MTR Shatin to Central Link in Hong Kong, Hammersmith Flyover
Strengthening Phase 2 in London, and the Sixth Street Viaduct, Los
Angeles take top honors for exemplary use of BIM for civil
infrastructure projects
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) and CGarchitect, a leading online
magazine and end-user community for visualization and design
professionals, announced this year’s winners of the 2015 Autodesk
Excellence in Infrastructure Competition to spotlight some of the
world’s best applications of Building Information Modeling [BIM]
for civil infrastructure projects.
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Arup was awarded the first place prize in
the 2015 Autodesk Excellence in Infrastructure Competition for MTR
Shatin to Central Link, a 17km-long railway line expansion
undertaken by MTR in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. (Photo:
Arup)
In its fourth year, the Competition honors Arup, Ramboll -
Parsons Brinckerhoff Joint Venture, and HNTB as the Competition’s
first, second and third place winners for their transit and bridge
projects. The competition also recognizes CivilE, LLC as small
project award winner, and Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd. as the
visualization award winner.
“Each of the winning projects offers a model for the application
of forward-thinking Building Information Modeling workflows and
technologies for challenging infrastructure projects,” said Amar
Hanspal, senior vice president, Autodesk. “First place Arup, for
example, created a large-scale model for a section of a 17 km-long
railway line that integrates GIS data from multiple sources and
formats and consolidated this information with the proposed
station, tunnels, public facilities and as-built records of the
adjacent buildings. This remarkable effort demonstrated how the
application of BIM process-based technologies and practices can
help manage project scope and foster cross-disciplinary design to
support design reviews, improve constructability, manage traffic
and communicate more effectively with all stakeholders.”
Managed by CGarchitect, and co-sponsored by Autodesk and HP, the
competition’s panel of industry expert judges selected the winners
from a total of 40 submissions covering a wide range of airports;
ports; bridges and tunnels; rail and transit; roads and highways;
land, urban and campus; water resources; and utilities projects.
The judges evaluated entries based on complexity, innovative use of
technology, sustainability and the execution of a BIM process to
anticipate, assess and act more confidently from project start to
finish and continue to add value to operations and maintenance. The
winners will be honored at the upcoming Autodesk University 2015
conference this December in Las Vegas.
First Place: Arup
Arup was awarded the first place prize for MTR Shatin to Central
Link, a 17km-long railway line expansion undertaken by MTR in
Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The project involves construction of
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.
“As one of the first movers, Arup is committed to be at the
forefront of BIM development, driving BIM use to improve its
positive impact across a diverse spectrum of disciplines and
projects,” said Timothy Suen, Arup fellow and director of Railway
in East Asia. “Using BIM in the design process is invaluable. With
most works being underground and many things happening around the
site, unforeseen conditions and changes are unavoidable. BIM allows
us to make critical decisions using data that can be easily
visualized, enabling the team to find alternatives more effectively
with a clear overview of the sequence of work for this highly
complex project.”
Second Place: Ramboll – Parsons Brinckerhoff Joint
Venture
The second place prize was awarded to Ramboll - Parsons
Brinckerhoff Joint Venture for the Transport for London (TfL)
Hammersmith Flyover – a 622m long example of an early pre-cast post
tensioned bridge constructed more than 50 years ago, which was in
need of significant strengthening and repair. This prominent
elevated roadway is constructed of segmental pre-cast concrete
cantilever sections and is supported by 15 central piers. While the
as-built model and concept designs were being progressed, the joint
venture undertook internal and external laser scan surveys to
provide further confidence and accuracy. Establishing a highly
collaborative cyclic process between all stakeholders included
modeling the proposed strengthening anchors and post tensioning
cables, checking the design for fit and reporting, discussing and
resolving issues, and repeating the process until the design
worked. Using the laser scan, the design model, Autodesk ReCap,
Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor in design workshops
highlighted the greater accuracy of both the scan data and the
model which helped to inform the construction tolerance required
for the system.
Third Place: HNTB
HNTB received the third place prize for their work on the city
of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering Sixth Street Viaduct project,
one which goes beyond architecture and engineering – its impact
will equally be felt in the surrounding urban fabric, extraordinary
landscapes, and community engagement it supports. This is the first
bridge with this type of arch configuration in California, and it
presents challenges due to the difficulty in restraining seismic
movement in the arch ribs. Sophisticated computer analyses have
been performed on all elements and aspects of the Viaduct to ensure
seismic and structural integrity. BIM was employed to support civil
and structural coordination, design analysis, architectural
detailing, visualization and cost/quantity analysis.
Small Projects Award: CivilE, LLC
CivilE, LLC received the small projects award for the Walnut
Park Apartment development in Austin, Texas. The site is
approximately 18 acres and includes design challenges such as grade
change of over 80 feet and more than 1,300 trees of various
species. The owner, Larry Peel & Co., Inc., 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. This 5-person civil engineering
firm, celebrating their second anniversary, employed BIM to improve
multi-disciplinary design collaboration, simplify hand-off and
integration of data helping to speed design iterations and support
communications. With a BIM workflow, CivilE, LLC demonstrated that
Autodesk’s tools can empower small engineering firms to create
compelling visualizations within the constraints of a small
project’s budget.
Visualization Award: Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd.
Dawn Digital Pvt. Ltd. won the visualization award for Godrej
BKC in Mumbai, a Class A-office building developed by Godrej
Properties Ltd. SOM, which is designed to create an ideal
environment for a modern business. Dawn Digital balanced ascetics
and functional design considerations to create a fly-through
animation with dramatic music and seamless integration of the
scenes to accentuate the specific stages of the project’s
development. The angles, lighting, textures, lifestyle and mood
chosen for the images all contribute to a striking work of art to
visually communicate a building environment designed to foster a
successful business practice. Dawn Digital is one of the world’s
leading 3D architectural visualization companies, with more than
220 employees and offices in India, Vietnam and Hong Kong.
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