Research on the POPi Digital Model Framework for BIM Implementation in High-Rise Megaprojects
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Basic Connotation of VDC/BIM in Engineering Projects
2.1. Meaning of BIM
2.2. Application Characteristics of BIM
- (1)
- BIM is diverse with respect to its application, software, and hardware. Studies in China and elsewhere have demonstrated that BIM can be applied in different stages of an engineering project and involves the work content, application fields, and application points of different participants. The application of BIM in Shanghai plays a leading role nationwide. In 2017, the Shanghai BIM Guidelines were updated. They list 9 major aspects of BIM application during the full life cycle of an engineering project, with a total of 39 basic application points [29]. To implement these functions, different BIM software and hardware are needed. In addition to basic model creation and analysis and simulation software, BIM software broadly includes the following: a collaborative project management platform, an operation and maintenance system, and quantity calculations. These types of BIM software, together with the corresponding hardware, constitute the infrastructure for BIM applications.
- (2)
- The application of BIM is cross-organizational task interdependent. As a complex information interaction process, the application of BIM in engineering projects requires different participants to cooperate with and support each other, i.e., task interdependence. This arrangement is a type of cross-organizational collaboration. The cross-organization coordination of information interaction and sharing based on BIM in the project layer creates multipoint webbed communication with strong task interdependence. The individual functions of BIM, such as model creation and collision detection, can be completed by individuals. However, for design coordination, model integration, and BIM-based collaborative management, multiple participants are required for cross-organizational collaboration. Dossick and Neff [30] found that unlike the traditional management mode and information fragmentation, BIM application requires the coordination and cooperation of all participants in the project. Differences in cross-organizational cooperation can influence the effect of BIM application in engineering projects.
2.3. Connotation of VDC/BIM
3. POPi Digital Integration Framework Based on BIM
3.1. Integrated POP Model
3.2. Software and Hardware Infrastructure of BIM
3.3. POPi Digital Integration Framework
3.4. Internal Mechanism of the POPi Digital Integration Framework
4. Practical Application of the POPi Framework in the Zhongnan Center
4.1. About the Project
4.1.1. Project Overview
4.1.2. Application Background
- (1)
- There are many participating parties throughout the life cycle of the project, including more than 20 major participants. Communication and coordination are difficult, requiring an efficient organizational process.
- (2)
- The design process is complex, and the number of drawings and other documents is immense. Determining how to improve the efficiency of design communication and coordination and ensure design quality is a great challenge.
- (3)
- The structural system is complex, and construction is difficult. The main structure is a “mega frame-core tube structure system”. The depth of the six floors of the foundation pit excavation is 33.4 m, and the reverse construction method is adopted.
- (4)
- The owner lacks experience in the development and management of similar projects. They must rely on modern technology and management methods, as well as the integrated wisdom and experience of project consultants and contractors.
4.2. POPi Element Model for the Suzhou Zhongnan Center
- (1)
- Organization: The BIM consulting team is introduced to establish a BIM organizational structure with the owner as the core and all participants working collaboratively. The responsibilities and work responsibilities of each participant are defined.
- (2)
- Process: According to the characteristics of the Zhongnan Center project, the BIM application collaboration process is set at different stages, such as forming a “visual information sharing and problem solving mechanism” through BIM at the design phase to improve drawing quality and a “real-time comparison model and real-life construction quality management mechanism” through BIM+ scanning and BIM platform application to promote the owner’s ability to control the construction quality at the construction phase.
- (3)
- Model: To realize BIM collaboration at different stages, the overall model accuracy requirements of LOD300, LOD350, and LOD400 are set at the design, construction and operation, and maintenance stages separately.
- (4)
- Infrastructure: For the entire project, the CDE and the corresponding hardware and software platforms are set up, and the application software and versions of different scenarios are standardized. It is required to provide unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and laser scanning data in specific scenarios, and all software and hardware data can be exchanged.
4.2.1. Product Model
4.2.2. Organizational Model
4.2.3. Process Model
4.2.4. Infrastructure Model
4.3. BIM Application
4.3.1. BIM Collaborative Platform
4.3.2. Collision Detection
4.3.3. Head Clearance Optimization
4.3.4. Transportation Analysis
4.3.5. Template Modularization
4.3.6. Automatic Monitoring of Foundation Pit
4.3.7. Indoor Three-Dimensional Scanning
4.4. Summary
5. Conclusions and Prospects
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ying, Y.; Wu, J.; Zhang, Q.; Jin, J.; Wang, P. Research on the POPi Digital Model Framework for BIM Implementation in High-Rise Megaprojects. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11720. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151511720
Ying Y, Wu J, Zhang Q, Jin J, Wang P. Research on the POPi Digital Model Framework for BIM Implementation in High-Rise Megaprojects. Sustainability. 2023; 15(15):11720. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151511720
Chicago/Turabian StyleYing, Yuken, Jie Wu, Qilin Zhang, Jin Jin, and Pengfei Wang. 2023. "Research on the POPi Digital Model Framework for BIM Implementation in High-Rise Megaprojects" Sustainability 15, no. 15: 11720. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151511720
APA StyleYing, Y., Wu, J., Zhang, Q., Jin, J., & Wang, P. (2023). Research on the POPi Digital Model Framework for BIM Implementation in High-Rise Megaprojects. Sustainability, 15(15), 11720. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151511720