Suitability of three national cost breakdown structures for automated quantity take-off in road projects

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2023

Authors

Fürstenberg, D (Author) Other; Nast, A (Author) Other; Pedro Mêda (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction - Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2022

Pages: 485-492

14th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2022

Trondheim, 14 September 2022 through 16 September 2022

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Authenticus ID: P-00Y-H1A

DOI: 10.1201/9781003354222-62

Abstract (EN): Model-based design enables automated quantity take-off. When it comes to challenges, most studies focus on the technological dimension. Therefore, we analyzed the suitability of three cost breakdown structures for automated quantity take-off and suggested improvements. We selected a qualitative research design based on a document review, interviews, and a software experiment. Both a Norwegian and a German breakdown structure seem to be slightly better suited for automation than a Portuguese one, where construction works, and measurement rules are more process-oriented. All three cost breakdown structures require human knowledge due to their granularity. While all three cost breakdown structures seem to work well for unambiguously quantifiable cost items ¿ we called them finished elements ¿ they seem not to work well for earthworks. When it comes to improvements, three areas were uncovered, namely standardization, rules of measurement, and a transition to an object-based approach. As further work, typical finished elements must be identified. © 2023 the Author(s).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7