To pass the exam, the student must demonstrate: Theoretical Knowledge • Understanding the main principles of BIM for infrastructure design, construction and management. • Understanding the role of digital models in project information management. • Understanding the basic principles of OpenBIM interoperability, with reference to IFC-based information exchange. • Identifying the relationships between BIM models, structural components, geotechnical data and territorial context. • Recognizing the role of existing project and site data, such as drawings, images and point clouds, in the development of digital models. Technical Skills • Organizing and structuring project information within a BIM-based workflow. • Developing and managing digital models for infrastructure components, including structural and geotechnical elements. • Applying interoperable workflows for information exchange between modelling, documentation and visualization environments. • Producing technical drawings, diagrams and project sheets based on model information. • Applying basic parametric modelling strategies starting from existing project or site data. Soft Skills • Working effectively in multidisciplinary teams, coordinating tasks and responsibilities. • Communicating technical information through graphical outputs, project sheets and oral presentation. • Discussing project results using appropriate technical language and critical awareness.

Knowledge of the basic contents of construction science and technology and geotechnics.

The teaching program is divided into three macro topics: BIM, InfraBIM and Information Management 1. Introduction to BIM and InfraBIM [2 week]: Basic principles, BIM uses, regulatory frameworks and project documentation. 2. InfraBIM methods and tools [3 weeks]: Information management requirements and processes, model organization, and introduction to BIM software and VPL 3. OpenBIM processes [1 week]: Interoperability, model coordination and IFC-based. InfraBIM Technical Workflows 4. As-Designed model [2 weeks]: Infrastructure design, geometric and semantic data modelling, and parametric modelling 5. BIM for structural components [1 week]: Management, assessment and modelling of structural elements. 6. BIM for geotechnical model [1 week]: Management, assessment and modelling of underground data. 7. As-Built model [1 week]: Updating the As-Designed model and developing BIM models from existing data. 8. As-Is model [1 week]: BIM-based management and maintenance of infrastructure assets Advanced Data Communication 9. InfraBIM and VAR [1 week]: use of virtual and augmented reality for data communication 10. From Smart InfraBIM to Digital Twin [1 week]: contents and potentiality

The 10 theoretical topics that make up the program are set with weekly modulation and find direct application in practical activities with different cadences and duration: 1. Development of an infrastructure project: The main practical activity consists in the development of an infrastructure project through BIM-based workflows. The objective is to apply tools and methods for modelling, information management, interoperability and technical communication. The work will be developed in groups of 4-5 students. However, each student will also be required to develop and submit an individual part of the project. The activity will be developed throughout the semester and will lead to the production of project sheets in horizontal A3 format. 2. In-class practical exercise: A technical exercise will be carried out during the course in a dedicated 1.5-hour session, with a final submission. The exercise will focus on the application of specific tools, workflows or representation strategies related to the topics addressed in the lectures. 3. Public presentation of the project: At the end of the course, each group is required to present and discuss the project results through a 5-minute pitch. The presentation is intended as a collective moment of comparison among the different groups

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Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Individual graphic design project; Group project;

Compulsory oral exam; Individual practical exercise and individual contribution to the project; Group project. Project: 40%. Oral exam: 60% The project grade is based on both group and individual activities. Particular attention is given to geometric modelling, semantic information management, interoperability and technical communication. Within the project grade, the assessment is structured as follows: Group project: 70%; Individual project activity: 20%; Individual in-class practical exercise: 10%. The oral exam starts from the project materials developed during the semester and aims to verify the student’s understanding of the theoretical and technical contents of the course, the adopted workflow, and the ability to critically discuss the project results using appropriate technical language.

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