A BIM-Enabled Workflow for the Rehabilitation of Heritage Steel Bridges
The rehabilitation of heritage steel bridges raises specific challenges due to their historical significance and structural complexity. These structures, often subjected to ageing, corrosion, and insufficient documentation, require specialized approaches that balance preservation with modern infrast...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Applied Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/2/677 |
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| Summary: | The rehabilitation of heritage steel bridges raises specific challenges due to their historical significance and structural complexity. These structures, often subjected to ageing, corrosion, and insufficient documentation, require specialized approaches that balance preservation with modern infrastructure demands. In this context, digitalization offers a transformative pathway, enabling more precise maintenance planning, enhanced decision-making, and better alignment with sustainability goals, with Building Information Modelling (BIM) fostering seamless information transfer and integration across project lifecycle. This paper highlights the potential of BIM in predictive maintenance, resource optimization, and strategic rehabilitation planning. It proposes a structured approach for defining and implementing information requirements (IRs), ensuring alignment between organizational objectives, asset-level needs, and project-specific deliverables. A significant contribution of this research is the development of a template for information delivery specification (IDS), providing a robust framework for data exchange and quality control throughout project phases. The IDS supports the integration of technical and historical data into a centralized digital repository, addressing both operational and heritage preservation needs. Finally, the article discusses structural assessment and strengthening strategies within the BIM workflow, emphasizing their role in achieving efficient and sustainable bridge rehabilitation. |
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| ISSN: | 2076-3417 |