Bridge Information Modeling Standardization Report, Volume III \u2013 Component Modeling

2016This document is the fourth of a multi-volume set of documents on Bridge Information Modeling Standardization. The volumes can be read individually or sequentially as part of the set. Reading the Introduction first is recommended to provide context and a summary of the work and its findings.PDFTech ReportFHWA-HIF-16-011DTFH6114C00047Bridge designBridge constructionTraffic modelsComponentsStandardizationUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Bridges and StructuresChipman, TimYang, DonghoonGrant, RogerUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Bridges and StructuresFederal Highway AdministrationBridge Information Modeling Standardization is a multi-volume report that analyzes options for standardized approaches for modeling bridges across their life cycle. The goal of the Report is to identify and evaluate candidate open standards that can be used to document all aspects of bridges to identify viable standards that can be used by bridge owners to specify information delivery requirements and by software providers to meet those requirements. After evaluation of the viable available options, the Report goes on to provide an in-depth analysis based on test cases of real bridge projects of the viable alternative. Accompanying the Report is a comprehensive exchange specification to assist software developers to implement the recommended alternative to the benefit of bridge owners. This Volume, Component Modeling, the fourth of four volumes, describes the modeling of specific components of bridges to the level of detail as conveyed on design contract plans, using two real-world case studies and three candidate schemas, to identify methodologies that would be valuable in a national bridge information modeling standard and to evaluate the viability of one of those schemas, buildingSMART Industry Foundation Class (IFC), as a candidate for a bridge modeling standard.84