Building Information Modeling (BIM) For Infrastructure
Work Areas
The deliverables for TPF-5(480) are organized into four distinct Work Areas, which are aligned with the chapters of the BIM for Infrastructure Guidebook.
Work Area A: Digital Workflow Development
Digital Workflow Development involves establishing the business process steps involved in Digital Project Delivery, starting from planning to survey, design, construction and handoff to asset management. These digital workflows are being established for four project types.
- Full Highway Reconstruction
- Interchange Reconstruction
- Pavement Rehabilitation
- Pavement Resurfacing
Work Area B: Digital Data Flows and Information Management
Digital Data Flows and Information Management involves building the following digital data management tools for enabling deployment of BIM at transportation agencies.
- Data Models Catalog and Data Assets Catalog
- Information Requirements: Asset, Project, Exchange
- Model Elements Breakdown: Object Types Library (OTL)
and Data Dictionary - Information Delivery Manual: Data Exchanges
- Software Applications Catalog and Integration
Work Area C: Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement
Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement involves engagements with the FHWA and National Programs, State DOTs, Industry Organizations, Standard Development Organizations (SDOs), Software/Technology vendors for enabling the deployment of standards driven digital workflows and data management tools that are needed for modeling, integration, interoperability, exchange and publication.
- FHWA & National Programs: Two other FHWA TPFs, EDC, TRB programs, NIBS, IHEEP
- State DOTs: Practices – Information Requirements, Models Created, Exchanges Specifications, Processes, Software Tools & Technology, Policies and Change Management Needs
- Owner Reps: FHWA, AASHTO Committees, Pooled Funds
- Industry: ACEC, ARTBA, AGC
- Software/Technology Vendors: Design, Construction, Asset Management, GIS
- SDOs: AASHTO, buildingSMART, OGC, ISO
Work Area D: BIM Deployment Enablers Development
A BIM for Infrastructure Communication Hub/Platform is being developed that will host a range of information for transportation agencies to deploy BIM at their agencies by:
- Develop and advance a BIM Program by demonstrate BIM Benefits and Metrics
- Utilizing the BIM Capability Maturity Model to develop a strategic roadmap of actions
- Creating BIM Data Management Tools using the data tools developed as part of Work Area B
- Deploying a BIM Pilot Projects Program
- Enable BIM Personnel using BIM Training Program & Curriculum
- Leveraging the BIM Clearinghouse and Playbook style Guidebook to deploy Digital BIM Workflows
