The Year in Infrastructure The Extraordinary Infrastructure Projects of the 2013 Be Inspired Awards
2013 Yearbook
Bentley’s mission is to provide innovative software and services for the enterprises and professionals who design, build, and operate the world’s infrastructure – sustaining the global economy and environment for improved quality of life. The Year in Infrastructure 2013 is a Bentley Systems, Incorporated publication that showcases the extraordinary work of Bentley users sustaining the world’s infrastructure. For additional print copies, go to www.bentley.com/2013yearbook. For information about how to enter your innovative project for consideration in the next Be Inspired Awards competition or for additional information about this program, visit www.bentley.com/beinspired. ONLINE VERSIONS Digital versions of Be Inspired Awards publications are available online at www.bentley.com/yearininfrastructure. Choose to view a specific issue or search within each issue using terms, titles, or keywords. Also browse Bentley’s Be Inspired Project Portfolios at www.bentley.com/projects, which feature the winners and finalists in Bentley’s annual Be Inspired Awards competition. Through these multimedia portfolios of exemplary project achievements, Bentley shares innovative best practices with the architects, engineers, constructors, geospatial professionals, and owneroperators who sustain the world’s infrastructure.
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Innovation and Inspiration Comprising highlights of the more than 300 nominations in the 2013 Be Inspired Awards competition, The Year in Infrastructure 2013 demonstrates Bentley users’ remarkable projects for the design, construction, and operation of the built environment that enables communities around the globe to thrive and grow. These projects are making the world’s infrastructure inventory safer and more resilient, energy efficient, productive, and sustainable. The variety, scope, and scale of these projects – from a cancer treatment center in London and new roadway in Brazil to the safe decommissioning of an aging nuclear power plant in Russia and the provision of safe drinking water in the Philippines – is truly inspiring. Each is a testament to the ingenuity of architects and engineers, constructors, and owner-operators to leverage technology to improve the quality of life. Occasionally these projects capture the world’s attention, as did the righting of the sunken Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy in September 2013, thanks, in part, to the innovative and unprecedented engineering work of TECON. But most of these projects – and the people behind them – receive little fanfare, working in the background to provide all of us with clean energy, efficient transportation, and sustainable environments in which to live and work. The Year in Infrastructure 2013 is Bentley’s tribute to the year’s most innovative infrastructure projects and to the professionals who have the inspiration and dedication to bring them to life.
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YEAR IN INFRASTRUCTURE 2013 CONFERENCE OCTOBER 29 - 31, 2013 | HILTON LONDON METROPOLE | LONDON, UK
Conference Highlights This global gathering of leading executives and thought leaders in the world of infrastructure is unlike any other! Attendees had an opportunity to interact with industry thought leaders from around the world, explore cutting-edge technologies, and gain insight into key industry trends that are shaping the future of infrastructure. The Year in Infrastructure 2013 Conference, held in London, included industry-specific breakout sessions, industry keynote presentations from leading experts, and 65 real-world infrastructure projects presented by the Be Inspired finalists from around the world as part of the Be Inspired Awards competition taking place at the conference. Below are some key highlights from the conference speakers.
Featured Keynote Speakers
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Sir John Armitt, CBE
Chairman, National Express, and Former Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, London 2012 Sir John Armitt’s presentation provided valuable insights on how his team effectively addressed the enormous logistical challenges of preparing London’s infrastructure for the Olympic Games in just seven years. These challenges included oversight of a huge budget (with the Games costing about GBP 9.3 billion), planning for hundreds of thousands of visitors, and managing the breadth of stakeholders engaged in this megaproject.
Peter Hansford
Chief Construction Advisor to the UK Government Peter Hansford discussed the hot topic of BIM in the context of the UK’s Construction 2025 program, which is transforming the construction industry. What sets this program apart from others is the partnership it establishes between industry and government that includes a focus on maintaining sustainability and maximizing return on investment.
Andrew Wolstenholme, OBE, BSc, CEng, FICE
Chief Executive Officer, Crossrail In his discussion of Crossrail, currently Europe’s largest infrastructure project, Andrew Wolstenholme focused on the importance of working alongside vendors as partners and making the supply chain an integral part of the Crossrail journey. Wolstenholme described how information mobility using mobile apps plays an invaluable role in enabling, for example, 14,000 construction workers to access different sets of data on the project, and how using BIM in construction makes for a more efficient asset delivery process.
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Pedro Miranda
Corporate Vice President, Siemens AG, Head of Corporate Development Siemens One in Munich, and Head of the Global Center of Competence Cities In his keynote address, Pedro Miranda focused on how demographic change, climate change, and rapid urbanization are impacting our urban infrastructure, a topic that resonated with all attendees. He discussed the role of technology in improving energy efficiency, eco-friendliness, and quality of life and also summarized the strategic collaboration between Siemens and Bentley.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the 2013 Be Inspired Awards About the 2013 Be Inspired Awards Jurors Special Recognition Award Winners
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Sustaining Our Society
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Sustaining Our Environment
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Attaining Return on Innovation
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Infrastructure Hero of the Year
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Initiative in Information Mobility
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Innovation in Comprehensive BIM Educator of the Year
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Innovation in Asset Lifecycle Information Management
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Innovation in Asset Performance Management
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Innovation in Bridges
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Innovation in Building
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Innovation in Collaboration Using i-models
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Innovation in Construction
61 – 66
Innovation in Generative Design
67 – 70
Innovation in Geospatial Networks
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Innovation in Government
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Innovation in Land Development, Engineering, and Management
91 – 101
Innovation in Mining and Metals
103 – 109
Innovation in Offshore Engineering
111 – 117
Innovation in Point-cloud Processing and Management
119 – 128
Innovation in Power Generation
129 – 137
Innovation in Process Manufacturing
139 – 147
Innovation in Rail and Transit
149 – 156
Innovation in Roads
157 – 174
Innovation in Structural Engineering
175 – 197
Innovation in Transportation Asset Management
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Innovation in Utility Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure
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Innovation in Water or Wastewater Treatment Plants
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Innovation in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Network Modeling and Analysis
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Alphabetical by Organization
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Project Location by Country
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Alphabetical by Category
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About the 2013 Be Inspired Awards The annual Be Inspired Awards program brings together infrastructure professionals and members of academia from around the globe. Its goal is twofold: to advance innovation and best practices in design, engineering, construction, operations, and project delivery, and to promote the extraordinary work of the organizations that help sustain the world’s infrastructure. The Be Inspired Awards has recognized more than 2,300 of the world’s most outstanding infrastructure projects since its inception in 2004. The projects nominated for the Be Inspired Awards are submitted by Bentley’s global community of users. This year, six independent panels of jurors, comprising accomplished Bentley users and distinguished industry experts, selected the 65 finalists and the Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards candidates from nominations submitted by organizations in 43 countries. At Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2013 Conference in London, representatives of the Be Inspired Awards finalists presented their projects before the jurors – for their consideration in the final tally – as well as the members of the media and other industry executives in attendance. The winners were announced during the highly anticipated Be Inspired Awards ceremony. Winners of the Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards also received their awards during the ceremony. The candidates for these awards were selected by the jurors from the top finalist projects as well as other exemplary nominations. This selection was based on the projects’ and/or organizations’ uniquely innovative and visionary achievements that transcend the narrower focus of the standing Be Inspired Awards categories. The nominees were then reviewed by a panel of Bentley executives, who evaluated them based on the criteria established for each award. All of this year’s nominated projects are presented in The Year in Infrastructure 2013. By showcasing these outstanding achievements in sustaining infrastructure, Bentley shares important innovations in best practices among the many organizations and professionals around the globe who make infrastructure projects possible. Searchable digital versions of Be Inspired Awards publications are available online at www.bentley.com/yearininfrastructure, and Bentley’s Be Inspired Project Portfolios are available at www.bentley.com/projects. In addition, the recorded presentations of the winning and finalist projects can be viewed at www.bentley.com/projects2013.
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ABOUT THE 2013 BE INSPIRED AWARDS JURORS This year’s jury ranges from industry and discipline experts, editors, and publishers to previous award winners and other Bentley software users. Representing independent experts from around the world in various fields of infrastructure, this well-rounded group has volunteered wisdom, critical assessment, and enthusiasm for the difficult task of choosing the best among the best.
Antony Oliver Editor, New Civil Engineer Antony Oliver has edited New Civil Engineer (NCE), one of the best-read weekly magazines in construction, for 13 years. A chartered engineer and fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, he spent six years working as a civil engineer with Owen Williams and Balfour Beatty before crossing over to journalism. He started at NCE as a junior reporter and has worked on all sections of the magazine, covering some of the biggest and most interesting stories in construction over the past 20 years. Oliver is dedicated to ensuring that NCE reflects the industry and is passionate about ensuring the next generation views the profession as a sound career option. He was named Business Magazine Editor of the Year 2008 by the Periodical Publishers Association and was shortlisted for the British Society of Magazine Editors Awards in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Bernhard D. Valnion, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief, Göller Verlag GmbH For more than 14 years, Dr. Bernhard Valnion has been editor-in-chief of special interest magazines reporting on enterprise and engineering IT. He is the founder of digitalPLANT business+engineering, a special insert of Economic Engineering magazine, reporting exclusively on IT strategies for plant industries. Dr. Valnion finished earned a Ph.D. in Experimental Nuclear Physics at the University of Munich, Germany.
Daniel J. Belcher, P.E., P.S. Design Services Manager, Michigan Department of Transportation Dan Belcher is a licensed civil engineer (P.E.) and land surveyor (P.S.) for the state of Michigan, United States. His 24 years in consulting and state service spans construction inspection, surveying, photogrammetry, environmental, and civil engineering with an emphasis on information technology.
Dick Slansky
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Senior Analyst PLM & Industry, ARC Advisory Group
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Dick Slansky’s responsibilities at ARC include directing research and consultation in areas such as PLM, ALM, engineering design tools for both discrete and process industries, factory floor architecture, and manufacturing enterprise architecture. He also provides technical consulting services for discrete manufacturing end users in the aerospace, automotive, and other industrial verticals. Additionally, he focuses on engineering design tools for process, energy, and infrastructure. Slansky holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Kansas and in computer science from Seattle Pacific University. He also holds a certificate in client/server project management from the University of Washington (Seattle).
Dorothy Davis Ballard Senior Editor, PennWell Corporation Dorothy Davis Ballard is content director for PennEnergy, a global energy research, news, and employment portal under the PennWell Corporation. She is responsible for the development and management of content for a suite of online and print products serving professionals in all sectors of the electric power and oil and gas industries. She lectures regularly and is a frequent editorial contributor for energy-focused custom publications and technical digests.
Geoff Weisenberger Senior Editor, Modern Steel Construction Geoff Weisenberger, LEED Green Associate, is the senior editor of Modern Steel Construction, the monthly magazine of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and has more than a decade of experience writing for and editing construction-related publications. He was previously AISC’s director of sustainability, where he handled all sustainabilityrelated matters for the organization. He has a bachelor’s degree in communications, with a minor in English, from the University of Iowa.
Gita Monshizadeh CAD Manager, Banedanmark (Rail Net Denmark) Gita Monshizadeh joined Banedanmark as CAD manager in January 2013 after 20 years with large consultant engineers Ramboll and Grontmij. She has been in charge of CAD and modeling works for several large-scale and multi-discipline infrastructure projects. She is an active member of the Danish initiative for defining common standards and requirements to ensure usage of data in the entire lifecycle of infrastructure and transportation projects.
Ilka May, Ph.D., CGeog (GIS) Associate Director, Management Consulting, Arup BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Ilka May studied geography at an undergraduate level in Frankfurt, Germany. After completing her master’s degree in physical geography and GIS in 1998, she worked as research assistant at the Technical University of Berlin, where she completed her doctorate in 2002. May joined Arup in London in 2007, where she is now an associate director. She heads up the spatial technologies team in London, which covers all aspects of GIS and BIM in the design and construction industry. Her project work includes a number of prestigious projects, such as the London Olympics, Crossrail, King’s Cross development, and recently HS2 and Fehmarnbelt Tunnel. May’s innovative spatial data management approach and implementation on Crossrail won an industry award in 2010. Since June 2012, May has been a member of the ICE Information System panel and the BIM activity group. She started a long-term assignment in Germany in September 2012, and was invited to join a BIM Task Force advising the German Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Design.
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Jim Porter CEO, Sustainable Operations Solutions, LLC Jim Porter is founder and president of Sustainable Operations Solutions, which provides consulting services to help companies make significant and sustainable improvements in workplace safety, process safety management, capital effectiveness, and operations productivity. Previously, he served as chief engineer and vice president of engineering and operations with DuPont. Porter is a board member of governors for the Argonne National Laboratory, and serves on the board of directors of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, and the National Research Council’s Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment. In addition, he has served as chair of the Construction Industry Institute and Delaware’s United Negro College Fund, and on the boards of FIATECH, the Mascaro Sustainability Initiative, and the Fieldbus Foundation. Porter is a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and a member of the University of Tennessee’s College of Engineering board of advisors and National Academy of Construction.
Judy B. Skeen, P.E. Contractor, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Organizations (AASHTO) Judy Skeen joined AASHTO as the AASHTOWare Bridge Software Project Manager in 2012 following a 30-year career with the Texas Department of Transportation, with the last 18 years as Director of the Technology Services Division. She holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Her technical and management experience in the transportation field includes highway design, CAD, GIS, IT application development, IT infrastructure and operations, project development, and program management. She served as president of the Highway Engineering Exchange Program (HEEP) in 2009 and is a member of the Texas Tech University Civil Engineering Academy.
Marius Basson VP and Global Reliability Lead, CH2M HILL Marius Basson has more than 25 years of experience leading and implementing business improvement and reliability programs. He has specialized in the application of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM2) and has adopted a methodical way of thinking. Basson has a strong track record of successful engagements with asset-intensive industries including mining, oil and gas, electric and water and wastewater utilities, chemical, nuclear waste processing and other process industries. He has extensive experience as a dynamic manager with a proven track record in large capital project management. Basson offers a hands-on management style and detailed knowledge of underlying technologies with proven ability for meeting large-scale project deadlines and budgets.
Matt Ball
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Matt Ball is the founder and editor of Vector1 Media, with publications Sensors & Systems, Informed Infrastructure, and Asian Surveying & Mapping. He has been promoting the application of sensors, systems, models and simulation for the better stewardship of our planet for the past 15 years. The first 10 years of that span were as editor of GeoWorld magazine and show manager of the GeoTec event. He enjoys writing about the combination of sensors and software to revolutionize the construction and maintenance of infrastructure with an eye toward efficiency and performance.
