Case studies of BIM adoption for precast concrete design by mid-sized structural engineering firms

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 13, Issue , 2008, Pages 303-323

  Kaner, Israel ^a   Sacks, Rafael ^a   Kassian, Wayne ^b   Quitt, Tomas ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Kassian Dyck and Associates   (Canada)

^c Star Engineers ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

3D parametric modelling; Building information modelling (BIM); Precast concrete; Productivity; Structural engineering

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT; PHOTOCOPYING; PRECAST CONCRETE; PROCESS PLANNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

(OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; ADOPTION PROCESS; CASE STUDIES; CASE-STUDIES; CONCRETE STRUCTURES; ENGINEERING DESIGNS; ENGINEERING FIRMS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PRECAST; PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDINGS; PRECAST CONCRETE DESIGN; STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D);

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 46349098945     PISSN: 14036835     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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