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Keywords

BIM, International space station, 3D virtual model, Virtual environment, Space module

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The usage of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology significantly benefits the AEC industry due to the BIM's capability to solve many discrepancies and avoid risks during the design and execution stages. This has been made possible by BIM's ability to simulate any structure in the virtual environment. The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest engineering structure ever placed in space around the Earth. The ISS has faced many obstacles during the assembly and operation periods due to design discrepancies, as its various parts were designed by Russia, the United States, Europe, Japan, and Canada. This research aims to explore BIM's capability to create a virtual 3D model and simulate the engineering structure of the ISS. Many books and 2D designs have been reviewed to obtain accurate information for the space modules that have been used to assemble the ISS. A virtual 3D model has been created for 18 components from the ISS design by utilizing Revit-2024, and a simulation for the assembly has been done using Enscape. The results demonstrated a new and great ability of BIM tools in modeling and simulating all parts of the ISS. The resulting virtual model can be used to solve design discrepancies and serve as a base for operation and maintenance monitoring, risk analysis, solar energy, and sustainability studies on the ISS. It can also be used in the ISS decommissioning plan.

DOI

10.65645/3105-9104.1029

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