Mo Harmon Vice President, HNTB Mo Harmon is a Vice President with HNTB’s Incubation Center, which is responsible for the deployment of design related technologies across HNTB. He is in his 25th year with HNTB, and for the last six years has focused on technologies and processes associated with the delivery of design build projects. He has also been very active in promoting the benefits of the 3D/4D design process by presenting at various conferences, including HEEP, IHEEP, AGC, and TRB. He also chaired the Intergraph Civil Steering committee, was a member of the NCHRP- Transxml project, and published as co-author in the TRB Journal (EAS-E). Mo is a graduate from Louisiana State University with a BS in Engineering Design Technology.
Monica Schnitger President, Schnitger Corporation Monica Schnitger is founder and president of Schnitger Corporation. She has been quoted in publications such as Automotive Design and Production, Business Week Online, Forbes, Information Week, Mechanical Engineering, Wards Auto World, and Washington Technology, and has appeared on American Public Media’s Marketplace. Schnitger has more than 25 years of experience in engineering and CAD/CAM and has held positions as a senior VP of market analysis at Daratech, in software development management at Computervision Corporation, and as an engineer at Bath Iron Works. She holds a bachelor’s degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an honors M.B.A. from the F.W. Olin School of Management at Babson College.
Nam Trinh, P.E. Senior Design Engineer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Nam Trinh started his career in the utility industry with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in 2005 after spending several years with the California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Forensic Services and Sacramento’s Regional Transit District. His passion and determination, along with his vision to utilize cutting-edge engineering and design tools resulted in PG&E’s adoption of Bentley Substation software, a project which won the 2012 Be Inspired Special Recognition Award. Nam Trinh received his bachelor of science in telecommunications and his master of science in power engineering from California State University Sacramento. He is a member of IEEE and a licensed professional engineer in the state of California.
Paul Wilkinson Director and Blogger, pwcom.co.uk Ltd Paul Wilkinson has been working in the construction industry, predominantly in marketing and public relations, since 1987, with some of the sector’s best-known names in professional services and information technology. He is also a leading authority on the use of construction collaboration technology platforms, software-as-a-service and related developments in fields such as BIM, mobile technologies and social media.
Peter Lennon Director, Spatial Data and Mapping, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
For the past two and half years, Peter Lennon has been the International President of the International Map Industry Association (IMIA). Lennon has more than 35 years of experience in both government and private sectors, including extensive experience in the mapping and spatial information industry and in project management. He also has strong experience in the policy and information management area, developing information policy, strategy, processes and standards, and in reviewing corporate level information management issues. His roles in the private sector were in management consulting and project management services. He has consulted to the utilities, telecommunications, finance and gaming industries and to the Queensland government. Lennon is now a director in the spatial information business division of the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines.
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Randall (Rande) Robinson Editor, TenLinks Rande Robinson is a part-time blogger, tweeter, author, and journalist who also is a technology support specialist advanced for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). He is responsible for the training, support, and implementation of the NCDOT’s CADD and engineering applications for the western half of North Carolina. Robinson has more than 26 years of experience in information technology, construction, bridge and roadway engineering with two state departments of transportation and several community colleges. He has a bachelor of science in civil engineering from West Virginia Institute of Technology and has made multiple presentations over the past 20 years in the United States, Canada, and Eastern Europe on the subject of applying information technology in civil and highway engineering.
Sandy Guthrie Editor, Construction Europe, KHL Group Sandy Guthrie has been editor of Construction Europe since 2010. A journalist for nearly 40 years, he has edited business-tobusiness magazines for the United Kingdom and internationally. Construction Europe is part of the KHL Group, established in 1989, which is now the leading supplier of international construction information in the world.
Saša Tomic Senior Professional Associate and Hydraulic Modeling Practice Lead, HDR, Inc. Dr. Saša Tomic is a senior professional associate and the hydraulic modeling practice lead for HDR, Inc., focusing on creating HDR sustainable modeling services program and the development and implementation of the quality control and quality assurance procedures for hydraulic modeling. He has been the technical advisor on hundreds of the most challenging design projects. Tomic has more than 20 years of experience in water resources as well as 12 years in hydraulic modeling software development, including being the lead developer of Bentley’s WaterGEMS platform. Tomic attended the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, where he received a master of science degree in civil engineering, a master of science degree in computer science, and a Ph.D. in stochastic hydrology. He also holds a bachelor of science degree in water resource engineering from the University in Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sharifah Zaida-Nurlisha General Manager of Project Management Services, MMC Oil and Gas Engineering Sdn Bhd
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Sharifah Zaida-Nurlisha began her career as an instrument engineer before moving on to project management at MMC Oil and Gas Engineering. She has been involved in the oil and gas industry for 22 years in design positions ranging from conceptual, detailed, and construction, to hookup and commissioning of onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities. Zaida-Nurlisha received her bachelors of Electrical and Electronics and an M.B.A. from Nottingham University, England.
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Shunji Kusayanagi (Dr. Eng.) Professor, Dr. Eng., Kochi University of Technology, Japan - Chairman of ICMFA Dr. Shunji Kusayanagi specializes in international construction project management at Kochi University of Technology, Japan. He provides technical and educational lectures on international construction management, estimating, cost control, scheduling, productivity analysis, quality control, and quantitative analysis in contract administration to groups of engineers working in construction. Dr. Kusayanagi is a civil engineer with over 36 years of construction experience on domestic and international projects as construction and consulting engineer. He worked as vice president at JSCE in 2005.
Terrence O’Hanlon CEO and Publisher, Uptime Magazine Terrence O’Hanlon, CMRP, is the publisher of Reliabilityeb.com and Uptime Magazine. He is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) and is the executive director of the Association for Maintenance Professionals (AMP) where he also heads the asset management group. O’Hanlon is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Association of Facilities Engineers, the Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals, and the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. He is a voting member of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group for ISO 55000 and the ASTM E53 Asset Management Standards Committee. More recently, O’Hanlon has been selected as an asset management subject matter expert and the sole U.S. representation to ISO Working Group 39 to create a standard for competence in assessing and certifying asset management programs known as ISO 17021-5.
Wanda Lau, LEED AP Senior Editor, Technology, Hanley Wood Business Media As an award-winning senior editor at Washington, D.C.–based Hanley Wood, Wanda Lau covers technology and products for Architect, Residential Architect, EcoStructure, EcoHome, and Architectural Lighting magazines. With experience on construction sites and design offices since her college years, she has held a range of technical and nontechnical positions in architecture and engineering firms. She holds a B.S. in civil engineering with high honor from Michigan State University, an S.M. in building technology from MIT, where she was a Presidential Fellow, and an M.A. in journalism from Syracuse University, where she was a Newhouse Minority Scholar. When she’s not working, she can be found running through the parks of Washington, D.C., or attached to her camera.
Wolfgang Scheurer, Geodesist Head of Technical Services, Energieversorgung Mittelrhein GmbH (EVM), Koblenz BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Wolfgang Scheurer is division manager of Technical Services and Technical Information Systems for EVM, a regional supply company in Germany. In 1994 he started the introduction of a GIS, supporting all relevant technical processes, such as plan information, maintenance, and network and plant inspections. EVM supports other utilities and industrial customers with its GIS knowledge, based on Bentley products. Scheurer is also member of the GIS data models and applications group of the German association for gas and water supply.
