Over the years construction projects gradually increased in both dimensions and com-plexity. Consequently, involved technical descriptions and qualified personnel are bound to grow in order to contest developing requirement concerning planning safety and quality. Building Information Modelling (BIM) offers a solution to this challenge. Initially this paper grants insights into the work methodology of BIM by illustrating its theoretical fundamentals, its challenge and its benefits. Subsequently the focus of this paper lies on BIM-supported reinforcement design. As a first step the performance of the reinforcement planning is categorized, and the BIM-supported reinforcement de-sign is specified. Thereafter the foundation of the planning and dimensioning regarding the reinforcement is designed from a technical point of view. Opportunities and chal-lenges of a model-based planning are identified by utilizing a practical example exer-cising BIM-supported reinforcement planning. A distinction between different interval planning’s referencing the software solution Allplan and Revit demonstrates strengths and weaknesses both these programs as well as BIM-based modelling accommo-dates. The following examination of the IFC-interface that connects Allplan and Revit and the inspection of the compatibility between the dimensioning software Frilo and Sofistik provides a picture of the possibilities and problems regarding the essential reutilisation of BIM-models Abstract     «

Over the years construction projects gradually increased in both dimensions and com-plexity. Consequently, involved technical descriptions and qualified personnel are bound to grow in order to contest developing requirement concerning planning safety and quality. Building Information Modelling (BIM) offers a solution to this challenge. Initially this paper grants insights into the work methodology of BIM by illustrating its theoretical fundamentals, its challenge and its benefits. Subsequently t...     »