2015Excellence in Infrastructure

The Excellence in Infrastructure program recognizes leaders in transforming the worlds’ infrastructure. This presentation represents the best use of BIM to support civil infrastructure projects worldwide including transportation, land development, water, energy, urban planning and more.

Airports and ports

Bridges and tunnels

Rail and transit

Roads and highways

Land, urban and campus

Water resources

Utilities

Shatin to Central Link (SCL) | Hong Kong

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Arup

MTR Shatin to Central Link (SCL) is a 17km-long railway line expansion undertaken by MTR in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The project involves stretching the line from Tai Wai to Hung Hom and Hung Hom to Admiralty sections, linking a number of existing railway lines passing through several districts in Hong Kong.

The consultancy agreement involves construction of a 1.8km twin railway tunnels, a new underground station with interchange facilities, as well as ventilation buildings and shafts in Wan Chai of the Hong Kong Island – one of the most built-up and busiest commercial areas in the territory.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/LTgvZrGtjow

Imagery and video courtesy of Arup/MTR

TR Shatin to Central Link SCL Construction Scoping & Sequencing ProjectMTR

Hong Kong

1 st place

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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View article: http://autode.sk/1Wpjjz1

Hammersmith Flyover Strengthening | London, England

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Ramboll / Parsons Brinckerhoff

This is a project for post tensioning strengthening and bearing replacement for the Hammersmith Flyover. The Hammersmith Flyover is a 622m long example of an early pre-cast post-tensioned bridge. Constructed between 1959 and 1961, it was one of the first major precast segmental bridges. The flyover is a prominent elevated roadway constructed of segmental pre-cast concrete cantilever sections and is supported by 15 central piers. It also features what is described as an “external post tensioned system”, however the system is concealed within grouted ducts for a significant part of its length. Investigative surveys as part of a Transport for London (TfL) asset review identified that the Post Tensioning system was deteriorating and intervention was required.

Watch video:Overview: https://youtu.be/5lrBdM2w2xE

Post tensioning - http://youtu.be/yZtVnFbCwvQ

Imagery and video courtesy of Ramboll/Parsons Brinckerhoff Joint Venture, Costain - Principal Contractor, Freyssinet - specialist post tensioning sub-contractor

Hammersmith Flyover Strengthening

Transport for London

London, England

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2 nd place

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

View article: http://autode.sk/1PFEkBw

Sixth Street Viaduct | United States

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HNTB Corporation

The Sixth Street Viaduct goes beyond architecture and engineering: its impact will equally be felt in the surrounding urban fabric, extraordinary landscapes, and community engagement it supports. The bridge acts as an armature for transformation, instrumental in realizing a new, more sustainable future for the City of Los Angeles. This is the result of a bridge that is exceptional from end to end, focused in relationship to the multiplicity of experiences along its length and the twin communities at each end. The viaduct replacement is managed by the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering. Update revisions and field questions in real time provided clear direction during construction. 3D views allowed the design team to communicate with the client and contractor in a more concise and efficient manner. A reduction in the overall design and delivery process saved soft costs over the life of the project.

Imagery courtesy of HNTB

Sixth Street Viaduct

City of Los Angeles Bureau of EngineeringLos Angeles, California

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3 rd place

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

View article: http://autode.sk/1FppGhx

Walnut Park | United States

Watch videos:Workflow: https://youtu.be/he1Mio9xQHU

Flythrough: https://youtu.be/YY0zNjPkUvo

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CivilE, LLC

Nestled against along the northern bluff of Walnut Creek, the Walnut Park Apartment development proposes to add approximately 277 new units in Austin Texas. This project will serve a key focal point for the revitalization of the North Lamar corridor. Within the approximate 18 acre site, there is an approximate grade change of 80 feet. Additionally, there were over 1,300 trees of various species with diameters greater than eight inches. The owner desired a site that would integrate into the natural terrain and preserve as many of the trees as possible. This required close coordination between the civil engineer and architect to strategically locate walls and discuss building access locations.

Imagery and video courtesy CivilE, LLC and Walnut Park Ltd.

Walnut Park

Walnut Park Ltd.Austin, Texas

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Small project

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

View article: http://autode.sk/1Vfu9um

BKC Project in Mumbai | India

Imagery courtesy of Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd. and Artist: Manoj

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Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd.

Godrej BKC has been designed to create the perfect home for a modern business. Creating that space meant, designing not just for the present but also for the future. Designed by SOM, Godrej BKC will be India's most desirable office address for decades to come. There was complex design and layers of detailed elements throughout the structure. An all-glass, high-performance facade mitigates heat and radiation while providing natural daylight and expansive views.

Watch video: http://youtu.be/tzitZ0M_fko

BKC Project in Mumbai

Godrej PropertiesMumbai, India

Visualization

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

View article: http://autode.sk/1KBKK3l

Airports and PortsAtkins GlobalPort of RotterdamSichuan Transportation Design Institute of China

2015

Gatwick Airport – North Terminal | United Kingdom

Atkins Global

The Gatwick North Terminal Redevelopment Programme is best regarded as a series of enabling works projects in the land side area of the terminal in order to facilitate the ultimate objective of reconfiguring and increasing the size of the North Terminal airside World Duty Free. The project involves the refurbishment of all three levels of the existing terminal; Arrivals, Check-In and Security and includes the following:

• Provision of retail/food and beverage concessions,

• New vertical circulation core, • New bag drop and baggage handling, • Deliver new, modern security facilities, • Provide new/upgraded MEP services.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/etEl51j7iuIImagery and video courtesy of Atkins Global

Gatwick Airport North Terminal Redevelopment Programme

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Gatwick Airport LtdCrawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

Due to the priority access of sea transport over rail and road, the current bridge over the Caland canal has to open several times per day, sometimes at a moment's notice. When the bridge is open, the route from the Maasvlakte into Europe is not available for freight trains, creating a capacity reduction and at times delays in the railway network. Separating freight transport and sea transport by means of an alternative route solves this in a future-proof manner. Research has shown that the new route called the Theemswegtracé is an effective alternative. Realising the Theemswegtracé on the freight corridor allows for further growth of freight transport inthe European Union. It has a positive impact on three of the nine TEN-T corridors, specifically theRhine - Alpine, North Sea - Mediterranean and North Sea - Baltic. This demonstrates the European relevance of the project.

Theemswegtracé | Netherlands

Port of Rotterdam

Watch video: https://youtu.be/9WjE5CU7fDk

Imagery and video courtesy of Port of Rotterdam

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Theemswegtracé

Port of RotterdamRotterdam, Netherlands

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Yibing Port Zhicheng Operation| Sichuan Province, China

2015 Excellence in InfrastructureSichuan Transportation Design Institute of China (SCODI)

Zhicheng Port Engineering is one part of the operation area in Yibing Port, which includes structure frame near the river for boats parking, the operation area for container terminal, ancillary buildings and access road. With BIM improved the overall project performance with greater accuracy, more visual and high-performance in design work, and improved error checking. Overall SCODI designed the project 20% faster, with approximately 15% in cost savings.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/SfnBnL95Cc0 Imagery and video courtesy of SCODI

Yibing City of Sichuan Province, China

SCODI

Yibing, Sichuan Province, China

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Bridges and TunnelsRamboll and Parsons Brinckerhoff (2nd place)RambollHNTB (3rd place)HyacintTongji Architectural Design & Research Institute

Image - 2012 Submission; Highway A4 between Rotterdam and The Hague – courtesy of A4ALL Consortium

2015

Hammersmith Flyover Strengthening | London, England

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Ramboll / Parsons Brinckerhoff

This is a project for post tensioning strengthening and bearing replacement for the Hammersmith Flyover. The Hammersmith Flyover is a 622m long example of an early pre-cast post-tensioned bridge. Constructed between 1959 and 1961, it was one of the first major precast segmental bridges. The flyover is a prominent elevated roadway constructed of segmental pre-cast concrete cantilever sections and is supported by 15 central piers. It also features what is described as an “external post tensioned system”, however the system is concealed within grouted ducts for a significant part of its length. Investigative surveys as part of a Transport for London (TfL) asset review identified that the Post Tensioning system was deteriorating and intervention was required.

Watch video:Overview: https://youtu.be/5lrBdM2w2xE

Post tensioning - http://youtu.be/yZtVnFbCwvQ

Imagery and video courtesy of Ramboll/Parsons Brinckerhoff Joint Venture, Costain - Principal Contractor, Freyssinet - specialist post tensioning sub-contractor

Hammersmith Flyover Strengthening

Transport for London

London, England

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2 nd place

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

View article: http://autode.sk/1PFEkBw

Sixth Street Viaduct | United States

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HNTB Corporation

The Sixth Street Viaduct goes beyond architecture and engineering: its impact will equally be felt in the surrounding urban fabric, extraordinary landscapes, and community engagement it supports. The bridge acts as an armature for transformation, instrumental in realizing a new, more sustainable future for the City of Los Angeles. This is the result of a bridge that is exceptional from end to end, focused in relationship to the multiplicity of experiences along its length and the twin communities at each end. The viaduct replacement is managed by the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering. Update revisions and field questions in real time provided clear direction during construction. 3D views allowed the design team to communicate with the client and contractor in a more concise and efficient manner. A reduction in the overall design and delivery process saved soft costs over the life of the project.