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD WINNERS Winners of the Special Recognition Awards exemplify outstanding projects nominated by the jurors themselves as representing both excellence and innovation in a way that is emblematic of Bentley’s mission of Sustaining Infrastructure. They were placed into nomination for their uniquely innovative and visionary infrastructure project achievements that transcend the narrower focus of the standing Be Inspired Awards categories.
Sustaining Our Society The award in this category is given to a project that best demonstrates the power of infrastructure to benefit society by accomplishing one or all of the following: improving quality of life, promoting economic development, and/or providing responsiveness and resilience to natural disasters or climate change.
Sustaining Our Environment The award in this category is given to a project that excels in meeting the challenge of preserving the environment as it addresses the needs of mankind through infrastructure. Technology is a key element in how infrastructure can help reduce our ecological footprint, increase biocapacity, and embody a wise use of non-renewable resources.
Attaining Return on Innovation The award for this category is given to an organization that best exemplifies innovation by utilizing technology and creative workflows to create value and deliver better-performing infrastructure with demonstrated, quantifiable results.
Infrastructure Hero of the Year This award is given to a project that exemplifies the ingenuity of engineers who innovatively solve problems and achieve engineering feats for which they have never been trained.
Initiative in Information Mobility The ultimate goal of interoperability is to enable information mobility. The award for this category is given to a project that best illustrates the innovative reuse of engineering information throughout the design and construction of a project, and provides the ability to deliver a “digital asset” for use in ongoing operations.
Innovation in Comprehensive BIM The award in this category recognizes projects that embrace and implement BIM on a broader scale to create richer, more comprehensive information modeling workflows for improved asset and project performance.
Educator of the Year BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
An educator of the year demonstrates achievements that stand above those of his or her peers. In addition, he or she brings a passion for inspiring students to participate in the science and engineering fields, and sets the expectations for them to excel in their chosen profession, all while interlacing cutting-edge technologies and theories that ultimately enhance and sustain infrastructure.
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SUSTAINING OUR SOCIETY Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd Shahe Aqueduct Project Pingdingshan, Henan, China
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The Shahe Aqueduct in Henan, China, is part of the Middle Route Project for South-to-North Water Transfer – a Government initiative that will divert water from Danjiangkou Reservoir to Beijing. The CNY 2.75 billion aqueduct will help alleviate water shortages in the Beijing-Tianjin region, as well as control underground water exploitation. By promoting the conservation, protection, and allocation of water resources, this vital infrastructure project will ultimately support the sustainable development of the regional economy and society.
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Extending 11.96 kilometers and crossing eight rivers, the Shahe Aqueduct is also the largest aqueduct project in the world. Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co. implemented Bentley’s 3D solutions to develop coordinated designs and construction methods. The U-shaped pre-stressed girder aqueduct required the application of advanced construction technology. With Bentley solutions, the project team created a 3D model to simulate the whole process, anticipate problems, and adjust the construction plan accordingly.
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Bentley products included MicroStation, AECOsim Building Designer, GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite, Bentley Navigator, and ProjectWise. By shortening the design phase to four months, Bentley solutions saved about two months and CNY 2 million. The 3D model created to simulate construction improved productivity and reduced costs by optimizing the construction scheme in advance.
SUSTAINING OUR ENVIRONMENT Kursk Power Station and JSC Neolant Information Support System for Decommissioning Kursk Nuclear Power Plant Kurchatov, Kursk Region, Russia
They chose Bentley solutions to plan the final stage of the plant lifecycle and design an information support system capable of lasting for at least 100 years. The project involved re-creating the detailed power plant configuration, including structures within the industrial site as well as individual elements of the reactor and other equipment. Solutions based on MicroStation, in combination with Bentley PlantSpace software, allowed the project team to create 3D models of the plant by re-engineering the design and engineering documentation.
ProjectWise provided a single interface for interacting with the system, and centralized record-keeping for all technical information. The information support system also performed certain functions, such as automating the calculation of decontamination volumes or radioactive waste quantities. Improving safety, minimizing risk, and shortening the timelines for various procedures helped to lower the overall cost of decommissioning.
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As part of the decommissioning process for the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in Kurchatov, Russia, the team worked with Neolant to create an information system to store the engineering and technical information required by all organizations involved. The scalable system minimized the risk of using outdated or untrustworthy information when making technical decisions. As a result, the safety of the decommissioning process was assured.
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ATTAINING RETURN ON INNOVATION Kellogg Joint Venture Gorgon
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Gorgon Project Barrow Island, Australia
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The AUD 52 billion development of the Greater Gorgon gas fields and three-train liquefied natural gas plant on Barrow Island, a protected nature reserve off the northwest coast of Australia, involved restrictive procedures for the limited lay-down yards. All equipment, materials, and tools had to be inspected, cleaned, fumigated, and shrink-wrapped prior to shipment, adding four weeks to delivery time.
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These and other logistical challenges required Kellogg Joint Venture Gorgon’s Last Planner Department to define project details at least 18 weeks ahead of construction. ConstructSim created a virtual construction model by aggregating project data from various systems. This provided real-time visibility that enabled the team to create construction work packages at the area and discipline level, as well as break down each package into field installation work packages. Before packages were released to the field, ConstructSim also performed constraint analyses as part of the Last Planner process.
By automating workface planning best practices, ConstructSim reduced work package production time by 90 percent. Packages took one to two hours instead of over eight hours each to create, reducing crew idle time, rework, and out-ofsequence work; improving field productivity and safety; and saving millions of dollars. As an automation tool, ConstructSim helped to achieve safety, financial, and environmental goals.
INFRASTRUCTURE HERO OF THE YEAR TECON S.r.l. Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Project Isola del Giglio, Grosseto, Italy
TECON contributed the unique conceptual design and complex installation of six underwater platforms that created a flat plane for the wreck to stand upon vertically. The platforms provided the anchoring system for parbuckling pulling lines, which withstood gravity and wave forces before the re-floating phase. The platforms – three of which were at least 1,500 tons each – were prefabricated in various yards, transported to the site on cargo barges, and installed by a lifting vessel.
SACS was used for all structural analysis including transportation, in-air and in-water lifting, pile/soil interactions, wave forces, and load combinations. TECON saved time and money using SACS as it enabled them to respond to continuous changes and verify new results. SACS’ user-friendly 3D output facilitated clear communication among the multi-discipline, international team. Thanks in part to this innovative solution, the wreck was righted and removed intact from this environmentally sensitive reef.
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As the first salvage operation to raise a ship of this size without dismantling it, the USD 400 million Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Project achieved the remarkable feat of removing the cruise ship stranded off the shore of Isola del Giglio, Italy. The Titan (USA)-Microperi (Italy) joint venture completed the task in collaboration with multiple design teams – all working toward the goal of protecting the sensitive ocean environment and restoring the site back to its original state.
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INITIATIVE IN INFORMATION MOBILITY Imarati Engineers & Consultants IEC BIM-based Program Management Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Imarati Engineers & Consultants (IEC) uses i-models to implement BIM-based program management from the initial design phase through facilities management. ProjectWise provides the environment for collaboration and information exchange among the client, design consultants, and contractors who are geographically dispersed across the United Arab Emirates and Europe. Publishing i-models in read-only format allows quick and safe project data exchange between Bentley BIM and Autodesk Revit platforms.
