Vocabularies

FHWA BIM workflow

The four BIM workflow groups of FHWA-HIF-24-004. A use case belongs to exactly one.

Source: FHWA-HIF-24-004, Building Information Modeling (BIM) Workflows and Centralized BIM Transportation Library for Bridges and Roadways, January 2024

CodeLabelDefinition
PSDPlanning, Survey and DesignBIM Workflow 1: planning, survey, conceptual and preliminary design.
DADesign and AnalysisBIM Workflow 2: preliminary and detailed design, structural analysis, final design.
DCDesign and ConstructionBIM Workflow 3: final design, contractor delivery, fabrication and construction, inspection, acceptance and payment.
DCADesign, Construction, and Asset ManagementBIM Workflow 4: as-built delivery, in-service safety inspection, condition assessment and load rating.