A Study on the BIM-Based Design Change for Highway Drainage Facilities: Focus on Earthwork Section

Bong-Geun Kim; Junghwan Jang; Bo-Kyung Kim; Taekhee Han

doi:10.13161/kibim.2025.15.4.066

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A Study on the BIM-Based Design Change for Highway Drainage Facilities: Focus on Earthwork Section BIM 기반 고속도로 배수시설 설계변경 체계 연구 - 토공구역 배수시설을 중심으로 -

31 December 2025. pp. 66-74

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Abstract

This study aims to develop a BIM-based framework to support design changes for drainage facilities installed within highway earthwork sections. The proposed framework consists of a standard BIM library, document templates, and automation modules for model placement and document generation. A BIM library encompassing 273 types of drainage facilities was developed based on the standard drawings of the Korea Expressway Corporation. The document templates for quantity take-off and cost estimation were formulated with reference to typical forms used in actual projects. Furthermore, automation modules were implemented using Dynamo to ensure that models, quantities, and costs in the associated documents remain consistently linked to the underlying BIM data. Application of the framework in a pilot project demonstrated that the time required to perform design change tasks was reduced by an average of 60–77%. Moreover, significant improvements were observed in the accuracy of quantity take-off, the elimination of manual input errors, and the efficiency of reviewing design change alternatives.

Keywords

BIM

Design Change

Expressway

Drainage Facility

Standard Library

키워드

BIM

설계변경

고속도로

배수시설

표준 라이브러리

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Publisher :Journal of KIBIM
Publisher(Ko) :한국BIM학회
Journal Title :Journal of KIBIM
Journal Title(Ko) :한국BIM학회논문집
Volume : 15
No :4
Pages :66-74
Received Date : 2025-11-06; 2025-12-05
Accepted Date : 2025-12-24
DOI :https://doi.org/10.13161/kibim.2025.15.4.066

Journal of KIBIM ISSN:2288-1697(Print) 2288-1697(Online) 한국BIM학회논문집

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