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IEC uses i-models for critical applications such as precise and detailed material quantities extraction using SQL interrogation. Navigator Mobile enables IEC to access and interact with i-models using tablet devices. As projects enter the construction phase, i-models provide BIM updates. On one project alone, IEC processed multiple mechanical/ electrical/plumbing system i-models to generate reports in just two hours instead of the estimated 780 hours it would have taken to process the information manually.
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Publishing from i-model to Navigator Mobile allows IEC to embed other files such as PDFs and videos and leverage hypermodeling in the mobile version. This added capability has extended the range of information exchanged with the client and dispersed BIM team. IEC’s use of SQL to interrogate embedded facility data is a unique capability that has been developed internally and has resulted in significant savings in man-hours.
INNOVATION IN COMPREHENSIVE BIM Consolidated Contractors Company on Behalf of TCAJV Midfield Terminal Building – Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The construction contract was awarded to the joint venture team of TAV Construction, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), and Arabtec. In accordance with the project requirements, CCC developed the comprehensive BIM for all disciplines involving subcontractors and manufacturers. BIM implementation covered engineering and design, project controls and planning, contractual and quantity surveying, manufacturing, site logistics, and installation works.
CCC leveraged its 17 years of experience with Bentley BIM solutions to integrate Bentley products with their in-house platforms. In addition to Bentley’s structural, architectural, mechanical, and electrical design software, CCC used AECOsim Building Designer, MicroStation VBA, ProjectWise, and InRoads. The client, stakeholders, subcontractors, and nearly all joint venture team departments and disciplines had access to Bentley technology or benefited from the services of the joint venture’s BIM department.
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The USD 3.2 billion Midfield Terminal Building of the Abu Dhabi Airport is a 750,000-squaremeter project that will provide passenger and cargo facilities, duty-free shops, and restaurants for up to 40 million people per year. The X-shaped structure is located between two runways, presenting a challenge for engineering, construction, and procurement. The owner, Abu Dhabi Airports Company, required a totally BIM-driven lifecycle to facilitate project delivery.
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INNOVATION IN COMPREHENSIVE BIM GS Engineering & Construction
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Mokpo Cable-stayed Bridge Mokpo, South Korea
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In Mokpo, South Korea, the USD 290 million Mokpo Bridge connects North Harbor to Goha Island, making the West Coast Highway and Muan International Airport accessible. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport retained GS Engineering & Construction to design the 3.06-kilometer bridge as a gateway to the harbor. The engineers chose RM Bridge for integrated structural analysis throughout the entire project.
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This type of long-span, sea-crossing bridge required a high level of analysis from very early in the design stage throughout the construction phase. Because the bridge’s structural system changed significantly as construction progressed, construction stage analysis was crucial. Cable forces, girder, and pylon displacements fluctuated with large variation during construction, and a newly erected cable and girder segment had to be installed using exact jacking force, at exact positions and angles.
Using RM Bridge for 4D modeling enabled the team to conduct initial force analysis, construction stage analysis, erection control, and wind dynamic analysis and design. The software also helped engineers forecast error trends and establish a timely error compensation strategy. RM Bridge enabled the engineers to optimize the technical design and to maximize time savings, potentially saving USD 1 million as a result.
INNOVATION IN COMPREHENSIVE BIM Morphosis Architects
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Perot Museum of Nature and Science Dallas, Texas, United States
Bentley software – MicroStation, Bentley Architecture, Structural Modeler, and Bentley Navigator – provided the platform for 3D design and rapid prototyping. Cross-platform interoperability enabled a seamless workflow among architects, project consultants, and subcontractors. Bentley’s federated approach provided a single source of information for multiple disciplines involved in the project from concept all the way through construction administration. Integrated models were used for shop drawing coordination and CNC fabrication, and as frameworks for the installation of complex building components.
BIM enabled the design team to realize complex geometries and custom components that were thought to be outside of the project budget. Moreover, it enabled delivery of the building for approximately 6 percent less than the contracted budget. The integrated approach also allowed early project completion. As a result the museum opened six months ahead of schedule. BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Rejecting the notion that museum architecture should be neutral, Morphosis Architects imbued the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas, with a distinct identity that was achieved through the integration of architecture, nature, and technology. The 180,000-square-foot, 14-story facility features 10 permanent exhibition halls, a 300-seat multimedia digital cinema, retail store, and administrative offices. An integrated BIM approach allowed Morphosis to deliver the USD 92 million building under budget and ahead of schedule.
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EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR Francelina Neto Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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Francelina Neto holds a doctorate in photogrammetry and a Master of Science in remote sensing from the University of London, United Kingdom. Dr. Neto has been a mentor and educator for more than 25 years, teaching at the University of Porto, Portugal, and currently at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in California, U.S.A. As professor and department chair in the Civil Engineering Department at Cal Poly Pomona, she introduced spatial analysis and 3D modeling to the curriculum in preparatory and advanced courses.
As an educator and mentor, Dr. Neto’s priority is to extend the education experience and motivate students to achieve their best. She is actively involved with elementary school programs in economically challenged areas with diverse populations, introducing students to engineering and showing them that a career in the infrastructure professions is within their reach. This effort includes developing demonstrations for sixth-graders that show how geometry and trigonometry apply to practical aspects of 3D modeling and surveying. Dr. Neto also mentors students at the junior college level, providing them
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with the knowledge and motivation they need to become prospective students – and eventually qualified engineers. Dr. Neto’s focus on sustaining the professions goes beyond the classroom. She works closely with a number of organizations, including the Society of Women Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), encouraging students to connect outside of class with faculty and alumni, and to participate in inspirational competitions related to their future professions.
Asset lifecycle information management improves information integrity and operational efficiency while streamlining the business processes associated with sustaining infrastructure assets over their lifecycles. This award category recognizes enterprise deployments that have demonstrated excellence in asset lifecycle information management on existing infrastructure operations, providing improved information integrity, accessibility of information to stakeholders, improved process efficiency, productivity, and safety.
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INNOVATION IN ASSET LIFECYCLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Suncor Energy Inc. (Edmonton Refinery) Information Plant Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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The Information Plant (IP) at the Suncor Energy refinery in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, brings together the facility’s technical data, engineering resource planning information, and documents in a single, reliable system supporting the day-to-day operations and maintenance decisions. The CAN $12 million solution, involving AutoPLANT and eB Data Quality Manager (formerly ProjectWise Lifecycle Server), produced an estimated cost savings of CAN $5.7 million the first year and about CAN $1.6 million annually thereafter.
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At the IP’s core is an index of all facility documents and tagged assets. Cross-referencing physical assets and associated information supports critical business processes such as change management and project turnover. The central index facilitates search and retrieval of technical information across all platforms. Progressive deployment of the IP began in 2007. Since full implementation in 2009, the IP has reduced time spent finding and viewing information, and thus reduced safety risks.
