SketchUp for Civil Engineering and Heavy Construction: Modeling Workflow and Problem Solving for Design and Construction PDF

CATS Abstract:

Utilize the Information Modeling concept and add SketchUp models and simulations to your construction projects.

This comprehensive guide shows how to increase productivity and save time on your schedule and ultimately monetary resources in a wide range of civil engineering projects using SketchUp. Written by an expert in the field, SketchUp for Civil Engineering and Heavy Construction: Modeling Workflow and Problem Solving for Design and Construction contains 3D modeling workflow techniques for estimating work, construction sites, structural components of bridges, and construction equipment. You will discover how to incorporate the concept of Information Modeling and Organization and accurately simulate construction activities and perform clash detection even before construction begins. SketchUp can bridge the gap where other, more complex CAD applications simply cannot and take your two-dimensional drawings to the next level. This highly illustrated book contains real-world applications as well as a companion set of downloadable resources.

Coverage includes

• SketchUp basics and resources

• Importing files, including AutoCAD files

• Concept of Information Modeling and Organization

• Creation and organization of components and groups

• Initial setup and report generation based on the concept of Information Modeling

• Modeling of substructure components

• Modeling of steel reinforcements and clash detection

• Modeling of bridge components, accessories, decks, and girders

• Site modeling and use of site creation tools

• Modeling of construction mechanization and the creation of dynamic components

• Styles dialog box and development of drawing styles

• Scenes, section cuts, shadow, and fog

Author: Vladimir F. Simonovski, M.Sc