital Strategy in a BIM Environment to Manage Existing Reinforced Concrete Bridges in the Context of Italian Regulation

Abstract

Regulatory activity concerning the management of existing bridges has recently been affected by updates, for instance, in Italy, which calls for a speedy and pragmatic approach based on new technologies such as building information modeling (BIM), when dealing with the survey and risk classification as well as the evaluation and monitoring of structural safety. This paper focuses on the development and integration of a digital solution, based principally on the specific framework developed by the authors, which supports BIM modeling and information management activities, in the structural setting under investigation, through the use of several technologies and tools, namely BIM-authoring, CDE platform and visual programming, in addition to programming in Python. Starting from the organization of a specific BIM object library and the initial data, inserted by means of a custom-made input environment, it was possible to reproduce digital models of bridges in accordance with specific information requirements following the new Level of Information Need setting. The applicability of the proposal is tested on two judiciously chosen real-life cases with different characteristics. Through this implementation, a series of advantages emerge, including expediting traditional procedures for BIM modeling, accessibility and traceability of information—which are constantly updated to support the monitoring of structural safety over time—and the decision-making process related to the bridge management context.

A Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) Framework for Inspection and Maintenance Intervention in Reinforced Concrete Bridges

“…The bridge-inspection process is a crucial task that aims to ensure the bridge's safety and identify maintenance needs. In practice, O&M data are collected through paper-based reports; even if they are digitized, the available information remains fragmented for stakeholders who gather various types of O&M data [21,22]. Written inspection reports pose several obstacles, including difficulties in sharing information, loss or confusion, and communication errors with different projectinvolved domains.…”

La tecnología del concreto aplicado al BIM: una revisión literaria

“…En la literatura se pudo ver que los principales beneficios de BIM son la mejora de la comunicación multimodal mientras se mantiene la comunicación sincrónica durante la fase de construcción (Al-Ashmori et al 2020). Por otro lado, BIM crea desarrollos Aunque, acorde a (Ciccone et al, 2022) hasta la fecha, la aplicación de metodologías BIM ha involucrado mayormente el contexto de nuevos proyectos; esta se puede aplicar a cada fase del ciclo de vida de los activos, incluidas las fases de gestión.…”

“…Las metodologías BIM también pueden ser asistidas e integradas con otras tecnologías. Por ejemplo, se podría considerar la tecnología Internet de las cosas (IOT) para respaldar evaluaciones estructurales inteligentes y desarrollar una gestión "inteligente" del ciclo de vida de una obra, también combinada con otros medios como IFC (Ciccone et al, 2022). Asimismo, en el estudio de (Cheng et al, 2022) se indicó y comprobó que BIM podía trabajar colaborativamente con otros entornos para derivar en un producto más completo.…”

The Role of BIM in Managing Risks in Sustainability of Bridge Projects: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

“…One important aspect is the incorporation of building information modeling (BIM) with geographic information systems (GIS) to improve the effectiveness of building management systems (BMS). This combination promotes a comprehensive approach by integrating geographical data, geographic mapping, and information management, thus enhancing the effectiveness and knowledge of bridge management strategies [2,3,14,16,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Moreover, some studies have investigated the application of building information modeling (BIM) in the field of risk management for bridge construction.…”

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