Research Article

Intelligent Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of a Large Wastewater-Treatment Plant Based on BIM

Table 1

Types of information in the O&M model of the HWTP.

No.TypeSize/numberFormatDescription

1Building structure model1.4 GBrvtIncludes the structural models of all buildings in the water and production zones
2Mechanical and electrical equipment models1.6 GBrvt, dwfInclude the main equipment in the water zones and some in the pipeline models
3Drawings63dwgInclude the blueprints of the coarse screen, membrane screen, biological tank, and membrane bioreactor as well as the treatment process diagrams
4Photographs41jpgPhotographs of some of the wastewater-treatment equipment in the water zones
5Electronic files56doc, pdfProcess descriptions and equipment manuals
6Equipment parameter files111 typesxlsParameter tables of all equipment, including the coarse screen, membrane screen, biological tank, and membrane bioreactor
7Monitoring dataProvided by OPCFlow measurement and water-quality monitoring of the inlet and outlet (effluent), water-level monitoring in all water zones, and data from the membrane screen toxic-gas warning system