Abstract:

Building Information Modeling (B.I.M.) is a common technique in the building projects. It is a collaborative work methodology for the management of projects through a digital model. This digital model forms a large database that allows management of the elements that form part of the infrastructure throughout its life cycle. This method is being extended to civil works projects, particularly to those related to transport infrastructure. Since the implementation level in Spain is lesser than in other countries like United Kingdom, France or Sweden, the Spanish Government started a strategy to enhance its implementation and use in 2015. As a consequence of it, the number of B.I.M. based projects has increased largely in 2019 and although it is not yet compulsory in Spain, some public administrations have started to take into consideration the attachment of a B.I.M model to infrastructure projects in public tenders. The main advantages of this technique are an automatized design of the project, an enhancement of the prefabrication and the computation of the interferences between the different parts of the project.

This work focuses on the application of the mentioned technique in the Civil Engineering Degree of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU. With this aim in mind, an analysis of the current state of implementation in the Faculty of Engineering of Bilbao and a proposal for enhancing the knowledge about this methodology is presented.

Keywords:

Building Information Modeling, Civil Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies.