BIM Implementations on Metro Projects and Suggestions on Digital Transformation: A Case Study of..

The 6th International Project and Construction Management Conference (e-IPCMC 2020)
Author(s): Pelin Alpkökin and Uğur Çelik
Title:BIM Implementations on Metro Projects and Suggestions on Digital Transformation: A Case Study of BIM on Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Metro Projects
Abstract: With the migration from rural areas to cities, urban transportation has started to become a major problem, and with the rapidly increasing urban population, central governments and local governments have started to increase their metro investments to solve increasing urban transportation problems. New approaches are being adopted to manage the construction and operation processes of subway projects where billions of dollars of investments are managed. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is one of the pioneers of these new approaches and an important concept in the digitalization of the construction industry. Within the scope of this study, BIM implementations and good practices will be examined with examples from ongoing constructions of metro lines where Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Rail Systems Department is the owner. In light of the applications examined, suggestions on how the processes can be evolved and the management of the digital transformation process based on the developing technology will be included.