Tekla Structures and common BIM requirements 2012 (5cr)
Course unit code: LTP7184
General information
- Credits
 - 5 cr
 
- Teaching language
 - Finnish
 - English
 
- Responsible person
 - Matti Korhonen, Vastuuopettaja
 
Objective
Student
 - Can use Tekla Structures software to create, modify and manage building information models.
 - Understand the principles and agreed practices of building information modeling in the construction industry.
 - Understand the building information model based design process and other tools related to it.
 - Understand the potential of using a building information model from a construction production perspective.
 - Understand the concepts of building information modeling
 - Knows common BIM requirements
 - Knows the principles of BIM based communication
                    
Content
Introduction
 - Introduction to building information modeling with Tekla Structures software
 - Fundamentals of concrete structures
Building Information Modeling
 - Creating and Modifying Structures
 - Creating details
Mechanical analysis and calculations
 - Creating loads and load combinations in Tekla
 - Creating computational data for calculations up to the export stage in Tekla
Drawings
 - Basics of drawings
 - Making and editing drawings
Building Information Model Based Communication
 - BCF-based communication
 - Construction production control
 - Collaboration and information management
 - Why is BIM important?
Production planning and control
 - Quantity calculation
 - Collision checking
 - Site planning
 - Measuring Points
General Information Model RequirementsYTV2012 Requirements and Guidelines