Imagery courtesy of HNTB

Sixth Street Viaduct

City of Los Angeles Bureau of EngineeringLos Angeles, California

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3 rd place

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

View article: http://autode.sk/1FppGhx

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Renovation Velsertunnel | Netherlands

Hyacint

Velsertunnel, the oldest highway tunnel in the Netherlands, opened in 1957. Approximately 65.000 vehicles per day pass through this tunnel. During renovation period it will be closed for 9 months. The renovated tunnel will have a higher clearance profile (>12 cm), renewed asphalt and new state-of-the-art technical installations (e.g. CCTV, fire protection equipment, traffic control systems, ventilation, etc.). The escape routes will also be fully optimized and renewed.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/PL2pcL3gLro Imagery and video courtesy of Hyacint (temporary construction company BESIX, Dura Vermeer and SPIE, supported by iNFRANEA)

Renovation Velsertunnel

Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment - The Netherlands (RijkswaterstaatVelsen, Netherlands

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Fanli Bridge | Yixing, Jiangsu Province, China

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Tongji Architectural Design & Research Institute

Fanli Bridge, located in Yixing of Jiangsu Province, China, crosses Dongjiu River and part of Fanli Avenue. It is a cable-stayed bridge with three lantern-shaped towers. The total length of the main bridge is 500 meters which combines two 168m long mid-spans and two 82m long side spans, 39m in width with 6 dual vehicle lanes. Total cost of the project is approximately 100 million dollars. Steel tower and orthotropic deck box girder are used for this bridge.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/7RadpeEnxQE

Imagery and video courtesy of Tongji Architectural Design & Research Institute

Fanli Bridge

Department of traffic and transportation, YixingYixing, Jiangsu Province, China

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Rail and TransitArup (1st place)ARCADISAtkins GlobalCECI Engineering Consultants, Inc.City of AuroraSMEC

2015

MTR Shatin to Central Link (SCL) | Hong Kong

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Arup

MTR Shatin to Central Link (SCL) is a 17km-long railway line expansion undertaken by MTR in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The project involves stretching the line from Tai Wai to Hung Hom and Hung Hom to Admiralty sections, linking a number of existing railway lines passing through several districts in Hong Kong.

The consultancy agreement involves construction of a 1.8km twin railway tunnels, a new underground station with interchange facilities, as well as ventilation buildings and shafts in Wan Chai of the Hong Kong Island – one of the most built-up and busiest commercial areas in the territory.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/LTgvZrGtjow

Imagery and video courtesy of Arup/MTR

MTR Shatin to Central Link SCL Construction Scoping & Sequencing ProjectMTR

Hong Kong

1 st place

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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View article: http://autode.sk/1Wpjjz1

RER E - Line Extension West of Paris | France

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ARCADIS

The Rapid Transit System (RER E) – originally known as EOLE, or Est Ouest Liaison Express - is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving Paris, France. This project is a part of the line extension to the west of Paris. The sector of this project is located around one of the 3 new station of the line. This new station is named "Nanterre La Folie". It is located west of la Defense ring (business district of Paris). The existing railway brownfield is tucked between an express road at the exit of the ring of la Defense and the Groues district which is under a renewal project including the site of the station. This station will start and simulate the district renewal project.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/Adho3eTRU3M

Imagery and video courtesy of ARCADIS

RER E –Line Extension West of Paris & Nanterre La Folie StationSNCF Reseau

Nanterre (Paris, France)

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Riyadh Metro | Saudi Arabia

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Atkins Global

Riyadh Metro is part of the ambitious initiative by the Saudi government to modernize the country’s infrastructure and is the biggest public transportation system under development in the world. Riyadh Metro is expected to raise standards of living and support long term sustainable development throughout the city, acting as a catalyst for further investment in all aspects of the public realm and built environment. Atkins is leading the design management and project technical direction and delivering a scope of work including alignment design, station planning, Architecture, MEP building services, systems assurance, and systems integration, civil and building structures including geotechnical works for lines 4 & 6, which comprises 11 elevated stations along a route of approximately 50 Kms.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/-SwggPPnukU

Imagery and video courtesy of ADA

Riyadh Metro

Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA)Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit | Indonesia

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CECI Engineering Consultants, Inc.

The first MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Project in Indonesia, and also the first underground transportation in Indonesia. CECI uses BIM to develop design alternatives of entrances, ventilation shafts and cooling towers. The results can be visualized in 3D. 3D SEM/CSD drawings have been delivered to optimize the efficiency of interface integration for sleeves and opening at slabs, which have minimized errors and duplicate effort. Passenger flow simulation has been performed to evaluate the adequate station layout and capacity of evacuation facility. Time for communication and coordination thus can be shortened significantly.

