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Prioritize Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Elements in Clash Resolution Process from the Cost and Time Aspect by Fuzzy-AHP METHOD

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Ali Hasannejad 1
Javad Majrouhi Sardrud 2
Ali Akbar Shirzadi Javid 3
Mohammad Hassan Ramesht 2
Tohid Purrostam 2
1 Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Land Resources, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University
2 Faculty of Civil Engineering and Land Resources, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University
3 Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Science and Technology
10.22034/ispdrc.2022.701243
Abstract
In recent years, with the advent of building information modeling (BIM), significant progress has been
made in the quality of the designs and execution of projects. BIM-based models are widely applied to
project safety planning and control of time and cost in construction projects. The use of Building
Information Modeling has also shown a positive influence on process of clash detection and clash
resolution. During the design stages, BIM drawings and plans produced by individual designers are
integrated into a federated model and tested to detect design clashes, which if they are not carefully
detected and resolved in the design phase, they risk the safety, time, and cost of the project management
in addition to increasing the workload. Because of the confined spaces left for MEP systems, between the
various elements, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) design clashes have traditionally dogged
the design process. The purpose of this study is to grouping MEP elements to determine their priority in
terms of time and cost in the clash resolution process. This research uses the Delphi method to group
MEP elements and then applied the Fuzzy-AHP method to determine the weight of MEP elements. 
Keywords
BIM
Clash Detection
Fuzzy-AHP
Delphi
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