Team develops HydroBIM platform for design of hydropower hub buildings

Improving  the  design  efficiency  of  hydropower  hub  buildings  and  promoting  the application  of  intelligence  in  engineering  construction  and  operation  management have  been  critical  issues  in  hydropower  engineering  construction.  The  major challenges  are  mainly  reflected  in  the  difficulties  of  multidisciplinary  collaboration and  the  inefficient  coordination  of  work  involving  multiple  parties.  This  paper proposes  a  building  information  modeling  (BIM)-based  technology  system architecture  for  digital  design,  intelligent  construction,  and  intelligent  operation, which  combines  BIM  technology  with  geographic  information  system  (GIS), computer aided engineering (CAE), internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and  other  technologies.  

The  proposed  system  includes  a  BIM-based  multiprofessional  forward  collaborative  design  method,  a  BIM-based  engineering construction  management  model,  and  a  real-time  safety  analysis  and  evaluation technology system based on actual measured safety information and construction. The hydroelectrical engineering BIM (HydroBIM) comprehensive control platform is developed.  In  the  planning  and  design  stage,  the  platform  enables  the  whole process  and  full-professional  collaborative  digital  design.  In  the  engineering construction  management  stage,  it  supports  the  whole  process  and  all-round information  management  and  control  of  contract,  schedule,  quality,  safety,  and investment.  In  the  operation  management  stage,  the  platform  facilitates  the integrated  management  of  engineering  safety  evaluation,  early  warning,  and emergency plan based on monitoring data and the consistency criterion of positive and  negative  evaluation.  

The  application  of  this  technology  in  more  than 20  engineering,  has  proven  to  improve  the  efficiency  of  design  and  analysis  of hydropower hub buildings and the intelligence level of engineering construction and operation  management,  and  overcome  the  difficulties  of  multi-professional collaboration in the design stage and low efficiency of multi-participant coordination in the construction stage.

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• Hydro-electric Modeling
• Hydrologist
• Hydro Power
• Micro Hydro Siting