Heritage Building Information Modeling (H-BIM) Applied to A Stone Bridge

Carlos León-Robles,Juan González-Quiñones,Juan Reinoso-Gordo

doi:10.3390/ijgi8030121

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi8030121

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Abstract

Certain historical works of civil engineering should be preserved as heritage monuments and when possible should continue serving the function they were designed for. Old stone bridges could be sustainably maintained but their conservation requires accurate documentation. In this study, we have scanned Ízbor bridge (1860) in Spain, and to facilitate conservation, we have modeled the ancient bridge using BIM (building information modeling). We propose a method and a model for this kind of bridge to be used as a reference for similar heritage monuments. Ízbor bridge modeled in this way will be useful for government planning and conservation agencies.

Highlights

The development of heritage building information modeling (H-BIM) can be used to record such features as the geometry, materials, textures, and relationships between features of a historical monument [1,2]
H-BIM can help enable us to reconstruct the monument in case of damage or disappearance and to manage its conservation during the operation and maintenance phases, including the end of its service life with demolition and recycling, if its conservation is not possible [3,4]
H-BIM may not be suitable or recommendable for all types of historical monuments, a debate which is treated in other studies [5,6]

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Introduction

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