Interoperability
An Introduction to IFC and buildingSMART Standards, Integrating Infrastructure Modeling
9782889154869
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Interoperability
An Introduction to IFC and buildingSMART Standards, Integrating Infrastructure Modeling
The first comprehensive book explaining the backbone for digital construction methods: the Industry Foundation Classes schema.
Interoperable data schemas are the prerequisite to advancing the use of digital methods in the architectural engineering and construction industry. However, the predominant Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) are complex and have been focused on the representation of buildings only. With the extension for infrastructures, Interoperability aims to provide a comprehensive explanation of the IFC structure as well as its application to infrastructure assets. Finally, buildingSMART specifications are presented and contextualized for their use in digital workflows.
Interoperable data schemas are the prerequisite to advancing the use of digital methods in the architectural engineering and construction industry. However, the predominant Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) are complex and have been focused on the representation of buildings only. With the extension for infrastructures, Interoperability aims to provide a comprehensive explanation of the IFC structure as well as its application to infrastructure assets. Finally, buildingSMART specifications are presented and contextualized for their use in digital workflows.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction // 2. Digital representation of built assets: general concepts // 3. The IfcBuiltElement example // 4. Visual representation of the IFC structure // 5. Organization of IFC // 6. buildingSMART specifications for interoperability // 7. IFC for infrastructure // 8. Ifc for roads // 9. Ifc for bridges // Annexe 1: Complementary chapters // 10. Linking Representation and Geometric Modeling in IFC // 11. BIM – GIS integration // 12. Schema modelling of IFC // 13. Development of IFC // Annexe 2: General Matrix // Annexe 3: Partial hierarchical tree for IFC infrastructure objects // Bibliographie