Title
Using "choosing by Advantages" and 4D Models to Select the Best Construction-Flow Option in a Residential Building
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
In Peru, construction planners use 2D drawings and do quantity take-off by hand when scheduling structural work. However, selecting the best construction-flow option is usually point-based and does not follow a comprehensive method. This paper describes a teaching strategy that was used to choose the best construction-flow option for a residential building by means of the Choosing by Advantages (CBA) and 4D models in two Construction Management courses at the School of Civil Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. First, a workshop was held to assess the improvement in understanding of the construction flow when 4D models are used with undergraduate students. A survey, including student perceptions before and after the deployment of 4D models, was conducted. Using a paired T-Test, it was concluded that there is significant improvement in visualization and process-clash detection when 4D models are used. Second, Master's students designed four different construction-flow options during structural work using Takt-time schedules and 4D models. These tools allowed students to visualize the construction flow, identify process clashes, and retrieve information from the BIM model. The workshop simulated a CBA decision-making meeting to choose the most advantageous alternative. The success of the workshop was reflected in the improved collaboration and the transparency of the decision-making process.
Start page
470
End page
477
Volume
196
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería de la construcción
Ingeniería civil
Ingeniería arquitectónica
Subjects
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85030471097
Source
Procedia Engineering
ISSN of the container
1877-7058
Conference
Creative Construction Conference, CCC 2017
Sponsor(s)
This work was partially funded by the Dirección de Gestión de la Investigación at the PUCP. We would also like to thank to Alonso Urbina and Felipe Lezama, who kindly developed the BIM models and participated as instructors in the first workshop.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus