Research on information models for the construction schedule management based on the IFC standard
Abstract: The purpose of this
article is to study the description and extension of the Industry Foundation
Classes (IFC) standard in construction schedule management, which achieves the
information exchange and sharing among the different information systems and
stakeholders, and facilitates the collaborative construction in the
construction projects.
Design/methodology/approach: The schedule information processing and
coordination are difficult in the complex construction project. Building
Information Modeling (BIM) provides the platform for exchanging and sharing
information among information systems and stakeholders based on the IFC
standard.
Through analyzing the schedule plan, implementing, check and control, the
information flow in the schedule management is reflected based on the IDEF.
According to the IFC4, the information model for the schedule management is
established, which not only includes the each aspect of the schedule
management, but also includes the cost management, the resource management, the
quality management and the risk management.
Findings: The information requirement for the construction schedule
management can be summarized into three aspects: the schedule plan information,
the implementing information and the check and control information. The three
aspects can be described through the existing and extended entities of IFC4,
and the information models are established.
Originality/value: The main contribution of the article is to establish
the construction schedule management information model, which achieves the
information exchange and share in the construction project, and facilitates the
development of the application software to meet the requirements of the
construction project.
Keywords: construction
schedule management, collaborative construction, BIM, IFC standard, information
model
Author: Weirui Xue, Yaowu
Wang, Qingpeng Man
Journal Code: jptindustrigg150022
