Research on design responsibility and right traceability system integrating BIM and blockchain

doi:10.11996/JG.j.2095-302X.2023040810

Abstract

Abstract:

In recent years, designers have often become the target of accountability in the aftermath of engineering accidents. With the BIM model becoming the original material for engineering drawings review and archiving, novel solutions are necessary to prevent engineering quality accidents from their source. Consequently, a design responsibility and right traceability system integrating BIM and blockchain was proposed. Blockchain, a decentralized database, is tamper-proof and traceable, and has been successfully utilized in the field of quality traceability. Within the framework of a distributed application, an alliance chain for BIM metadata storage was proposed based on Ethereum technology, and the degree of decentralization was reinforced through three types of nodes: administrator, designer, and supervisor. In order to resolve the problem of excessive BIM model volume, the third-party platform BIMFACE was used as an external database, filling the gaps in supporting formats and practical applications when integrating blockchain with BIM. Hash algorithm-based integrity check can prevent third-party tampering with the model. Concurrently, the system boasted great expandability, enabling collaborative work functions such as online browsing and model description, and can accommodate additional application scenarios in the lifecycle of BIM products in the future. An application case of a university’s Xiong’an campus has demonstrated the system’s ability to permanently record and accurately trace the design process.

Key words: blockchain, building information modeling, design responsibility and right, traceability, collaborative work

CLC Number:

TP391

GAN Zi-chen, FAN Jing-jing, XUE Zhi-ting, LIN Ding-liang, XU Zhen. Research on design responsibility and right traceability system integrating BIM and blockchain[J]. Journal of Graphics, 2023, 44(4): 810-817.

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文献	研究问题	解决方案
文献[12]	食品质量溯源	构建完整的追溯体系，针对系统原型在广度、深度、精度等方面进行了评估
文献[13]	纺织品质量监控	基于区块链的纺织品质量框架实现跨链信息的共享系统，当出现质量安全问题时，可以快速定位识别
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对比角度	集成BIM和区块链的设计责权追溯系统	其他传统追责方法
追责效果	分布式存储使数据具有不可篡改性；非对称加密和时间戳使系统能精准追溯设计过程	中心数据库存储的数据易篡改或丢失；难以进行责权划分并找到责任源头
附加功能	系统可基于BIMFACE对BIM进行二次开发；协同工作功能提高了设计师使用意愿	扩展性较差，功能单一
追责模式	多节点、多阶段	信息孤岛，信息片面
追责手段	信息化、智能化	人力占用多，工作效率低

对比角度	集成BIM和区块链的设计责权追溯系统	其他传统追责方法
追责效果	分布式存储使数据具有不可篡改性；非对称加密和时间戳使系统能精准追溯设计过程	中心数据库存储的数据易篡改或丢失；难以进行责权划分并找到责任源头
附加功能	系统可基于BIMFACE对BIM进行二次开发；协同工作功能提高了设计师使用意愿	扩展性较差，功能单一
追责模式	多节点、多阶段	信息孤岛，信息片面
追责手段	信息化、智能化	人力占用多，工作效率低