Watch video:Tunnel: https://youtu.be/BfanIyKRkw4

Passenger flows - https://youtu.be/KwmGMKeOZhY

Imagery and video courtesy of CECI Engineering Consultants, Inc.

Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit Project Underground Section CP106PT MRT Jakarta - CMC: Oriental Consultants Global Co., LtdJakarta, Indonesia

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Sanying Line Metro Rapid Transit | Taiwan

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CECI Engineering Consultants, Inc.

Sanying line will be constructed as an MRT system on elevated tracks. It will run from Dingpu Station on the Tucheng line along Zhongyang Road to Sanxia then cross National Freeway No. 3 to Yingge. The total length is 15 KM, and there are 12 MRT STATIONS. The 4C Concept (Collaboration, Coordination, Communication, and Connection) has been implemented in this project. Strong coordination and communication between different stakeholders enable the information to be shared smoothly. The works have been executed in a more harmonious way which helps to expedite the design acceptance. In order to optimize the benefit of BIM application to the Client, the models are connected within design and the parametric elements to create a robust database, so that project progress, time schedule, and detail drawing can be checked easily.

Watch video: Fly over: https://youtu.be/BxS5x6iX0FY

Simulation: https://youtu.be/LV7ZJxjIAz0Imagery and video courtesy of CECI and New Taipei City Government

Sanying Line Metro Rapid Transit

New Taipei City Government

New Taipei City, Taiwan

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Aurora Line I-225 Light Rail | United States

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City of Aurora

Model of Light Rail Project currently being built in Aurora Colorado. 10.5 miles and 8 Stations encompass this project. 3D model of project in context of existing conditions provided an easy-to-understand concept of the exact location and the impact of the proposed light rail. It showed planning development along the light rail and at the stations and analyzing traffic impact and could help existing businesses and property owners see how they will be affected in an easy-to-understand format.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/PMQTC78DGtY

Imagery and video courtesy of City of Aurora

Aurora Line I-225 Light Rail

City of Aurora

Aurora, Colorado

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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North West Rail Link | Australia

Watch video: https://youtu.be/MY8KFJLYL8M

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SMEC

Expected to open in 2019, the North West Rail Link will be the first fully automated transit rail system in Australia. It’s poised to change the way people in one of Sydney’s fastest-growing regions think about transportation. Residents—who have the highest car ownership rate in Australia—will have a quick, convenient, and comfortable public transit option. The North West Rail Link will feature eight new stations, 4,000 commuter car parking spaces, and twin 15 km tunnels, which will be Austra lia’s longest rail tunnels. The client mandated BIM for the projects. SMEC, a professional services firm focused on major infrastructure, is leading the design effort on two key portions of the AU$8.3 billion project: operations, trains, and systems and surface and viaduct civil work. The project has large teams – architects, civil engineers, and structural engineers – contributing to a fast-paced design process.

Imagery and video courtesy of SMEC

North West Rail Link

The New South Wales Government

Sydney, Australia

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Roads and HighwaysCapita and CostainG.U.D.H.Grontmij / AECOMKelprojektasRoyal HaskoningDHVSC EngenhariaSichuan Transportation Design Institute of ChinaThv RoTS

Image - 2014 Visualization winner; E16 Highway Project – courtesy of COWI Norway

2015

A556 Knutsford to Bowdon | United Kingdom

Watch videos: Fly Through: https://youtu.be/1aKxsQZyJKk

Linear feature design: https://youtu.be/XDYivqJ-bVk Landscape: https://youtu.be/X8tXFnDJz7c

Bridge data linking - https://youtu.be/9Ta520xUlZIRevit Bridge/Rebar Design - https://youtu.be/gJFWBYbGmjI

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Capita & Costain

The A556 project consists of 7.5km of new dual-2-lane carriageway and 7 bridges that will replace the existing major trunk road between the M6 junction 19 and the M56 junction 7. The estimated cost of this scheme is £221million with Costain working as Principal Contractor and Capita as Designer. The A556 is a Highways England designated BIM Early Adopter Project with BIM Level 2 aspirations, focused on the handover of asset data. By managing to link databases to Civil 3D objects in Navisworks, the team have set the standard in handling design, construction and asset data on an infrastructure project.

Imagery and video courtesy of Capita, Costain & Highways England

A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Improvement SchemeHighways England

Cheshire, United Kingdom

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Highway Proposal | Russian Federation

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Contractor & G.U.D.H.

