Automatic safety evaluation and visualization of subway station excavation based on BIM-FEM/FDM integrated technology
Abstract
With the progressive promotion of BIM technology in collaborative design and engineering data management, there are large amounts of project information available for intelligent construction, engineering computation and design optimization. In the construction of subway station, BIM technology is still not mature and the engineering design is generally separate from the engineering safety evaluation. Thus, this paper proposed a technology that integrates BIM and numerical simulation (BIM-FEM/FDM integrated technology) to solve the problem of separation between engineering design and computation. A three-dimensional parametric modeling of subway station excavation was first carried out using the Revit® modeling software. Afterward, a FEM/FDM-process oriented data conversion interface was developed to extract and process the critical information from the parametric BIM model for numerical simulation. Then, under the impetus of an auto-simulation interface, the safety evaluation of subway station excavation was realized automatically and visualized graphically. The research of the BIM-FEM/FDM integrated technology presented in this paper has established a supporting platform to achieve the integration of BIM-based design and safety evaluation for subway station excavation.
Keyword : deep excavation, safety, automatic evaluation, building information modeling, numerical simulation, subway station
How to Cite
Xie, P., Zhang, R., Zheng, J., & Li, Z. (2022). Automatic safety evaluation and visualization of subway station excavation based on BIM-FEM/FDM integrated technology. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 28(4), 320–336. https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2022.16727
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Kirby, L., Krygiel, E., & Kim, M. (2018). Autodesk® Revit® 2018. John Wiley & Sons.
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Lee, P. C., Zheng, L. L., Lo, T. P., & Long, D. B. (2020). A risk management system for deep excavation based on BIM-3DGIS framework and optimized Grey Verhulst model. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 24(3), 715–726. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-020-1462-7
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Tang, F., Ma, T., Guan, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2020). Parametric modeling and structure verification of asphalt pavement based on BIM-ABAQUS. Automation in Construction, 111, 103066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2019.103066
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Wu, J., Chen, J., & Chen, G. (2018). Research on BIM-based subway foundation pit engineering simulation method. In D. Huang, H. Xu, H. Yu, & H. Zhang (Eds.), Conference Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Project Management (ISPM 2018) (pp. 338–345). Aussino Acad Publishing House.
Xu, W., Liu, B., Fu, C., Han, Y., & Ren, X. (2019). Risk management for Beijing subway tunnel construction using the New Austrian tunneling method: A case study. In International Conference on Transportation and Development 2019: Smarter and Safer Mobility and Cities – Selected Papers from the International Conference on Transportation and Development 2019 (pp. 423–435). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482575.040
Xue, X., Zhang, R., Zhang, X., Yang, R. J., & Li, H. (2015). Environmental and social challenges for urban subway construction: An empirical study in China. International Journal of Project Management, 33(3), 576–588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.09.003
Yan, W., Culp, C., & Graf, R. (2011). Integrating BIM and gaming for real-time interactive architectural visualization. Automation in Construction, 20(4), 446–458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2010.11.013
Yao, X. (2018). Uncertainty analysis of mechanical behavior of deep excavations in soft soil area based on BIM technology and engineering computation [Dissertation]. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Ying, H.-W., Cheng, K., Zhang, L.-S., Ou, C.-Y., & Yang, Y.-W. (2020). Evaluation of excavation-induced movements through case histories in Hangzhou. Engineering Computations, 37(6), 1993–2016. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-06-2019-0256
Zhu, C., Yan, Z., Lin, Y., Xiong, F., & Tao, Z. (2019). Design and application of a monitoring system for a deep railway foundation pit project. IEEE Access, 7, 107591–107601. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2932113
Zienkiewicz, O., Taylor, R., & Zhu, J. Z. (2013). The finite element method: its basis and fundamentals (7th ed.). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2009-0-24909-9