Digital Twins for asset management of structures

Background

There is an increasingly high potential to improve these processes through recent advances in technology. Digital Twins offer a common platform to these technologies, so they can interact and be used to their optimal performance. Other industries have significantly advanced in the development of Digital Twins, however, in the construction industry there are still many gaps and room for improvement.

Aim & Objectives

The aim of this project is to improve current practices of asset management of structures by bringing the digital transformation era to the construction industry. The objective is to propose a methodology for a Digital Twin that can be replicated for different structures, and test it in different case studies.

Facts

This project is part of the strategic innovation program InfraSweden2030, a joint venture by Vinnova, Formas and The Swedish Energy Agency. The project is also funded by SBUF (construction industry's organization for research and development in Sweden) and Skanska Sweden.

Researchers: Vanessa Saback, Doktorand, Cosmin Popescu, Thomas Blanksvärd and Björn Täljsten