Towards Civil Engineering 4.0: Concept, workflow and application of Digital Twins for existing infrastructure

• DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104421
• Publication Date: 2022-07-03T15:05:37Z
• Authors: M. Pregnolato; S. Gunner; E. Voyagaki; R. De Risi; N. Carhart; G. Gavriel; P. Tully; T. Tryfonas; J. Macdonald; C. Taylor
• Keywords: Bridge (graph theory); Design–build

Digital Twins (DTs) are forecasted to be used in two-thirds of large industrial companies the next decade. In Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector, their actual application is still largely at prototype stage. Industry academia currently reconciling many competing definitions unclear processes for developing DTs. There a compelling need establish DTs as practice AEC by common procedures standards tailored sector's use cases. This paper proposes step-by-step workflow process DT an existing asset built environment, providing proof-of-concept case study based on Clifton Suspension Bridge Bristol (UK). To achieve its aim, this (i) reviews state-of-the-art Civil Engineering, (ii) working DT-based framework environment applicable assets, (iii) applies develops physical-virtual architecture bridge management, finally (iv) discusses insights from application. The main novelty lies development versatile methodological that can applied broad context civil infrastructure. paper's importance resides knowledge challenge, value proposition operation dictated which ultimately represents relevant digital transformation national