INNOVATION IN ASSET LIFECYCLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Crossrail Ltd
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Information Mobility for the Crossrail Smart Railway London, United Kingdom Crossrail, the new GBP 15 billion railway across London, includes 50 main projects supported by 100 contractors, and is the largest construction project in Europe. To ensure the railway can be operated and maintained efficiently and effectively throughout its lifecycle, eB was used to develop the Crossrail Asset Information Management System (AIMS). To date, more than 100,000 asset tags and related attributes have been collected from contractors via intelligent data sheets and stored in AIMS. Ultimately, it is expected to record 1 million
assets, and, after handover, Crossrail anticipates the asset information will save an estimated GBP 50 million per year in O&M expenditures. Together, Crossrail and Bentley created an Information Academy to coach the supply chain on the world of data and information in Crossrail. Contractors, industry partners, and third-party stakeholders attend the Academy to learn about specific processes, the latest software and technology deployed on the project, as well as share industry best practices in a controlled environment.
Kursk Power Station and JSC Neolant Information Support System for Decommissioning Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
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Kurchatov, Kursk Region, Russia As part of the decommissioning process for the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in Kurchatov, the team worked with Neolant to create an information system to store the engineering and technical information required by all organizations involved. The scalable system , which was based on Bentley products, is designed to help plan the final stage of the plant lifecycle and manage the information for at least 100 years.
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The project involved building a detailed power plant configuration, including structures within the industrial site as well as individual elements of the reactor and other equipment. Designers created 3D models by re-engineering the design and engineering documentation. Solutions based on MicroStation, in combination with Bentley PlantSpace software, allowed creation of all the engineering models. ProjectWise provided a single interface for interacting with the system.
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INNOVATION IN ASSET LIFECYCLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Southern Company Information Management in Capital Project Execution through to Operations and Maintenance Birmingham, Alabama, United States Southern Company expended approximately USD 2.4 million over five years on configuring and deploying eB Data Quality Manager, ensuring complete and accurate asset information is delivered from capital project execution to operations and maintenance at its energy-generating facilities throughout the southeastern United States. eB Data Quality Manager now manages more than 737,000 assets across seven facilities.
By increasing efficiencies around startup and commissioning, eB Data Quality Manager produced more than USD 4 million in savings for the Plant Ratcliffe construction project in Mississippi, with 307,461 assets. External partners also benefited, saving an estimated USD 600 for each asset managed in eB Data Quality Manager. Since April 2011, the software has also been deployed on environmental projects totaling USD 8.3 billion, saving an estimated USD 25 per asset. A typical baghouse project with 6,000 assets saved USD 150,000.
Telecom Italia Information Technology Telecom Italia Asset Management Italy
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Telecom Italia’s asset management process involved multiple internal business units with mostly non-integrated operational procedures and IT systems. To achieve integrated asset management and information trustworthiness, Telecom Italia Information Technology undertook the Telecom Italia Asset Management (TIAM) project based on Bentley’s eB. The project represented an investment of EUR 500,000-600,000 to purchase, implement, and maintain the new software.
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The first phase of the project created a centralized system for certification and synchronization of infrastructure assets. Subsets of data from each of three systems – buildings, equipment, and inventory reporting – were modeled and loaded into eB. A monthly incremental procedure transfers additional records. Future development will extend to all asset types. The TIAM Trusted Information Dashboard allows transparent, integrated access to in-synch asdesigned, as-built, and as-maintained asset information.
INNOVATION IN ASSET LIFECYCLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT United Utilities Group PLC Improving Asset Information Management by Adopting a Common Data Environment Approach Warrington, United Kingdom United Utilities provides water and sewage services to around 7 million people in North West England, United Kingdom. The company established a secure system for storage and development of CAD asset data to improve data integrity while allowing design partners and engineering consultants to have access to that data. ProjectWise serves as the common data environment, providing better insight into design data.
ProjectWise enables collaborative project teams to identify issues earlier, which reduces rework. In addition, project data is transferred to the owner in stages, allowing time to verify and process the data before the end of the project. United Utilities expects this approach to save up to 20 percent on project delivery, as well as 20 percent during the lifecycle of the assets.
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This award category acknowledges enterprise deployments that demonstrate operational and maintenance excellence in existing infrastructure operations, providing improved reliability and performance, reduced risk, improved safety, and overall improved operational efficiency and effectiveness.
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INNOVATION IN ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ScottishPower ScottishPower Strategy for Asset Management and Process Safety
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ScottishPower, a division of Iberdrola, achieved certification on the British Standards Institution’s Publicly Available Specification for the optimized management of physical assets (PAS 55), in part, by using Bentley’s AssetWise Ivara Performance Management software to drive a daily proactive process for operations and maintenance. AssetWise Ivara provided an automated consolidated source of daily data required to derive key performance indicators. An integrated data management system aggregated all performance data from the organization’s core operational business applications.
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ScottishPower also leveraged Bentley’s Asset Performance Management methodology, The Aladon Network’s maintenance task analysis and reliability-centered maintenance methodologies, as well as a newly developed peer-to-peer review practice enabled by AssetWise Ivara technology. Since the project was implemented, ScottishPower has realized a 36 percent reduction in operations and maintenance costs, a 22 percent increase in plant availability, a 52 percent reduction in plant forced outage rates, and a 10 percent reduction in insurance premiums.
INNOVATION IN ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal U.S.A. World Class Equipment Reliability Project
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United States ArcelorMittal U.S.A. Flat Roll Operations launched the World Class Equipment Reliability (WCER) program to maximize the benefits of capital expenditures at 12 U.S. operating facilities. A core team was trained by Bentley in reliability principles and methodologies, and these team members deployed the program on site. Bentley’s AssetWise Ivara Performance Management software was installed with a custom interface to AssetPoint’s Tabware computerized maintenance management system as well as integration to predictive
technologies for asset inspections where possible and practical. KPI dashboards measured the results as well as all aspects of process. A pilot run at the Burns Harbor Hot Strip Mill achieved a total savings of USD 2.1 million over 12 months through avoidance of unplanned downtime, energy savings and improved efficiency of corrective work performed during plant shutdowns. WCER’s rollout in 10 key areas nationwide produced cumulative savings of more than USD 14 million.
Siberian Generation Company RCM2 at Siberian Generation Company
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Abakan, Khakassia and Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia Siberian Generation Company initiated a plant reliability program with pilot projects at two power plants in Russia: one in Abakan, Khakassia, and the other in Barnaul, Altai Krai. Based on The Aladon Network’s reliability-centered maintenance methodology (RCM2) and Bentley’s AssetWise Ivara Asset Performance Management software, the program optimized plant maintenance, improved asset reliability, and reduced ownership costs.
Aladon Network member Bellwood Systems developed the program by applying RCM2 and maintenance task analysis to 500 critical assets, devising the optimal maintenance program, and implementing AssetWise Ivara Performance Management to support that program. After analyzing more than 1,700 failure modes at the two plants, the project team identified the most common failure modes and the required maintenance tasks to minimize failures.
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Improved capabilities in bridge information modeling are helping to make the most challenging bridge projects a success. The projects in this award category have demonstrated excellence in planning, designing, building, modeling, analyzing, and maintaining bridges.
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INNOVATION IN BRIDGES Bloom Companies, LLC Rawson Avenue Interchange Reconstruction Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation retained Bloom Companies to design the USD 14.2 million reconstruction of the I-94/Rawson Avenue interchange. The tight diamond configuration required replacement of an existing four-span bridge with a new two-span bridge. The bridge was constructed in two staging areas on either side of I-94 and transported to the site using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs).
