Improving Tolerance Control on Modular Construction Project with 3D Laser Scanning and BIM: A Case Study of Removable Floodwall Project
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Abstract
Quality control is essential to a successful modular construction project and should be enhanced throughout the project from design to construction and installation. The current methods for analyzing the assembly quality of a removable floodwall heavily rely on manual inspection and contact-type measurements, which are time-consuming and costly. This study presents a systematic and practical approach to improve quality control of the prefabricated modular construction projects by integrating building information modeling (BIM) with three-dimensional (3D) laser scanning technology. The study starts with a thorough literature review of current quality control methods in modular construction. Firstly, the critical quality control procedure for the modular construction structure and components should be identified. Secondly, the dimensions of the structure and components in a BIM model is considered as quality tolerance control benchmarking. Thirdly, the point cloud data is captured with 3D laser scanning, which is used to create the as-built model for the constructed structure. Fourthly, data analysis and field validation are carried out by matching the point cloud data with the as-built model and the BIM model. Finally, the study employs the data of a removable floodwall project to validate the level of technical feasibility and accuracy of the presented methods. This method improved the efficiency and accuracy of modular construction quality control. It established a preliminary foundation for using BIM and laser scanning to conduct quality control in removable floodwall installation. The results indicated that the proposed integration of BIM and 3D laser scanning has great potential to improve the quality control of a modular construction project.
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OpenAlex topics: 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring · BIM and Construction Integration
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Department of Construction Engineering and Management, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China
School of Architecture and Built Environment, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5000, Australia
Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
School of Construction and Design, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA
Department of Civil Engineering, Gebze Technical University, Gebze 41400, Kocaeli, Turkey
Funding
National Key Research and Development Program of China
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