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Industry-Academia collaboration on 4D BIM modeling to enhance the understanding of Construction Scheduling

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Page Count

12

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41330

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https://peer.asee.org/41330

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307

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Sanjeev Adhikari Kennesaw State University

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Dr. Sanjeev Adhikari is faculty from Kennesaw State University. Previously he was faculty at Morehead State University from 2009 to 2016 and faculty at Purdue University – Indianapolis from 2016 to 2019. He completed a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering, focusing on construction management, from Michigan Technological University in 2008. He has an extensive teaching background with 20 years of the academic experience at five different universities. Students and departments have always praised him for his outstanding teaching and research excellence. He has been involved in numerous professional societies to supplement his teaching and research, including ASCE, ACI, ASEE, ASC, ATMAE, and TRB. His research output has been well disseminated as he has published thirty journal papers and thirty-nine conference papers. His research interests are 1) Creating Innovative Sustainable Materials, 2) Digital Construction, 3) BIM and VDC, 4) Virtual Testing Lab, 5) Construction Education, and 6) Sustainability.

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Sandeep Langar The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Rachel Mosier Oklahoma State University

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Rachel Mosier is an Associate Professor at Oklahoma State University and a licensed as a professional engineer in Construction Engineering with 7 years experience as a structural engineer. Mosier worked 6 years in municipal government public works. Mosier researches infrastructure specifically focused on sustainable infrastructure and its cost. Other research interests include engineering education topics.
She has been a member of ASEE since 2015 and is currently serving as Program Chair of the Architectural Engineering Division and is the Construction Division Chair.

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Abstract

Teaching construction management (CM) courses are often challenging due to different learning styles. Students are expected to generate three-dimensional (3D) models by mentally visualizing all project components and supporting task sequences. Students with little or no practical experience find such exercises challenging, spending unnecessary time developing and scheduling 3D digital models. This research investigates 4D implementation based on an Industry-Academic collaboration in the classroom. 4D allows connecting schedule activities with an industry-provided 3D model to use data to understand the project timeline and build a building during the construction phase. Furthermore, a real-time construction schedule with all the project components to visualize a 3D model helps students understand the construction build timeline. Scheduling can be performed through Navisworks and the integration of MS Project into the NavisWorks model. The Timeline is built into the BIM model, allowing students to visualize the 3D model and illustrate the construction sequence input. The software will enable students to analyze digital models with scheduling components at their own pace through provided, interactive, and easy-to-understand 4D BIM modeling. Two groups of students (one online and another face-to-face) were surveyed about their experiences with industry collaboration in the class.

Key Words: Building Information Modeling (BIM), construction management curriculum, Scheduling, 4D BIM, construction, 3D model, Revit, NavisWorks.

Adhikari, S., & Langar, S., & Mosier, R. (2022, August), Industry-Academia collaboration on 4D BIM modeling to enhance the understanding of Construction Scheduling Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41330

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