Research On BIM Benefits Evaluation Method And Application

In recent years, International Building Information Modeling usage has grown rapidlysince advanced, while there are still a lot of limitations for BIM application. In order to getthe value of BIM and promote the use of BIM, the evaluation of benefits of BIM isneeded.Firstly, on the analysis of the application and research of BIM in China and abroad, itis found that the study on benefits of BIM is vitally important for the development ofconstruction industry. Secondly, according to the existing research scholars about thebenefits evaluation of BIM, this thesis organizes and optimizes the indicators of BIMbenefits including finance, production, management, organization and strategy. What ismore, the evaluation criterias set by business evaluation theory for various participants ofdifferent construction. Finally, a corresponding empirical study of steel production inbridege engineering is given to verify the rationality of the evaluation system. Based onthe production crafts of previous steel box girder, this thesis optimizes the productionprocess by using BIM. The conclusion of significant benefits of BIM is get by measuringthe return on investment ratio, analyzing products, organization, management and strategybenefits of the production improvement.It could be used to decision and evaluation of BIM in construction by the proposedevaluation system of BIM benefits for various participant in different project phases.While the research on quantities of BIM empirical data, direct benefits, especially theintangible costs and benefits should do in the future.