Highway project with interchanges at north of Moscow state to support unloading the main ring road by connecting the outbound routes far from city traffic. Use of 3d modeling and design tools to support presentation, reduce amount of time to coordinate with customer and simplify the delivery of a project.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/3KD5q_1KM3E

Imagery and video courtesy of contractor and G.U.D.H.

Highway Proposal

G.U.D.H.

Moscow, Russian Federation

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Highway Bridge Project | Russian Federation

Watch video: https://youtu.be/C5rYOrAn-pw

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Contractor & G.U.D.H.

Imagery and video courtesy of contractor and G.U.D.H.

G.U.D.H.

Moscow, Russian Federation

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

Highway bridge project between St. Petersburg and Moscow with anti-terrorist equipment systems. Part to part bridge constructions animation moves security of infrastructure questions to 1st place in local government programs/budgets replacing photo presentations which are much slower – all to support grant development and approval.

Highway Bridge ProjectProject |

A1M Leeming to Barton Improvements | United Kingdom

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Grontmij / AECOM

This improvement scheme is tasked with improving the safety of the A1 between Leeming and Barton in North Yorkshire. This is to be achieved by widening the carriageway provision and applying motorway standards throughout. A1L2B is pioneering a culture change in the highways sector through our early engaged approach and forward-thinking-vision of embracing digital innovation & collaboration; this continues to be the foundation of our approach and supports the Government & Highways England’s drive to Lean practices. We are fully embracing BIM principles not because of the Government’s drive for all members of the supply chain to adopt Level 2 BIM by 2016, but because we genuinely believe in the benefits the adoption of BIM can bring. This faith has since been rewarded in the development of more cost efficient construction processes. Watch video: https

://youtu.be/ZPX8WPFy4HQ Imagery and video courtesy of Grontmij/AECOM and Highways England

A1M Leeming to Barton Improvements

Highways England

Northallerton, United Kingdom

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Eastern Bypass of Panemune Town | Lithuania

Watch videos: Overview video - https://youtu.be/MHu-mTIRACE

Technical layout of embankment - https://youtu.be/Ga_eKkp7IOY

Technical layout of bridge - https://youtu.be/iv4qE_AaPI8

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Kelprojektas

This is a construction project of the road stretch from 183.90 to 187.90 km of the highway A12 Riga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningrad, also known as Eastern bypass of Panemunė town, with a bridge across the Nemunas River. The project includes a bridge over the river, an overpass. The project is in the territory of flooded Nemunas River – the road is designed at 9,25 m height. 3D parametric modeling helped the team to find the optimal solution quickly, share data between project members working as a cohesive team, and helped us collaborate and hand off the correct information to construction crews as well as for machine control. All of this lead to greater efficiency and improved quality.

Imagery and video courtesy of Kelprojektas

Eastern Bypass of Panemune Town

The Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania

Panemune Town, Lithuania

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Noordelijke Randweg Voorhout | Netherlands

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Royal HaskoningDHV

For the project “Noordelijke Randweg Voorhout” InfraWorks 360 was used during a meeting with the residents of the area where the project is located. The draft design was shown in an interactive 3D model. The design was viewed at any position in 3D so the new plans were easy to understand for everyone. The design was shown as an interactive model during a meeting with the residents by using InfraWorks 360. Minor changes could be made and everybody had a good understanding about the project.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/PNqqj5Sa5IMImagery and video courtesy of Royal HaskoningDHV

Noordelijke Randweg Voorhout

Gemeente Teylingen

Voorhout, Netherlands

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Connecting Highway | Brazil

Watch video: https://youtu.be/WdcUuwvP5Lg

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SC Engenharia

This project is a link with to existing roads between neighborhood and roadway, located in the state of São Paulo. The project involved the criação de uma nova rodovia of approximately 4,5 kilometers of the highway, including several curvelets. Soethe Cursino Engineering provided engineering services for this fast-track project. With model-based workflows, SC Engenharia executes projects quickly and securely

Imagery and video courtesy of SC Engenharia

Connecting highway

DER/SP

Jacarei, São Paulo, Brazil

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Industrial Access | Brazil

Watch video: http://youtu.be/0PSe0vJqKRQ

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SC Engenharia

DER/SP, São Paulo Department of Transportation in Brazil, hired Soethe Cursino Engenharia to design a highway interchange and access road to one of its large industry facilities. Using Autodesk software and a model-based design approach, Soethe Cursino team developed a more cost-effective, functional design enabling heavy trucks and other vehicles to safely exit and enter the highway. Design software, Soethe Cursino successfully minimized the earthworks required for the project to lower the cost while preserving the local environment, and developed a site plan that will allow extensive landscaping and re-vegetation around the interchange and access roads. In addition, the team produced an array of project visualizations and animations the helped the client and the highway agency more fully understand and approve the project.

