International conference on construction engineering and project management (국제학술발표논문집)

  • 2024.07a
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  • Pages.532-539
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  • 2024
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  • 2508-9048(eISSN)
Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (한국건설관리학회)
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Building Information Model (BIM) and Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR) for improving Project Management Tools of Underground Works

  • Muhammad Tajammal KHAN (Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo) ;
  • Masahide HORITA (Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
  • Published : 2024.07.29
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Abstract

Among various risk factors that need managing in large scale complex infrastructure projects, geotechnical risk is one of the most prominent factor particularly for underground works like tunnels. Uncertainties in soil conditions cannot be avoided 100% even after extensive geotechnical investigations. Therefore, underground works face large delays and cost overrun especially for hydropower projects in developing countries. Its uncertainty ex ante and ex post directly cause increased transaction cost in terms of contract administration, claims, variation orders and disputes. It also reduces trust and increases opportunistic behaviors due to asymmetric information between the parties. Subsequently, parties are spending more time on claim management rather than handling the project execution. Traditional project management tools are becoming less effective under these conditions. FIDIC published the Conditions of Contract for Underground Works wherein a Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR) sets out the allocation of risks between the parties for subsurface physical conditions determining the foreseeable and unforeseeable conditions. At the same time, Building Information Modeling (BIM) is being adopted for efficient design, quality control and cost management. In this study, soil classification along the tunnel alignment for on-going hydropower projects is modelled in the virtual environment of Autodesk Revit (2024). The actual soil encountered along the tunnel during construction stage can be compared with the baseline conditions. In addition, BIM serves as a central source providing symmetric information to the Parties to develop an environment of trust and coordination. It is anticipated that these tools will improve the project management skills for underground works through minimizing the opportunistic behavior and transaction cost.

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This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP22H01561.

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