Prefabricated Reinforcement in Construction Using VDC: Case Study Ovalo Monitor Bridge

• Autores: Tuesta Schuler, Rodrigo, Vicuña Jiménez, Mark Anthony
• Formato: tesis de grado
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad de Lima
• Repositorio: ULIMA-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.ulima.edu.pe:20.500.12724/21287
• Enlace del recurso: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/21287
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Modelado de información de construcción; Armaduras (Construcción); Bridges; Structural frames; Puentes; Building information modeling; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#2.01.01

In construction projects, there may be rework and delays associated with construction processes with a low level of industrialization, resulting from the lack of constructability of the designs. To promote industrialization and improve the project's constructability, we implemented the Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) methodology, combined with a system of prefabricated reinforcement cages (PRC) elements in constructing an 870- meter span bridge located in Lima, Peru. The objective was to reduce structural rebars' assembly times, replace the traditional on-site processes of cutting, bending, and assembling steel with an industrial process based on systems of PRC steel elements. As a result, the assembly times of the structural item were reduced by 31%, thanks to the use of PRC elements. In addition, due to the VDC methodology, a 100% buildable design of the PRC elements was achieved.