Abstract
Sustainable development of underground construction requires adoption of emerging digital engineering and construction technologies. The selection of underground construction methods is subject to project constraints and requirements. This paper introduces a contemporary design and modular construction approach emerged in tunnelling and underground construction through high degree of prefabrication, and explores Building Information Modelling (BIM) capabilities for assessing the feasibility of BIM-numerical modelling interoperability, simulation-based assessment and evaluation. In addition, parametric modelling methods are proposed to enhance the efficiency of identified workflows. A focus is placed on the sustainability assessment of the construction technique and the feasibility of BIM to facilitate decision makings in this regard. The study shows that prefabricated station and modular construction of which has clear potentials of engaging BIM for the digital representation of their physical and functional characteristics.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | SSRN |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Sept 2022 |
Keywords
- Building information modelling (BIM)
- prefabrication
- modular construction
- carbon emission reduction
- metro station
- sustainability assessment