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LEAP Bridge Enterprise was used for structural design, including LEAP CONSPAN for supplemental prestressed concrete girder analysis, LEAP RC-PIER for analysis and design of precast concrete pier elements, LEAP GEOMATH for bridge geometry, and LEAP CONSYS to analyze special loading conditions related to transporting the bridge spans. Using SPMTs minimized the traffic disruptions and reduced road closures from six months to three weeks.
INNOVATION IN BRIDGES GS Engineering & Construction Mokpo Cable-stayed Bridge
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Mokpo, South Korea In Mokpo, South Korea, the USD 290 million Mokpo Bridge connects North Harbor to Goha Island, making the West Coast Highway and Muan International Airport accessible. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport retained GS Engineering & Construction to design the 3.06-kilometer bridge as a gateway to the harbor. The engineers chose RM Bridge for integrated structural analysis throughout the entire project.
Geometry control during construction by the balanced cantilever method was the most critical technical issue. RM Bridge was also used for 4D modeling, initial force analysis, construction stage analysis, erection control, and wind dynamic analysis and design. RM Bridge enabled the engineers to optimize the technical design and to maximize time savings, potentially saving USD 1 million as a result.
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LCW Consult, SA The Corgo River Valley Viaduct
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Vila Real, Portugal As part of Portugal’s National Road Plan to connect district capitals, the EUR 80 million Corgo River Valley Viaduct carries the Transmontana highway across the Corgo River near the city of Vila Real. The three-kilometer, four-lane prestressed concrete structure is divided into three continuous west, central, and east sections with ground clearances ranging from 50 to 230 meters.
To preserve the view of the valley, LCW Consult designed the viaduct with single-shaft piers, box girder decks, and a single central row of cable stays for the 300-meter central span. Wind was a determinant factor, and the engineers used RM Bridge to evaluate the shape of each section in the structure. RM Bridge Addcon enabled the cable stays to be analyzed and adjusted to control displacement during construction.
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INNOVATION IN BRIDGES BridgeGuard, a Division of Talon Research, Inc. BridgeGuard-Gen2 Hancock, Michigan, United States Hawk Technologies, a division of Talon Research, Inc., Hancock, Michigan, developed an alternative to antiquated bridge inspections that pose unnecessary risks to inspectors and costly delays to motorists. BridgeGuard is an innovative infrared service for identifying and locating defects in bridge decks and substructures. The device uses a vehicle-mounted thermal imaging sensor to scan for delaminations, spalls, and cracks at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour.
During post-processing of image data, defects are tagged and located using geographical coordinate and attribute information. This data file is formatted for import to MicroStation. Power GEOPAK converts the BridgeGuard data output into a CAD file format, which saves about 12 hours per bridge drawing. BridgeGuard could avoid more than a million hours of traffic congestion and millions of dollars in delays if deployed nationwide.
DB Inzenjering Port Milena Bascule Bridge Ulcinj, Montenegro
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The master plan for the Velika Plaza beach community near the town of Ulcinj, Montenegro, envisioned gradual reconstruction to enable environmentally friendly economic development. As part of that plan, the EUR 16 million Port Milena Bascule Bridge alleviated traffic congestion on the existing two-lane regional road and provided an entrance to the future Port Milena marina for yachts with tall masts.
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DB Inzenjering devised a visually distinctive design with harp-shaped central piers. The bascule bridge occupied less space above the river, and independent structures on the left and right halves of the bridge allowed for easier maintenance. RM Bridge was used for structural design and analysis of both the concrete and steel structures. The precise and dependable results saved time and enabled DB Inzenjering to create the optimal structure.
INNOVATION IN BRIDGES Ferrovial Agromán S.A. River Erne Extradosed Bridge Cavan, Ireland The bridge over the River Erne was part of the N3 road improvement project in Cavan, Ireland. The EUR 3 million structure is a three-span concrete continuous bridge with low pylons and cables anchored to cantilevers at the extremes of the cross section. Under Ferrovial Agromán’s design-build contract, the conceptual design was carried out by Rohan & O’Donovan for the Cavan Council and National Roads Authority of Ireland.
RM Bridge was used to model, calculate, and construct the bridge according to Eurocode requirements, saving time and money. Extradosed and bonded prestressing techniques achieved a slender deck with curved soffit and quadratic voids. A saddle allows cables to cross through pylons without an anchorage system. Seasonal changes in the river dictated that the bridge be constructed in two phases, one-half at a time.
Gammon India Ltd. Improvement of Connectivity of NH-37 with Jalukbari Junction at Guwahati Guwahati, Assam, India Gammon India designed an INR 680 million signal-free interchange to improve the connectivity of National Highway 37 with Jalukbari in Guwahati, Assam, India. The design involved loops with a sharp turning radius, non-uniform geometry, grade separators, and other structures. STAAD.Pro allowed the design and engineering team to standardize the modeling of a number of structures with varying span lengths and curvatures.
Various live load cases were easily analyzed for steep or irregular geometry. Parametric modeling with STAAD Editor made frequent redesigning of structures to accommodate onsite changes and client requirements much more efficient. Overall, STAAD.Pro’s excellent graphical user interface, quick modeling tools, and strong text editor proved invaluable in the modeling process. Because STAAD.Pro is widely accepted among the agencies involved, approvals took less time.
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INNOVATION IN BRIDGES Grontmij Nederland B.V. Natuurbrug Zandpoort Zandvoort, Netherlands In the North Sea resort town of Zandvoort, the Netherlands, a well-traveled road bisected 42,000 square meters of wildlife habitat. The province of North Holland retained Grontmij Nederland to create the final design for the EUR 9 million natural bridge that reconnected the areas and provided more space for wildlife to flourish. Using 3D modeling dramatically reduced costly errors.
Grontmij collaborated with six organizations, where each discipline used different tools to create part of the 3D design. Bentley PowerCivil was used to design 78,000 cubic meters of groundwork, and Autodesk Revit was used to design the bridge. The use of i-models enabled data exchange and seamless integration to create a single detailed 3D model. Modeling with Bentley software took half as long as with previous products, saving at least 100 hours.
GS Engineering & Construction Yeosu Bridge, 5-span Steel Composite Cable-stayed Bridge Yeosu, South Korea
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Located on the access road connecting the Yeosu and Gwangyang industrial complexes in Yeosu, South Korea, the Yeosu Bridge is a five-span cable-stayed bridge using the indirect anchorage method. GS Engineering & Construction reduced the planned 60-month construction period by seven months so that the KRW 192.6 billion structure could open in time for the International Exposition Yeosu Korea 2012.
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RM Bridge was used to perform the necessary analyses to retain structural stability during construction. Completion stage, construction stage, and sensitivity analyses were performed before cable installation to provide and adjust the target value for geometry control. Error correction, key-segment closure, and final cable tension adjustment analyses were performed using actual measured data. The fast and accurate results allowed the engineers to forecast and control the geometry of pylons and girders in less time.
INNOVATION IN BRIDGES K2 IngenierĂa Tarnava Arch Bridge Sighisoara, Transylvania, Romania As part of Pan-European Corridor IV, the EUR 4 million Tarnava Arch Bridge was built during the rehabilitation of the existing railway connecting Brasov and Simeria, Romania. The 125-meter main span crosses the Tarnava River near the village of Sighisoara. K2 IngenierĂa used RM Bridge to create a 4D model, and to calculate and construct the construction sequence for the bridge.