Imagery and video courtesy of SC Engenharia

Industrial Access

DER/SP

São Paulo, Brazil

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Municipal Road Engineering of SSCIP | China

Watch video: https://youtu.be/y0qBfgCIFKM

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Sichuan Transportation Design Institute of China (SCODI)

XinChuan municipal engineering is a project of SINGAPORE-SICHUAN HI-TECHINNOVATION PARK which includes municipal road design, municipal pipe network design and municipal landscape, etc. By utilizing of BIM technology, this project becomes more accurate, improving the ability of error-detection during the process of design, saving 1/3 of design time and cost. Visualization made the project easier to understand, and analysis helped to simulate traffic flow in the intersection during peak hours and storm and sanitary analysis helped to understand ways to avoid flooding during rainy season – all helping to formulate better design strategies for greater sustainability.

Imagery and video courtesy of SCODI

Municipal Road Engineering of SSCIP

SCODI

Chengdu Singapore, Sichuan, China

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Panzhihua Yanyuan Highway | China

Watch video: https://youtu.be/vw4W04-ubJA

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Sichuan Transportation Design Institute of China (SCODI)

Panzhihua-Yanyuan Highway starts at west end of Panzhihua City, ended in Yumen Town. The project is connected with Lijiang-Panzhihua Highway at the Ban Bian-jie interchange. Its full length is 36.81 kilometers. Four lane roads are employed in the 24.5 meters wide subgrade. Its design speed is 80 kilometers per hour. The Total cost of the project is 6.11 billion RMB ,and 166million per kilometer. Model-based design helped to reduce unnecessary design changes and improve work efficiency. 3D models of the highway project changed the traditional impression of the civil engineer because the visualization provided an intuitive display of the engineering situation, topography and geomorphology

Imagery and video courtesy of SCODI

Panzhihua Yanyuan Highway

SCODI

Panzhihua City, Sichuan, China

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Oosterweel Right Bank | Belgium

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Thv RoTS

Closing the highway loop around Antwerp city. This is a huge multidisciplinary project, situated around the centre of Antwerp city. In the seventies the loop around Antwerp city was realized only for a half. The aim of the current project is to fully close the city highway loop around the city. This project will drastically improve the mobility in and around the city. The project is part of a larger vision on urban mobility in the city and is included in the Masterplan 2020.

Due to the fact that this project is located in a already highly developed dense part of the outer city the challenge is there to creating a perfect solution embedded within the already complex existing infrastructure. As a result, the project team had to think ‘out of the box’ and focus on innovative solutions supported by the best available design and visualization tools they could find on the market

Imagery courtesy of Thv RoTS (Grontmij + Witteveen en Bos consortium)

Oosterweel Right Bank

Thv RoTS (Grontmij + Witteveen en Bos consortium)Antwerp Belgium

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Land, Urban and CampusCivilE, LLC (Small projects winner)Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd. (Visualization winner)AE7Atkins GlobalIdaho PowerObayashi

Image - 2014 submission; Opera District Dubai – courtesy of Graff3D

2015

Walnut Park | United States

Watch videos:Workflow: https://youtu.be/he1Mio9xQHU

Flythrough: https://youtu.be/YY0zNjPkUvo

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CivilE, LLC

Nestled against along the northern bluff of Walnut Creek, the Walnut Park Apartment development proposes to add approximately 277 new units in Austin Texas. This project will serve a key focal point for the revitalization of the North Lamar corridor. Within the approximate 18 acre site, there is an approximate grade change of 80 feet. Additionally, there were over 1,300 trees of various species with diameters greater than eight inches. The owner desired a site that would integrate into the natural terrain and preserve as many of the trees as possible. This required close coordination between the civil engineer and architect to strategically locate walls and discuss building access locations.

Imagery and video courtesy CivilE, LLC and Walnut Park Ltd.

Walnut Park

Walnut Park Ltd.Austin, Texas

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Small project

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

View article: http://autode.sk/1Vfu9um

BKC Project in Mumbai | India

Imagery courtesy of Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd. and Artist: Manoj

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Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd.

Godrej BKC has been designed to create the perfect home for a modern business. Creating that space meant, designing not just for the present but also for the future. Designed by SOM, Godrej BKC will be India's most desirable office address for decades to come. There was complex design and layers of detailed elements throughout the structure. An all-glass, high-performance facade mitigates heat and radiation while providing natural daylight and expansive views.

Watch video: http://youtu.be/tzitZ0M_fko

BKC Project in Mumbai

Godrej PropertiesMumbai, India

Visualization

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

View article: http://autode.sk/1KBKK3l

3D Movie for Omkar | India

Imagery courtesy of Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd.

