Building Information Modelling (BIM) Group Design Project

Code

CIVE3055

School

Department of Civil Engineering

Level

3

Credits

30

Semesters

Spring China

Summary

Under the umbrella of Building Information Modelling (BIM) this course (module) brings together Construction Management and Structural Design and makes students aware of the potential of emerging digital design technologies.

Students are introduced to fundamental concepts and applications of BIM. Following this, they work in groups on a design project that covers the following subject areas:
(1) Conceptual design
(2) The benefits of using BIM on construction projects
(3) Preparing a BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
(4) Detailed structural design and documentation
(5) Health and Safety considerations
(6) Project planning, risk management, quality management, and cost estimation
(7) Sustainability and Life Cycle Management

For students requiring reassessment, this will be limited to the components which have been failed and these will be in the same form as the original assessment, with any group-based components made suitable for completion by an individual.
 

Target Students

Part II BEng/MEng students in the Department of Civil Engineering

Classes

• One 3-hour workshop each week for 12 weeks
• One 3-hour practicum each week for 12 weeks
• One 3-hour lecture each week for 12 weeks

Design work in Groups outside the above times. The Lecture sessions will support the learning of the principles and the applications of BIM, and the design process for a building structure. The Practical sessions will be in a computer lab to introduce develop the students to the BIM software skills. Workshops are timetabled sessions for the group to develop their design together. Group presentations will be scheduled in the workshop sessions, and other available timetable slots during that week

Assessment

• 15% Presentation 1: Group presentation of initial concept designs (assessment of presentation skills and technical content)
• 25% Written Exam (1-hour): 90 minutes written assessment on the fundamentals of BIM
• 50% Coursework: Final group BIM, detailed design and construction management report
• 10% Presentation 2: Final group presentation (assessment of presentation skills and technical content)

Assessed by end of spring semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course (module), students will be able to: 
1. Design a solution to a major construction project whilst considering the needs of a client brief and the wider engineering context of the project. 
2. Select and apply appropriate analytical methods, computational modelling techniques and design codes/industry standards to support the design of a building project.
3. Apply BIM-based planning, cost estimation and risk management principles to support the design of a building project.
4. Describe the basic stages of BIM life cycle implementation and develop a BIM Execution Plan (BEP) to support the design of a building project.
5. Describe and explain the scientific principles and the applications of Building Information Modelling, and its historical, current and potential future development.
6. Describe planning, management and cost estimation techniques and principles commonly used to manage building projects.  
7. Apply knowledge of engineering management principles to solve construction management problems.
8. Function effectively as a member of a design team, utilising BIM protocols to work collaboratively.
9. Communicate a design in an effective manner both to a technical and a non-technical audience.
10. Apply BIM-based quality assessment through 4D modelling and clash detection techniques.
11. Apply BIM-based embodied carbon assessment of a construction project.

This will contribute to the following programme learning outcomes (see Programme (Plan) Specifications for details):
Knowledge and Understanding: M1, M2
Intellectual Skills: M3, M4, M5 
Professional/Practical Skills: M7, M9, M14, M15 
Transferable/Key Skills: M16, M17

Conveners

• Dr Byung Kang