Developing an IFC‐Based Database for Construction Quality Evaluation

Abstract

Quality evaluation and control are increasingly important concerns in construction projects. Construction quality evaluation, as a systematic method, must be discussed in light of quality information extraction and storage, while a traditional construction quality control program cannot meet these requirements. In moving beyond quality indicators to evaluate quality performance that is comparable across construction entities, two fundamental factors must be considered: quality information standardization and multiquality data integration. The purpose of this study is to extend the interoperability of a construction quality database in the evaluation process by employing the industry foundation classes (IFC) data model. Taking a cast-in-place steel-concrete structure as an example, this study explores the implementation of building information modeling (BIM) in quality management and proposes integrated solutions to improve current quality management processes with the assistance of an IFC-based working environment. To better utilize the performance of the BIM model and database on construction quality control, various BIM-based evaluation frameworks are proposed. Also, this paper discusses how these IFC and neutral network models operate together to facilitate construction quality management. Project participants can better understand quality progress and collaborate more effectively, thanks to a visualized data format. The objective of evaluating the proposed model is to understand the effectiveness of an IFC-based database when implemented in practice. A questionnaire was developed considering the opinions of construction firms and design institutes regarding identified factors. In designing an IFC-based quality database, the method proposed in this study reduces the complexity of the database substantially and improves quality evaluation efficiency.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Structural Engineering: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature

“…e complexity of the tasks, the required combination of many different competencies, and the abundance of different communication channels necessitate a reliable data exchange platform [19,36]. at is, maintaining the quality of the final product requires tools that enable structural engineers to check the parameters of the system under development and verify the reliability of the information transmitted [25]. One available solution that provides all such capabilities is BIM [9,12].…”

“…ere have been some in-depth reviews on BIM in general [9,[13][14][15] and studies that have dealt with specific fields like transportation infrastructure, heritage buildings [16], civil infrastructure maintenance [17], collaborative management [18][19][20], health and safety [21][22][23], contractors [10], and academics aspects [24,25]. Research on the integration of BIM within civil engineering is still in its infancy [9].…”

Methodology for Building Information Modeling (BIM) Implementation in Structural Engineering Companies (SECs)

“…e correct exchange, quality information extraction and storage, are relevant to the success of BIM. ere, the importance of universal archives, such as IFC format, is relevant to the achievement of these objectives [21].…”

Developing an Extended IFC Data Schema and Mesh Generation Framework for Finite Element Modeling

“…A wide variety of promising attempts have been proposed to develop the application and to improve the interoperability of IFC. To extend the interoperability of a construction quality database in the evaluation process by employing IFC, Xu et al [16] proposed integrated solutions to improve current quality management processes with the assistance of an IFC-based working environment. By expanding the property set of IFC data, nontraditional building information is embedded into the BIM to build a mapping relationship between BIM information and external database information.…”

“…is not only increases the user's inconvenience but also leads to the large deformation difference between the source surface and the target surface, which is not conducive to the generation of high-quality hexahedral mesh. In the future, it is proposed to consider using the surface segmentation method and shape analysis technology on the surface grid of the model to automatically divide the surface of the model into surface regions with the same characteristics, and then automatically set boundary constraint conditions of harmonic 16 Advances in Civil Engineering scalar field according to the corresponding relations of these subsurfaces.…”