INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

A multidisciplinary research in the integration of 3-dimensional computer models in the construction process is being conducted by the Center for Infrastructure Studies in the School of Engineering at Columbia University and Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation. The research could lead to the significant improvement of productivity of the construction industry. This computer technology can revolutionize the methods used by the construction industry: material quantities are immediately available from the computer; the constructibility of the design is tested before construction; the project can first be built on the computer screen; trades may be coordinated visually; and progress is reported graphically. Use of this computer technology is being investigated in the construction of the Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research at Columbia.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Reinschmidt, K F
  • Griffis, F H
  • Bronner, P L
• Publication Date: 1991-12

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 756-772
• Serial:
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Volume: 117
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9364
  • EISSN: 1943-7862
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jcemd4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building materials; Construction; Design; Information processing; Mathematical models; Productivity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00618328
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1992 12:00AM