Task Group 5.6
BIM in Structure Management Mission Statement/Objectives The Task Group aims to connect BMS (Bridge Management Systems) with existing BIM solutions, based on Open BIM standards. The complexity of maintenance/inspection requires organized, automated, open and transparent digital processes, which should consider both - structure and asset management data. The BMS (Bridge Management System) aims to complete digital storage and exchange of data, cost as well as deterioration, optimization and analysis models and their interoperability with existing BIM solutions. The vision includes 3D/4D/5D/6D software and hardware independent data exchange between different software technologies during life cycle and beyond, considering also monitoring, sensor equipment and damages on the structure along time axis. Open BIM technology for the interoperability from technical, semantic and organizational point of view is of main interest. The Task Group aims to establish an international framework for data-driven assessment and maintenance decision-making for existing structures, with a particular focus on bridges. Inspired by practices in healthcare, our mission is to ensure the safe, resilient, and sustainable operation of aging infrastructure through collaborative data collection, standardization, and digitalization by open BIM. The remaining main tasks are: T1. Development of data models for data-driven maintenance considering the use cases. We envision a global ecosystem where infrastructure owners and stakeholders collaboratively contribute to and benefit from a standardized digital twin environment. This environment will enable interoperable, transparent, and data-rich maintenance practices, ensuring that structural performance, safety, and resilience are effectively managed across diverse regions and asset types. T2. Develop a collaborative data collection framework that enables interoperability across regions and systems. We aim to establish an international framework for data-driven assessment and maintenance decision-making for existing structures, with a particular focus on bridges. Scope and Limitations Scope TG 5.6 aims to connect BMS (Bridge Management Systems) with existing BrIM (Bridge Information Model) solutions, based on Open BIM standards. In the following, the IFC standard is used as the reference data scheme. The main scope includes: - Object Data - Data management - Visualization - Maintenance and repair information - User interface - Validating use cases with bridge owners Limitations Building on the draft Information Delivery Manual (IDM), this Task Group will extend the connection of BIM and BMS data to include the engineering information required for evaluating key performance indicators and supporting maintenance decision-making. The scope will address not only data exchange but also the integration of inspection results, repair history, and accumulated maintenance records into a standardized framework. The focus is to advance toward Digital Twin applications, where the connected data environment enables both the evaluation of current structural performance and the prediction of future performance under various conditions. Existing BIM standards, deterioration models, and monitoring technologies will be aligned to ensure interoperability and practical implementation. Expected Project Output The expected outputs per task are the following: • Organization of Webinars (2) with Data-Driven Maintenance • Deliver papers for IABSE Congress and Symposium each year. • Development of Special Session at IABSE congress Incheon Sept. 2026. • Collect the most relevant papers from organized Special Session(s), and others, and invite the authors for a co-organized Special Issue of SEI on a related topic (planned for 2026). • SED in printed and online format, which includes Digital Twin for Bridge Maintenance (planned for December 2027) Start Date: 1 January 2026
| Chair Members Pawel Hawryszków, Poland Dusan Isailovic, Serbia Matias Valenzuela, Chile Carlos Santos, Portugal Elias Tavera Gutierrez, Mexico Ngoc Son Dang, Vietnam Tobias Petsshke, Canada Nigel Powers, Australia Guido Morgenthal, Germany Sachidanand Joshi, India Jörg-Martin Hohberg, Switzerland Philip Jackson, United Kingdom Hiroshi Dobashi, Japan Chongjie Kang, Germany |
