APPLICATION OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
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Abstract
In the field of civil engineering, i.e. structural engineering, have increasingly used the Building Information Modeling (BIM) approach in both professional practice and as the focus of research. However, the field of structural engineering, which can be seen as a sub-discipline of civil engineering, misses a real state-of-the-art on the use of BIM in this regard. The aim of this research is to review the experiences of early adopters of BIM which give an impact to structural engineering, its barrier and strategy to the construction industry in improving its performance.The quantitative method has been used. Questionnaires on five levels of Likert-Scale as a research instrument were used and floated to employees in Klang Valley, Kuala Lumpur and Seremban. Investigation was done through a survey where 80 questionnaire forms were distributed and 33 completed forms received back were analyzed with Relative Importance Index (RII) method. Results of study revealed the significant usage is that BIM's tools can provide a very effective and clear structural design process to ensure proper structural workflow. The significant barrier of implementation of BIM is social and habitual resistance to change. Training the construction staff and subsiding the price on BIM software are the effective strategies in enhancing the implementation of BIM
