As the foundation for economic and social stability, public works projects need collaboration, enhanced visualization, and lifecycle-optimized ROI.
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Design and Engineering Automation Breakthroughs in Civil Design
Global infrastructure trends, challenges, innovations, and case studies featuring the Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute.
Challenge
Secure a Resilient Future
Roads, railways, tunnels, bridges, and all urban infrastructure have a massive impact on the experience of residents and how disasters, environmental changes, and security threats affect their lives. Infrastructure planners must consider the safety and revitalization of the city as a whole, and accommodate for “what if” scenarios using 3D, IOT, data on a wide range of urban activities.
We will capture the virtualized life of Singapore. we need to give the right data to the right people at the right level at the right time.
George Loh
Director, National Research Foundation Programmes Directorate, Virtual Singapore Project
Challenge
Modernize Your Craft
Modern tools and the digitization of knowledge are revolutionizing how we construct the built environment. Infrastructure designers, engineers, and construction teams are achieving unprecedented levels of precision and control. And the results are astounding.
Advanced design tools enable rapid iterations and expand the realm of possibilities. Effective collaboration systems allow downstream supply chain partners to contribute valuable input early in the process.
We worked with our supplier to develop a BIM specifically for civil engineering that is perfect for visualizing roads, bridges and tunnels. It demonstrates our design concepts and offers precision in our presentation, even for minor features.
Junwei Wu
Deputy Director, BIM Center, Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute
Challenge
Maximize Project Outcomes
The project-based nature and fragmentation of the Construction industry makes it difficult for civil design and construction team to standardize on a integrated platform and efficiently share information. Plus, competitive bidding practices and functional silos lead to padded estimates and poor outcomes.
A more scientific process for civil design and construction requires dissecting traditional industry practices and rethinking assumptions about collaboration, execution and information. Innovations like prefabrication, 4D modeling and real-time project management tools are empowering teams to build it once and build it right.
We used our specialized civil engineering BIM, enabling well-planned division of work, with different engineers deployed collaboratively for components, the skeleton and the steel structure.
Junwei Wu
Deputy Director, BIM Center, Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute
Challenge
Create Collectively
Each civil design project brings a new combination of project members. Communicating and collaborating effectively across widely dispersed, multi-national, multilingual teams is challenging. It’s critical to openly share and accurately convey data across all project contributors, and to convert information to be relevant and coherent to each project stakeholders. Taking a holistic approach to the infrastructure project and referencing a visualization of the outcome as a whole helps to keep everyone in sync.
The designs, from the macro system to the micro parts, are displayed as 3D visuals, giving clarity and precision in the process of communication with all stakeholders.
Lv Wei Zhang
Association Chief Engineer, IT Center, Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute
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