Abstract: It is of great significance to conduct the research on automated compliance checking
system of architectural design, in terms of ensuring that the building information model (BIM) meets
the design rules requirements and increasing the degree of automated compliance checking.
Combined with the theory of compliance checking and the expert system method, this research
proposed the framework of the automatic compliance checking system with BIM as the test target,
and realized the compliance checking process by separating rule knowledge from reasoning
mechanism. Taking the Design code for residential buildings as an example, this paper conducted the
knowledge analysis on the provisions in the specification, summarized the expression of code
knowledge, as well as built the rule base and the access mechanism to the rule base. Next, the
reasoning mechanism under logical strategy was established. Through reasoning the rule information
and BIM information in the rule base, checking results were output. Finally, this paper constructed a
verification platform of compliance checking system, completed the process of model data extraction
and rule reasoning through BIM examples, realized the function of compliance checking, and verified
the framework of compliance checking method. The structure of the compliance checking method proposed in this research is more comprehensive and can therefore guide the follow-up research. This
automated compliance checking system can effectively improve the efficiency of BIM compliance
checking, ensure the quality of checking, and promote the development of informatization in the field
of construction engineering.

Key words: automated compliance checking, knowledge management, rule database, building information model