Exploring an Interdisciplinary BIM-Based Joint Capstone Course in Highway Engineering
Publication: Journal of Civil Engineering Education
Volume 146, Issue 3
Abstract
Enhancing students’ interdisciplinary design ability in a highway engineering context is important for the development of building information modeling (BIM). This paper proposes a new paradigm for highway engineering and its service areas based on the BIM platform, integrating road, bridge, tunnel, engineering costing; architecture; structure; water supply and drainage; heating and ventilation; and electrical engineering for a senior year capstone course. An overall and breakdown work system is constructed of the joint design process guided by the highway engineering discipline. BIM technology is utilized to integrate the design work content of nine majors, linking the originally separated design stages, and articulating the flow of interoperability information in highway engineering. A case study tests the course, evaluates the students’ performance, and identifies improvements in software training, time schedule, technology connection, interoperability issues, as well as how BIM affects teamwork. In applying BIM in an interdisciplinary situation, a visualization tool is used to enrich the body of knowledge of BIM education as it relates to highway engineering.
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Data Availability Statement
The data generated or analyzed during the study are available from the corresponding author upon request.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to sincerely the case in Chongqing Jiaotong University. This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71301013); National Social Science Fund Post-financing projects (No. 19FJYB017); Humanity and Social Science Program Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (No. 17YJA790091); List of Key Science and Technology Projects in China’s Transportation Industry in 2018-International Science and Technology Cooperation Project (No. 2018-GH-006); Shaanxi Social Science Fund (No. 2017S004 and No. 2016ZB017); Shaanxi Province Social Sciences Major Theoretical and Practical Research Fund (No. 2019Z191 and No. 2017Z028); Xi’an Social Science Fund (No. 18J139); Xi’an Construction Science and Technology Planning Project (No. SJW201705, No. SZJJ201915 and No. SZJJ201916); Xi’an Science Technology Bureau Fund [No. 201805070RK1SF4(6)]; Shaanxi Universities Second Batch of Youth Outstanding Talents Support Projects (No. [2018]111); Shaanxi Province Higher Education Teaching Reform Project (No. 17BZ017); Education Funding of Master of Engineering Management in China (No. 2017-ZX-004); Shaanxi Province Civil Engineering “first-class professional” project (No. 300103292804 and No. 300103282803); Special Fund for Graduate Student Education Reform of Central College, Chang’an University (No. 300103190413, No. 300103190018, No. 300103190943, No. 300111002005, No. 300103187091 No. 310623176201, No. 310623176702, No. 310628176702, and No. 310628161406); Fundamental Research for Education Reform of Central College, Chang’an University (No.3 00104292305, No. 300104292304, No. 300104292308, No. 300103292806, No. 300104282301, No. 300104282318, No. 300104282323, No. 310623172904, No. 310623171003, and No. 310623171633); Fundamental Research for Funds for the Central Universities (Humanities and Social Sciences), Chang’an University (No. 300102239616); Fundamental Research for Funds for the Central Universities, Chang’an University (No. 300102238201).
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Received: Feb 23, 2019
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Published online: Apr 27, 2020
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