Comparative Analysis of Bridges Construction Methods Using Bridge Information Modeling

Bridgeinformationmodeling(BrIM)haswidelybecomeanefficienttoolinthebridgeengineering andconstructionindustry.Ithasbeenusedinpre-fabrication,obtainingaccuratequantitysurveys,and creatingaccurateshopdrawings.Thisarticlepresentstheutilizationofbridgeinformationmodeling (BrIM)indeterminingtheoptimumconstructionmethodsofconcretebridgesinbridgeprojectsin Egypt using systematic procedures taking into account: bridge physical properties, construction cost,andsiteconditions.Bridgeinformationmodeling(BrIM)hasproventobeaneffectivetoolin determiningtheoptimumconstructionmethodsofconcretebridges.TheproposedBrIMapproach iscapableofobtainingfeasibleconstructionmethodsandassociatedconstructioncostsbasedon bridgephysicalcharacteristics. KeywoRDS Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM), Concrete Bridges, Construction Management, Construction Methods

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