Nawari O. Nawari, Michael Kuenstle ... 284 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (April, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1482240432 - ISBN-13: 978-1482240436
BIM for Structural Engineering and Architecture: Building Information Modeling: Framework for Structural Design outlines
one of the most promising new developments in architecture,
engineering, and construction (AEC). Building information modeling (BIM)
is an information management and analysis technology that is changing
the role of computation in the architectural and engineering industries.
The innovative process constructs a database assembling all of the
objects needed to build a specific structure. Instead of using a
computer to produce a series of drawings that together describe the
building, BIM creates a single illustration representing the building as
a whole. This book highlights the BIM technology and explains how it is
redefining the structural analysis and design of building structures. BIM as a Framework Enabler: This
book introduces a new framework―the structure and architecture synergy
framework (SAS framework)―that helps develop and enhance the
understanding of the fundamental principles of architectural analysis
using BIM tools. Based upon three main components: the structural
melody, structural poetry, and structural analysis, along with the BIM
tools as the frame enabler, this new framework allows users to explore
structural design as an art while also factoring in the principles of
engineering. The framework stresses the influence structure can play in
form generation and in defining spatial order and composition. By
highlighting the interplay between architecture and structure, the book
emphasizes the conceptual behaviors of structural systems and their
aesthetic implications and enables readers to thoroughly understand the
art and science of whole structural system concepts.
Presents the use of BIM technology as part of a design process or framework that can lead to a more comprehensive, intelligent, and integrated building design + Places special emphasis on the application of BIM technology for exploring the intimate relationship between structural engineering and architectural design + Includes a discussion of current and emerging trends in structural engineering practice and the role of the structural engineer in building design using new BIM technologies. Building Information Modeling: Framework for Structural Design
provides a thorough understanding of architectural structures and
introduces a new framework that revolutionizes the way building
structures are designed and constructed.