A novel Data-Driven framework based on BIM and knowledge graph for automatic model auditing and Quantity Take-off
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Author(s)
Liu, Hao
Cheng, Jack CP
Gan, Vincent JL
Zhou, Shanjing
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Model auditing is a critical step before conducting Building Information Modeling (BIM)-based Quantity Take-off (QTO) because these models may contain various human errors and mistakes, leading to insufficient semantic information and inconsistent modeling style in BIM models. The traditional object-oriented approach has difficulties in representing unstructured BIM data (e.g., interrelationships), while rule-based methods involve tremendous human efforts to develop rule sets, lacking flexibility for different requirements. Therefore, this study aims to establish a novel data-driven framework based on BIM and knowledge graph (KG) to represent unstructured BIM data for automatic inferences of auditing results of BIM model mistakes. It starts by establishing a BIM-KG data model via identifying required information for auditing purposes. Subsequently, BIM data is automatically transformed into the BIM-KG representations, the embeddings of which are trained using a knowledge graph embedding model. Automatic mechanisms are then developed to utilize the computable embeddings to effectively identify mistake BIM elements. The framework is validated using illustrative examples and the results show that 100% mistake elements can be identified successfully without human intervention.
Date Issued
2022-10
Date Acceptance
2022-09-13
Citation
Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2022, 54, pp.1-17
ISSN
1474-0346
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
1
End Page
17
Journal / Book Title
Advanced Engineering Informatics
Volume
54
Copyright Statement
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474034622002154?via%3Dihub
Subjects
08 Information and Computing Sciences
09 Engineering
Design Practice & Management
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
101757
Date Publish Online
2022-09-26