Influence of Topographic Data in the Development of Railway Projects Using BIM
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
Volume 149, Issue 6
Abstract
In the context of Industry 4.0, the building information modeling (BIM) methodology is a powerful tool, that has gained its place in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. The use of BIM for transportation infrastructure has been increasing, although research has mainly been focusing on highways and bridges. Considering the advances in this technology, the application in infrastructure has a lot of advantages as well as reduction of design time, reduction of costs, more quality and precision, and clash detection. This paper presents some research gaps in this area a case study of a Brazilian railway design considering the integration of photogrammetry and conventional topography data with other disciplines of projects in BIM. The results show a good agreement in the interaction of the different disciplines and furthermore, a discussion of the challenges and suggestions for BIM deliverables in topographic studies for railway projects using BIM is presented.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the Graduation Program in Structural Engineering of the University of Brasilia and VALEC, Engineering, Constructions, and Railroads SA for providing the data that made this study possible.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
Volume 149 • Issue 6 • June 2023
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Received: Jun 14, 2022
Accepted: Dec 27, 2022
Published online: Mar 23, 2023
Published in print: Jun 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Aug 23, 2023
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