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Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd.

A short film for Foster + Partners, for their Omkar 1973 High Rise design scheme in Mumbai, India. When complete in 2017, the two towers will be the tallest mixed-use towers India. Produced by Dawn Digital

Watch video: https://youtu.be/5-TJMTVDVvA

3D Movie for Omkar

Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd.

Mumbai, India

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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DLF Project in Gurgaon | India

Imagery courtesy of Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd.

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Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd.

DLF Infrastructure movie has been designed to showcase the master planning, infrastructure, networking, connectivity to the perfect home for the best living experience. Designed by Architect Hafeez Contractor, covering DLF Phase 1 to DLF Phase5 will be India's most desirable living and office spaces in India showcasing the current and future infrastructure development by DLF Infrastructure.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/cJWvy6BpVyE

DLF Project in Gurgaon – Delhi-NCR

Dawn Digital, Pvt. Ltd.

Gurgaon, India

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Deira Islands | United Arab Emirates

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AE7

Deira is an 15.3 sq. Km artificial island in the Arabian Gulf. Nakheel has awarded AE7 the contract for master planning and parcelization. Autodesk Revit was used to meet the client requirements and generate required drawings, schedules, and 3D models.

Imagery courtesy of Nakheel

Deira Islands

Nakheel

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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US Army, US Military Academy | United States

Watch videos:Video 1: https://youtu.be/F2DGOQ6G_Uk

Video 2: https://youtu.be/UvJM3giTrLwVideo 3: https://youtu.be/miBwj1diiq0

Imagery courtesy of Atkins Global

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The estimated $658 million CBUP, which began in 2012, will improve existing barracks and infrastructure at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. The work includes wall-to-wall renovations of all nine historic barracks, which were built between 1895 and 1972. Scott, MacArthur Short, MacArthur Long, Pershing, Eisenhower, Grant, Bradley, Lee, and Sherman Barracks are being modernized to meet current Army standards and to correct deficiencies such as overcrowding, and deteriorated major building systems. Pershing Barracks is the 4th renovation of the 9 buildings that make up the CBUP. This project focused on front-end planning & design stages for the CBUP and Pershing Barracks.

US Army, US Military Academy - West Point

United States Army, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Serena’s House (Shelter) | United States

Imagery courtesy of Idaho Power

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Idaho Power

The WCA provides a comprehensive and secure 120-day residential shelter program and transitional housing, in confidential locations with round-the-clock staff assistance, private rooms and common living facilities for women and children who are fleeing domestic and/or sexual assault. In 2014 76 women and 100 children were housed for a total of 9,583 bed nights. The current shelters are at capacity and a future expansion is needed. This simulation was created to help fund-raise for the future expansion. The team was able to show how an existing site could be expanded, the simulation provided enough information about the facility without compromising its secure location, and the interactive model, video and renderings met the need to share information digitally.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/Cbpxmm6FSSI

Serena’s House Women & Children’s Shelter VisualizationWomen and Children’s Alliance

Boise, Idaho

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

Yamada Machi - Earthquake Reconstruction | Japan

Watch videos:Overview: https://youtu.be/CxeXpbRS1Qc

Construction briefings: https://youtu.be/5yecyS-KqdY Construction steps: https://youtu.be/JIG4X4llIsI

Nishikawa construction : https://youtu.be/ACQry2IaIXY Underground structures: https://youtu.be/Cd5ggf66iFc

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Obayashi

Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011 generated a tsunami that caused catastrophic destruction in Iwate Prefecture. A land readjustment project has been initiated to rebuild the areas that were swept away by the tsunami and establish the entire community as one that is safe and secure. Obayashi used ICT to promote rapid consensus-building between the government and local residents, in an effort to not only reduce the time needed to achieve consensus but also to promote understanding of the project content. Obayashi was the first company that used this type of approach for an earthquake reconstruction project.

Imagery and video courtesy of Obayashi and Japan Government

Yamada Machi - Earthquake Reconstruction

Japan Government

Yamada Machi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

Water ResourcesAtkins Global / VBAIdaho PowerMott MacDonald

Image courtesy - 2014 submission,. Budd Inlet Treatment Plant Primary Sedimentation Basins– courtesy of Clark County, Washington

2015

Dawlish Warren Flood Defense Scheme | Devon, UK

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VBA was commissioned to develop a sustainable approach to managing Dawlish Warren sand spit. The project was one of the Environment Agency’s BIM early adopter schemes. Dawlish Warren sand spit, at the mouth of the Exe Estuary, acts as a storm barrier, protecting 2,900 properties and regional infrastructure. It is designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), and Special Protection Area for bird assemblages, intertidal and sand dune habitats. The proposed scheme includes: beach recharge and groyne works, removal of existing hard gabion defences and localised wall/embankment construction works.

