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. 2013 Nov 7:2013:170498.
doi: 10.1155/2013/170498. eCollection 2013.

Enhancing knowledge sharing management using BIM technology in construction

Shih-Ping Ho  1 , Hui-Ping Tserng  1 , Shu-Hui Jan  1
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Enhancing knowledge sharing management using BIM technology in construction

Shih-Ping Ho et al. ScientificWorldJournal. .

Abstract

Construction knowledge can be communicated and reused among project managers and jobsite engineers to alleviate problems on a construction jobsite and reduce the time and cost of solving problems related to constructability. This paper proposes a new methodology for the sharing of construction knowledge by using Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. The main characteristics of BIM include illustrating 3D CAD-based presentations and keeping information in a digital format and facilitation of easy updating and transfer of information in the BIM environment. Using the BIM technology, project managers and engineers can gain knowledge related to BIM and obtain feedback provided by jobsite engineers for future reference. This study addresses the application of knowledge sharing management using BIM technology and proposes a BIM-based Knowledge Sharing Management (BIMKSM) system for project managers and engineers. The BIMKSM system is then applied in a selected case study of a construction project in Taiwan to demonstrate the effectiveness of sharing knowledge in the BIM environment. The results demonstrate that the BIMKSM system can be used as a visual BIM-based knowledge sharing management platform by utilizing the BIM technology.

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The application of the visual knowledge management in construction.
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The concept and framework of the BIM-based knowledge models.
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A flowchart of the procedure of the knowledge models usage.
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The BIM-based knowledge sharing and management process flowchart.
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The BIM-based knowledge animation usage process.
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Application of BIM-based knowledge models for knowledge sharing in the case study.
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