Abstract
The construction industry is multidisciplinary in nature and various operations are executed at the same time. One of the major resources for executing construction operations is the human workforce. Management of this workforce with effective safety provisions is a prime factor for reducing accidents on construction sites. Nowadays, technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) offer the potential to manage safety on-site with their automatic safety checking capability. BIM is a model-based smart nD platform that offers tools for architecture, engineering, and construction proficients to plan, design, and manage construction activities more efficiently. Despite its growing use globally, BIM has not been adopted sufficiently in the Indian construction industry. This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the adoption of BIM in the global construction and the Indian construction industry. It also reviews the adoption of BIM for safety in the global and Indian construction industry. The bibliometric analysis is carried out in two phases, at first it reviews the adoption of BIM globally, and limits the findings to cover BIM adoption in the Indian construction industry. Secondly, it reviews the adoption of BIM for safety in global construction and limits the findings to cover BIM adoption for safety in India. Various complementary tools such as VOSviewer, iMapbuilder have been used for data analysis. The research highlights the need for BIM in India particularly for safety on construction sites.
Highlights
The construction industry is one of the largest industries
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is referred to as computational BIM to the innovative problem-solving approach where users define algorithms to have automated generation and manipulation of buildingrelated information for better work efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity gains.BIM is defined as, "a systematic process for managing and disseminating holistic information generated throughout the development and operation of building design" [4]
The bibliometric data presented in this paper explores the adoption of BIM “globally” and narrows down the search to the “local” context of Indian construction
Summary
The construction industry is one of the largest industries. As per the 12th Five-year plan (2012–2017) given by the Planning Commission of India, its contribution to nations’ GDP is approximately 8% [1]. BIM has its applications in the various phases of construction such as programming, design, pre-construction, construction, and post-construction phase (operations and maintenance) [2, 3] Along with these applications, BIM is referred to as computational BIM to the innovative problem-solving approach where users define algorithms to have automated generation and manipulation of buildingrelated information for better work efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity gains.BIM is defined as, "a systematic process for managing and disseminating holistic information generated throughout the development and operation of building design" [4]. BIM is referred to as computational BIM to the innovative problem-solving approach where users define algorithms to have automated generation and manipulation of buildingrelated information for better work efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity gains.BIM is defined as, "a systematic process for managing and disseminating holistic information generated throughout the development and operation of building design" [4] They further elucidate the existence of different context-dependent definitions of BIM. Autodesk emphasizes the ’Intelligent’ 3D model-based process dimension that gives Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) professionals’ insight and tools to plan, design, develop and manage buildings and
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