Imagery and video courtesy of Atkins Global as part of Vokerstevin Boskalis, Atkins Joint Venture (VBA)

Dawlish Warren Flood Defense Scheme

Environment Agency / Teignbridge District CouncilDawlish Warren, Devon, United Kingdom

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

Bayha Island Research | Snake River, Idaho

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Idaho Power

The Bayha Island Research Project would involve dredging the river’s main channel, between the islands and the south bank of the river, and narrowing that channel by increasing the size of the islands. Native vegetation such as willows, rabbit brush, currants and native grasses will be planted along the new shoreline. Idaho Power has begun removing invasive noxious weeds currently abundant on the islands. The project will require an estimated 63,900 cubic yards of material to be added to the islands. About half of that would come from the dredging operations. Contractors performed core sampling to determine more precisely the type and volume of material available from the riverbed. The remaining material will be hauled in; we anticipate finding local sources for that material. Watch video:

https://youtu.be/HmUU2eVb36Q Imagery and video courtesy of Idaho Power

Bayha Island Research

Idaho Power

Snake River Marsing Area, Idaho

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

Sea Coast Protection Scheme | United Kingdom

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The Scheme is a 5km long coast protection scheme to protect over 3000 residential and commercial properties from coastal erosion over the next 100 years. The Scheme will also provide regeneration opportunities to the area. The £36 million Scheme comprises 23 fishtail rock groynes and approximately 950,000 cubic metres of sand and shingle beach recharge. Mott MacDonald utilised BIM throughout the Project Appraisal Report to obtain funding from the Environment Agency, through to detailed design, to construction. The BIM portal/models will be incorporated into the Client system for asset management of the scheme. Tendring District Council is able to regenerate the local area, provide long term protection to the community behind the defences and as an additional consequence enhanced the amenity provided by the beach. The project reused 20,000 tonne of existing material on site within the structures. Also, the council salvaged a large volume of timber from the site to be reused in other coast protection projects.

Watch video: https://youtu.be/bH0e7LG_8go

Imagery and video courtesy Mott MacDonald Ltd & Godrone

Clacton and Holland on Sea Coast Protection SchemeTendring District Council

Essex, United Kingdom

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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UtilitiesHatch Mott MacDonaldIdaho Power

Image courtesy - 2014 submission,. Budd Inlet Treatment Plant Primary Sedimentation Basins– courtesy of HDR

2015

Ranney Station Improvements | Carneys Point, New Jersey

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Hatch Mott MacDonald (HMM)

Ranney Station is a 2.2 MGD Drinking Water Treatment Facility. HMM teamed with Bowen Engineering as the General Contractor to pursue the Design-Build for treatment of a non-regulated containment in groundwater.. The RFP included a design concept developed by New Jersey American Water. In order to be responsive to the RFP, a construction cost estimate was required to be submitted as part of the RFP response. A 30% model of the planned facility was crated and schedules within the model were used to calculate pipe velocities and confirm pipe sizing during the initial concept development. This and quantity take offs from the model were provided to Bowen Engineering to develop the construction costs. Both 30% design models, and renderings were completed within the 5 week RFP process without the need for a time extension. This would not have been possible in a standard CAD deliverable workflow.

Imagery and video courtesy of Hatch Mott MacDonald and New Jersey American Water

Ranney Station Improvement

New Jersey American Water

Carneys Point, New Jersey

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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Conceptual Substation | Idaho

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Idaho Power

This conceptual plan was used to determine the feasibility to build a new substation in a rural community. For this substation, they would be working with steep terrain and unique zoning challenges. Idaho Power was able to conceptualize the project in 3D before making decisions and presenting a proposal to the land owner. Visualization helped make risk analysis easier especially since they were able to use GIS and engineering data to avoid designing in drainage areas.

Imagery courtesy of Idaho Power

Conceptual Substation

Idaho Power

Idaho

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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500kV Transmission Project | Oregon

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Idaho Power

The Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Project (B2H Project) is important to the Northwest and Intermountain West regions. Transmission paths are key to exchanging electricity between these regions, depending on which area is experiencing the highest demand. Along Bombing Range Road the Navy had requested visual graphics that would demonstrate that the proposed transmission structures would not impact the existing Navy flight easements. With 3D visualization, the team demonstrated the proposed line at the flight speed and altitude of the planes and simulated tree growth on the farm plots. This helped all stakeholders understand the simulations much easier than if only provided this information in permitting reports.

Imagery and video courtesy of Idaho Power

Idaho

Idaho Power, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), PacifiCorpOregon

2015 Excellence in Infrastructure

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