The global economic downturn would represent a turning point for the branch of structural. When work is plentiful, usually companies have little incentive to change their methods or strategies work. Although Europe is extremely diverse and fragmented, the structural engineering sector shares this reluctance to change by at least twenty years. A recent pan-European research conducted by Autodesk has revealed that over 64% of the studies of structural engineering continues to use pen and paper for internal communications and is based on deeply rooted traditional working methods and therefore difficult to replace and renew.
However, when work begins to run low, the change becomes an imperative for its survival.
Euroconstruct According to the research organization, the crisis that has hit the construction sector in Western Europe has been the hardest, leading to a decrease in production of 8 .8% in 2009. Many commentators agree that this situation can be a real watershed and a turning towards the adoption of new strategies for more efficient work.
Early on, in fact, some of the largest multidisciplinary studies have begun to implement the process of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to develop their projects.
Nevertheless, there are still many companies remain reluctant to the idea to change their working methods, as well as the architects with whom they work in partnership. In studies of structural engineering, usually engineers and technicians work second compartments: the first dealing with analysis and design, the latter to produce the relevant documents, using paper drawings and annotations in pencil as their primary means of communication. This way of working separately, together with low levels of sharing has a negative impact on both the communication on the work environment in general.
Only studies that are already structured as a team have begun to introduce new working practices: in these organizations, engineers and technicians no longer work in separate areas, but form of real work teams interconnected, each of which is devoted to a sector in particular, as the healthcare, residential, commercial etc..
About 80% of respondents revealed that 2D CAD technology adoption, often with specific add-on. The studies that are already structured as a team, however, are discovering the advantages of using the latest technologies with improved interconnection analysis tools, design and documentation, such as applications for Building Information Modeling (BIM) such as Autodesk Revit Structure, integrated with Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis.
The Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an integrated process based on coordinated, reliable information about a project, ranging from design to construction, to the operational phase. Through the use of BIM, architects, engineers, builders and developers can easily create documents and more coordinated digital design information. May use this information to visualize, simulate and analyze the performance, shape and cost and, finally, can deliver the project faster, more reliable, economically and with reduced environmental impact.
BIM for structural engineers following the same methodology for the entire structural design process, focusing on a digital model that can be used for coordination with architects, mechanical engineers, electrical, hydraulic and civil engineers. The model must be integrated with digital documentation of analysis, conceptual design and graphics and must be extended from design to construction. With such tools, the model building and all its views are only part of the information system. This means that changes in any part of the structure must be carried out only once, as an amendment at any point throughout the project will play automatically.
The result is a marked improvement in the level of communication and coordination between engineers and technicians and between engineering and other outside professionals involved in the project, this feature makes a difference in terms of usability and responsiveness of the system, contributing to the substantial elimination of errors of coordination and a better overall quality of the documentation.
[Source: Mondocasablog.com]
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