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Overview

Charles M. Eastman is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of engineering, with a focus on building and construction, civil and structural engineering, and management science and operations research. Other areas of study include industrial and manufacturing engineering as well as artificial intelligence.

The scientist's work is centered on topics such as BIM and construction integration, infrastructure maintenance and monitoring, construction project management and performance, manufacturing process and optimization, semantic web and ontologies, 3D modeling in geospatial applications, and elevator systems and control.

Recent published papers include:

  • "Rules and validation processes for interoperable BIM data exchange" (2020), Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
  • "Simplified schema queries for supporting BIM-based rule-checking applications" (2020), Automation in Construction
  • "Automatic clash correction sequence optimization using a clash dependency network" (2020), Automation in Construction
  • "Component Change List Prediction for BIM-Based Clash Resolution from a Graph Perspective" (2021), Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • "BIM-Enabled Clash Resolution Optimization Based on Clash Dependent Networks" (2020), Construction Research Congress 2020

Frequent coauthors who have contributed to multiple works with the scientist include:

  • Yuqing Hu
  • Daniel Castro-Lacouture
  • Yong-Cheol Lee
  • Wawan Solihin
  • Shamkant B. Navathe

Their publications often appear in venues such as Automation in Construction, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, and Construction Research Congress 2020.

Best Publications

  • BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors

    Chuck Eastman;Paul Teicholz;Rafael Sacks;Kathleen Liston

  • Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Safety: Automatic Safety Checking of Construction Models and Schedules

    Sijie Zhang;Jochen Teizer;Jin Kook Lee;Charles M. Eastman

  • BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Designers, Engineers, Contractors, and Facility Managers

    Rafael Sacks;Charles Eastman;Ghang Lee;Paul Teicholz

  • Automatic rule-based checking of building designs

    C. Eastman;Jae min Lee;Yeon suk Jeong;Jin kook Lee

  • A review of building information modeling (BIM) and the internet of things (IoT) devices integration: Present status and future trends

    Shu Tang;Dennis R. Shelden;Charles M. Eastman;Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi

  • Building Product Models: Computer Environments, Supporting Design and Construction

    Charles M. Eastman

  • Specifying parametric building object behavior (BOB) for a building information modeling system

    Ghang Lee;Rafael Sacks;Charles M. Eastman

  • Parametric 3D modeling in building construction with examples from precast concrete

    Rafael Sacks;Charles M. Eastman;Ghang Lee

  • Exchange Model and Exchange Object Concepts for Implementation of National BIM Standards

    C. M. Eastman;Y.-S. Jeong;R. Sacks;I. Kaner

  • Geometric modelling: a survey

    A. Baer;C. Eastman;M. Henrion

  • Planning and developing facility management-enabled building information model (FM-enabled BIM)

    Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi;Xinghua Gao;Charles Eastman;Alonzo Patrick Self

  • Classification of rules for automated BIM rule checking development

    W. Solihin;C. Eastman

  • Semantics of model views for information exchanges using the industry foundation class schema

    M. Venugopal;C. M. Eastman;R. Sacks;J. Teizer

  • Building information modeling : BIM in current and future practice

    Karen M. Kensek;Douglas Noble;Chuck Eastman

  • Benchmark tests for BIM data exchanges of precast concrete

    Y.-S. Jeong;C.M. Eastman;R. Sacks;I. Kaner

  • Cognitive processes and ill-defined problems: a case study from design

    Charles M. Eastman

  • Relative Productivity in the AEC Industries in the United States for On-Site and Off-Site Activities

    Charles M. Eastman;Charles M. Eastman;Rafael Sacks;Rafael Sacks

  • Workforce location tracking to model, visualize and analyze workspace requirements in building information models for construction safety planning

    Sijie Zhang;Jochen Teizer;Nipesh Pradhananga;Charles M. Eastman

  • General system architecture for BIM: An integrated approach for design and analysis

    Paola Sanguinetti;Sherif Abdelmohsen;JaeMin Lee;JinKook Lee

  • Automated space planning

    Charles M. Eastman

  • The Rosewood experiment — Building information modeling and interoperability for architectural precast facades

    Rafael Sacks;Israel Kaner;Charles M. Eastman;Yeon-Suk Jeong

  • Analysing design activity

    Charles Eastman

Frequent Co-Authors

Rafael Sacks
Rafael Sacks Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Jochen Teizer
Jochen Teizer Technical University of Denmark
Godfried Augenbroe
Godfried Augenbroe Georgia Institute of Technology
Thomas Olofsson
Thomas Olofsson Luleå University of Technology
Frank M. Mitloehner
Frank M. Mitloehner University of California, Davis
Deborah H. Bennett
Deborah H. Bennett University of California, Davis
Richard Catrambone
Richard Catrambone Georgia Institute of Technology
Shamkant B. Navathe
Shamkant B. Navathe Georgia Institute of Technology

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