- Author
- Danner, W. F. | Leppanen, P.
- Title
- Case Study of the Conceptual Product Modelling of Buildings: Prefabricated Reinforced Concrete Structure.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD Technical Research Center of Finland, Espoo
- Book or Conf
- CIB Conference. October 1990, 1-6 p., 1990
- Keywords
- reinforced concretes | prefabricated buildings | building construction | computers | product models | tests | building products
- Abstract
- Building product models will play a central role in the computer integrated construction environment of the future. At present, many research projects are developing the conceptual modelling methods needed for the definition of product models. The goal of the research project presented in this paper was to develop a computer sensible model of actual construction components. The modelling domain was a prefabricated reinforced concrete structure including foundations. The project made use of conventional design drawings, tables of component properties, and information analysis methods. The aim was to specify the information requirements of actual building components and to develop a conceptual building product model based on those requirements through the interaction between an expert in structural engineering and an expert in information analysis. The study was conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a cooperative project between NIST and theTechnical Research Center of Finland (VTT).