TY - JOUR
T1 - BIM-based automated design of drainage systems for panelized residential buildings
AU - Zhang, Nan
AU - Wang, Jingwen
AU - Al-Hussein, Mohamed
AU - Yin, Xianfei
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022/6/11
Y1 - 2022/6/11
N2 - The development of building information modelling has facilitated the improvement of cost and time management in panelized construction. This research proposes an automated method to design and draft drainage systems in the BIM environment. The proposed method can improve design efficiency, eliminate design errors, and reduce material waste. In order to improve production efficiency at the panelized construction plant, the drainage pipe network is separated into smaller components at the geometric boundaries of the plumbing panel which is a floor or wall panel through which pipes pass. Meanwhile, a bill of materials for each plumbing panel is generated for the purpose of further cutting optimization. A prototyped BIM extension application, an add-on to Autodesk Revit, is developed as a proof of concept. A case study of residential drainage system design and optimization is presented to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed framework. As the key contribution of this research, the integration of the BIM model with the automated design system, rule-based pipe route planning approach, and optimal cutting stock algorithm achieves the automation in drainage system design in the context of panelized construction to improve design and production efficiency.
AB - The development of building information modelling has facilitated the improvement of cost and time management in panelized construction. This research proposes an automated method to design and draft drainage systems in the BIM environment. The proposed method can improve design efficiency, eliminate design errors, and reduce material waste. In order to improve production efficiency at the panelized construction plant, the drainage pipe network is separated into smaller components at the geometric boundaries of the plumbing panel which is a floor or wall panel through which pipes pass. Meanwhile, a bill of materials for each plumbing panel is generated for the purpose of further cutting optimization. A prototyped BIM extension application, an add-on to Autodesk Revit, is developed as a proof of concept. A case study of residential drainage system design and optimization is presented to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed framework. As the key contribution of this research, the integration of the BIM model with the automated design system, rule-based pipe route planning approach, and optimal cutting stock algorithm achieves the automation in drainage system design in the context of panelized construction to improve design and production efficiency.
KW - automated design
KW - Building information modelling (BIM)
KW - panelized construction
KW - residential drainage system
KW - UT-Hybrid-D
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U2 - 10.1080/15623599.2022.2085853
DO - 10.1080/15623599.2022.2085853
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85131684202
JO - International journal of construction management
JF - International journal of construction management
SN - 1562-3599
ER -