Fundamentals and Applications of InfraBIM Technologies in Railway Infrastructure Projects (DIGITWINS4CIUE)

"Fundamentals and Applications of InfraBIM Technologies in Railway Infrastructure Projects" is a massive open online course (MOOC), developed by EUCEDIC, the European Center Of Excellence in Digitalization of Infrastructures and Cities in the context of the Digital Twins for Complex Infrastructures and Urban Ecosystems (DIGITWINS4CIUE) project. 

About this course 

This MOOC delivers good practices for designing, modelling, and coordinating railway infrastructure using InfraBIM workflows. It covers 3D railway alignment and corridor modelling, parametric cross-section development, OpenBIM data exchange, and IFC Rail schema principles. The course provides civil engineers and BIM professionals with the tools to implement interoperable, standards-compliant digital models throughout the railway design and construction lifecycle by Focusing on InfraBIM workflows for railway infrastructure design, modeling, and data exchange.

Course modules 

The MOOC is split across 5 modules: 

1. InfraBIM fundamentals
2. Railway modeling I
3. Railway modeling II (Dynamo)
4. Classification & quantity take-off
5. OpenBIM collaboration

Key topics and themes include InfraBIM, Railway modelling, parametric design and OpenBIM. 

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

• Understand InfraBIM standards and apply OpenBIM workflows. 

• Improve your ability to build 3D railway models. 

Further details

Find further details on the DIGITWINS4CIUE project page and more information on the MOOC here. Please note that you need to create an account and register to take the course and view its contents. 

The DIGITWINS4CIUE project is funded under the Digital Europe Programme of the European Union and brings together several universities four leading European universities in the fields of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Escuela de Caminos), École nationale des ponts et chaussées, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest.