Information Visualization Platform for Underground Pipeline Maintenance Integrating BIM and GIS Data
Publication: Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
ABSTRACT
Uncertainty of precise and accurate locations of water pipeline damages increases repair and maintenance time and cost and causes a long-term and broad supply interruption. As underground pipeline failures are increasing, traditional maintenance methods relying on two-dimensional drawings are facing technical limitations and conceptual obsolescence. In this respect, this research aims to support effective underground pipeline maintenance by providing an information platform integrating three-dimensional pipeline model in BIM with geographic information data in GIS. The platform provides timely access to visualized and detailed information, including pipeline networks, materials, locations, geometries, and built years of pipelines, guided by a proposed enhanced entity relationship diagram. The platform was applied to a case study in Gansu, China. The usability and user acceptance were then evaluated with surveys based on the technology acceptance model. The results indicate that the proposed platform can enhance state-of-the-practice across perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and acceptance.
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Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
Pages: 781 - 789
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Published online: Jan 25, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Architectural engineering
- Building management
- Buried pipes
- Engineering fundamentals
- Geographic information systems
- Geomatics
- Infrastructure
- Maintenance and operation
- Models (by type)
- Pipe materials
- Pipe networks
- Pipeline management
- Pipeline materials
- Pipeline systems
- Pipelines
- Pipes
- Surveying methods
- Three-dimensional models
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