Application of BIM Technology in Municipal Pipeline Project 

Mingjie XIE 

College of Civil Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China

Abstract: Building Information Modeling (BIM) applications are the focus of the construction industry in re-cent years, as an advanced technology, has been successfully applied in the construction industry abroad, and produced a huge economic benefits. In this paper, a review of the past five years and foreign literature, systematic exposition of domestic and foreign research and application of BIM and connotation, analyzes the benefits of BIM technology and broad prospects for development. Then it analyzes the BIM technology in the comprehensive municipal pipeline design advantages and practical needs.

Keywords: Building information modeling (BIM); Comprehensive municipal pipeline; Collision detection; Construction design