Building Information Modeling (BIM) Application for a Section of Bologna’s Red Tramway Line

• Published in: Infrastructures (Basel) Vol. 7; no. 12; p. 168
• Main Authors: Acerra, Ennia Mariapaola, Busquet, Gian Franco Daniel, Parente, Marco, Marinelli, Margherita, Vignali, Valeria, Simone, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2022
• Subjects: 4D simulation; Automation; Building information modeling; building information modeling (BIM); Building management systems; Civil engineering; clash detection; Collaboration; Construction; Cost control; Cost estimates; Design; Design and construction; Design optimization; Designers; Environment models; Information management; Infrastructure; infrastructures building information modeling (I-BIM); Interoperability; Light rail transit; New technology; Quality standards; road; Simulation; Software; tramway; Tramways; Italy; Austria
• ISSN: 2412-3811; 2412-3811
• DOI: 10.3390/infrastructures7120168

New technologies such as the I-BIM (Infrastructure Building Information Modeling) are radically changing the infrastructure design and construction sector. In this study, the I-BIM approach has been used for the design of a portion of the future Bologna’s Red Tramway Line. Starting from the topographical survey of the area, a “federated” model was created, aggregating in a single digital environment all the models inherent to the individual disciplines involved. Interference analysis (Clash Detection) between the various disciplines was performed, subject to the preparation of a coordination matrix and the temporal simulation of the worksite phases (BIM 4D). The results have shown that the I-BIM approach represents a powerful tool for optimizing and validating infrastructure design, allowing users to see how the infrastructure integrates and fits into the real 3D environmental context.