Digital Twins for asset management of structures
Current inspection and management processes for civil structures are time-consuming and can even be inaccurate.
Background
There is an increasingly high potential to improve these processes through recent advances in technology. Digital Twins offer a common platform to these technologies, so they can interact and be used to their optimal performance. Other industries have significantly advanced in the development of Digital Twins, however, in the construction industry there are still many gaps and room for improvement.
Aim & Objectives
The aim of this project is to improve current practices of asset management of structures by bringing the digital transformation era to the construction industry. The objective is to propose a methodology for a Digital Twin that can be replicated for different structures, and test it in different case studies.
Facts
This project is part of the strategic innovation program InfraSweden2030, a joint venture by Vinnova, Formas and The Swedish Energy Agency. The project is also funded by SBUF (construction industry's organization for research and development in Sweden) and Skanska Sweden.
Researchers: Vanessa Saback, Doktorand, Cosmin Popescu, Thomas Blanksvärd and Björn Täljsten
Dissemination
- Asset Management of Existing Concrete Bridges Using Digital Twins and BIM: a State-of-the-Art Literature Review External link.
- Digital Twins for Asset Management of Structures (Licentiate thesis) External link.
- Framework for Bridge Management Systems (BMS) Using Digital Twins External link.
- Framework for Bridge Management Systems (BMS) Using Digital Twins External link.
- Framework for facility management of bridge structures using digital twins External link.
Contact
Vanessa Saback
- PhD Student
- 0920-49
- vanessa.saback@ltu.se
- Vanessa Saback
Cosmin Popescu
- Adjunct University Lecturer
- 0920-492322
- cosmin.popescu@ltu.se
- Cosmin Popescu
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