IfcPortsAndWaterwaysDomain

7.7 IfcPortsAndWaterwaysDomain

7.7.1 Schema Definition

The IfcPortsAndWaterwaysDomain schema forms part of the Domain Layer of the IFC Model. It extends the ideas concerning infrastructure outlined in the IfcSharedInfrastructureElements schema. It defines concepts specific to ports and waterways infrastructure.

The concepts which are currently considered as in scope and covered by this schema is as follows:

Complex types
- Cargo ports (Container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, roll-on roll-off)
- Passenger terminals (cruise, ferry & foot traffic)
- Marinas & leisure terminals
- Ship & boat building yards
- Marine & water maintenance
- Offshore support/construction base
- Canal complexes/networks
- Channel regulation & water control
- Ship lock complexes
Facility types
- Breakwaters
- Revetments
- Sluices, spillways &control gates
- Ship-lifts
- Hydraulic lift docks
- Slipways
- Dry docks
- Floating docks
- Wharf/Quays & Piers/Jetties
- Ship locks
- Anchorages
- Navigational channels/areas
- Storage/working areas
- Intermodal yards/areas
Marine Products & Components
- Cargo & Vehicles
- Cranes
- Marine dock/lock gates
- Aids to navigation (buoys, lights, markers etc.)
- Fenders & bollards
- Mooring systems & devices
- Rock armour systems

The following topics are currently out of scope:

Complex types
- Coastal protection
- Erosion protection
- Flood protection
- Power generation (Hydroelectric, tidal, wave, offshore wind)
Facility types
- Seawalls
- Groynes
- Dams/levees
- Weirs

HISTORY New schema in IFC4x3.

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