A master thesis from Aalborg University
Structural modelling and analysis using BIM tools
[Strukturel modellering og analyse ved hjælp af BIM værktøjer]
Author(s)
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2010
Submitted on
2010-06-09
Pages
81 pages
Abstract
Denne rapport fokuserer på den strukturelle del af designfasen i byggeprocessen. Forskellige S-BIM værktøjer evalueres vha. analyse af fem konstruktioner med varierende kompleksitet, forskellige tværsnitsegenskaber, geometri, materialeegenskaber osv. De evaluerede S-BIM værktøjer er: - Add-on værktøj for Revit Structure - Direkte link mellem Revit og Robot - Direkte link mellem Revit og StaadPro - Indirekte link mellem Revit og Robot via IFC Add-on værktøjet for Revit er anvendeligt til at beregne snitkræfter og udbøjninger i skitsefasen, såfremt et 'load-takedown' værktøj er tilgængeligt. Generelt fungerer de direkte links bedst. Angående trækonstruktioner er linket mellem Revit og Robot bedre end linket mellem Revit og StaadPro. Det testede IFC filformat, IFC Coordination View, er ikke fundet anvendeligt ifm. de, i dette projekt, udførte tests.
This study will focus on the structural engineering part in the detail design phase of the building process. Different S-BIM tools are evaluated through analyses of five structures with varying complexity, different section properties, geometry, material properties and so on. The S-BIM tools evaluated are: - Add-on tool for Revit Structure - Direct link between Revit and Robot - Direct link between Revit and StaadPro - Indirect link between Revit and Robot via IFC The Revit add-on tool tested can be rather useful for calculating section forces and deflection in feasibility studies if a ’load-takedown’ feature is introduced. It is found that the direct links in general are best. Regarding timber structures, the link between Revit and Robot works better than the link between Revit and StaadPro. The tested IFC exchange file format, IFC Coordination View, was not found suitable for the tests performed in this study.
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