Abstract
This paper presents an object model for maintenance management of roofing systems as a case study to demonstrate the applicability of a proposed generic framework for integrating the maintenance management of built-assets. The framework consists of five sequential management processes: (1) Identify Asset, (2) Identify Performance Requirements, (3) Assess Performance, (4) Plan Maintenance, (5) Manage Maintenance Operations. The model builds upon the Industry Foundation Classes (IFCs) (Releases 2.0 and 2X) to define object requirements and relationships for the exchange and sharing of maintenance information between applications. Maintenance management is one of the defined projects within the facilities management (FM) domain committee of the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI). The paper proposes several extensions to the IFC's including the representation of functional requirements, assessed condition of objects, inspection and maintenance tasks, and libraries of non-specific information. Usage scenarios are provided to illustrate the use of the model to carry out selected processes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 177-193 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Artificial Intelligence in Engineering |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge support for this work by the National Research Council of Canada (NRCC), Public Works and Government Service of Canada (PWGSC); and the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Funding Information:
Dana Vanier is involved in strategic and client research in the area of service life/asset management. He is project manager for projects such as the BELCAM project, dealing with roofing service life prediction, and the related MIIP project on municipal infrastructure investment planning. Dr Vanier is internationally recognized in the fields of information technology and asset management in construction. In addition, he is a leading authority in a number of fields including computer aided design, visualization and standards processing. Dana Vanier was recently ‘selected’ to participate in a ‘think tank’ workshop on the topic of the future of research in construction engineering and management, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and hosted by Stanford University and the University of California Berkeley. Dr Vanier is also an Associate Editor with the ITCON Journal, the first scientific, peer-reviewed journal on information technologies on the world wide web ( www.itcon.org ). He is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia and is also co-advisor to two doctoral candidates at the university.
Keywords
- Data standards
- Industry foundation classes
- International alliance for interoperability
- Maintenance management
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- General Engineering