RM Bridge ensured compliance with Eurocodes related to metallic bridges. Tarnava Arch Bridge is a bowstring with a double arch and tie-beam set of structural steel and a composite deck formed by steel cross beams, stringers, and a concrete slab. All of these parts were designed and constructed using RM Bridge, which helped the engineers reduce the number of temporary supports and minimize the impact on the riverbed.
S.N. Bhobe and Associates Pvt. LTD. South Kasheli Bridge Thane, Maharashtra, India The Maharashtra Public Works Department constructed the North and South Kasheli bridges on the Thane-Bhiwandi-Wadapa Road in Maharashtra, India, to improve traffic flow and access to Mumbai. S.N. Bhobe and Associates provided structural design for the USD 34 million project. For the South Kasheli Bridge, S.N. Bhobe proposed a cast-in-place prestressed (post-tensioned) concrete box girder superstructure, reinforced concrete tapered cap pier substructure, and open foundation.
S.N. Bhobe used STAAD.Pro to quickly and efficiently calculate the moment and shear due to transverse and longitudinal movement of vehicles. STAAD.Pro was also used to perform transverse analysis and optimize cross sections, which reduced material costs. LEAP Bridge Enterprise was used to model the superstructure in about 16 hours, compared to 128 hours that it takes using design spreadsheets.
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INNOVATION IN BRIDGES Western Railway Rail Over Bridge at Milan Subway Mumbai, Maharashtra, India At the Milan subway station in the Santa Cruz (East) section of Mumbai, India, one side of the platform was perpetually flooded during monsoon season. Western Railway constructed a USD 7.5 million rail over bridge (ROB) to connect the flyover above the railway lines and provide east-west connectivity across the tracks. The 61-meter steel girder bridge is the longest ROB in the city, posing challenges related to utilities, railway permissions, and resettlement and rehabilitation of affected families.
STAAD.Pro was used extensively for structural analysis and design. The Bentley software enabled engineers to accurately model the bridge behavior under true site conditions, as well as various dynamic effects and loading conditions. The 3D modeling in STAAD.Pro enabled designers to come up with an optimized solution.
“Bentley MicroStation, InRoads, and other design products were critical for the success of Wisconsin’s first SPMT bridge project. Bentley software was easily adapted for use in this project and when we had questions, Bentley provided us with fast and very informative service.”
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Advanced technology aids in the delivery of high-quality buildings in terms of aesthetics, adherence to program, and meeting budget. It is also increasingly critical in areas of environmental sustainability, operational performance, and compliance with regulations and accreditations. The projects in this award category demonstrate excellence in planning, designing, building, modeling, analyzing, operating, and maintaining one or more buildings.
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INNOVATION IN BUILDING Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Cancer Treatment Centre for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals London, United Kingdom
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The Cancer Treatment Centre project transformed a large clinical hospital building into one that projects the feel of a smaller, non-clinical facility. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners achieved this by breaking up the 14 stories into three “care villages”: a chemotherapy village, a radiotherapy village, and a one-stop village for outpatients. As the firm’s first integrated BIM project, it successfully improved collaboration and reduced risk.
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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners used MicroStation and AECOsim Building Designer on this GBP 160 million project in London, United Kingdom. The interoperability of Bentley software allowed for the accurate integration of various models and drawings in different file formats to successfully collaborate with stakeholders using third-party software.
INNOVATION IN BUILDING China Shipbuilding NDRI Engineering Co., Ltd China Communications Construction Company Limited Southern Headquarters
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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Located in the coastal region of the Zhujiang Houhangdao River in Guangzhou, China, this CNY 75 million project by China Shipbuilding NDRI Engineering includes the construction of a 43-story building for China Communications Construction Company Fourth Harbor Engineering. The main building is 198.9 meters high, which falls into the super-high building category of exceeding the largest applicable height.
China Shipbuilding NDRI Engineering used MicroStation, AECOsim Building Designer, Bentley Architecture, Bentley Building Mechanical System, Structural Modeler, ProjectWise, and Bentley Raceway and Cable Management for building information modeling (BIM), management, and mobility, which contributed to a 10 percent efficiency improvement. Specifically, ProjectWise was used to manage and control the BIM design workflow, establish 3D project file management, and for reviews and approvals.
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Dallas, Texas, United States Rejecting the notion that museum architecture should be a neutral background, Morphosis Architects imbued the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas, with a distinct identity that was achieved by integrating architecture, nature, and technology. The 180,000-square-foot, 14-story facility features lively exhibits, vivid contextual displays of the museum’s collections, state-of-the-art technology, multimedia presentations, and hands-on activities.
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Bentley’s cross-platform interoperability enabled a seamless workflow among the architects, project consultants, and subcontractors, and the reliability of the design model built trust among the project stakeholders. The integrated BIM approach – using MicroStation, Bentley Architecture, Structural Modeler, and Bentley Navigator – allowed the Morphosis project team to deliver the USD 92 million world-class museum ahead of schedule and for approximately 6 percent less than the contracted budget.
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INNOVATION IN BUILDING Eco Design s.r.l. Zero Energy Building in Southern Europe Scandiano, Reggio Emilia, Italy Eco Design designed this EUR 500,000 near-zero-energy, 160-square-meter house in Reggio, Italy. The house features a very low-energy demand by using sun exposure, shading, and passive design strategies like natural ventilation, thermal mass storage, and night cooling. The high-efficiency building is equipped with a geothermal heat pump and has systems for heating and mechanical ventilation.
The solar study using MicroStation and AECOsim Building Designer enabled Eco Design to choose the roof with maximum insulation on which to position the solar panels and design a better winter solar collection and better shading for the outdoor areas. Bentley Tas was used to conduct the dynamic energy simulation, which included quickly and accurately calculating the heat load and precisely calculating the photovoltaic solar panels’ energy usage.
Engensus and Forte & Tablada Pete Maravich Assembly Center Lighting Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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The goal of this USD 1.2 million project for Tiger Athletics was to digitally represent through renderings the proposed lighting scenarios for one of the most visited buildings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The firms took preliminary photos of the site’s ambient light, the night sky, and materials, colors, and textures to better build the model, and laser-scanned the front of the building to produce accurate surface geometries.
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Engensus along with Forte & Tablada, utilized laser scanning to generate a 3D model within MicroStation and AECOsim Building Designer, and then used Luxology, MicroStation’s visualization engine, to add realistic lighting via IES files to assure the client that the images were scientifically correct. Point-cloud data was used to fill in elements that had not been modeled yet. The renderings and images from the physical mock-up of one section coincided completely.
INNOVATION IN BUILDING Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu SA Accommodation for Drill Ships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu is one of the first users of AECOsim Building Designer for naval offshore projects, which has garnered interest from its primary client (Petrobras/Sete Brasil) due to the clear and detailed views of the project and intelligent presentation of materials and equipment. The use of AECOsim Building Designer has saved significant design revision time and reduced design costs.
On this USD 4.8 billion project in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Estaleiro Enseada’s primary challenge was to significantly facilitate the revision process by automating the extraction of drawings and lists using the intelligent model as the base for all stages. MicroStation and the AECOsim Building Designer model read files from other disciplines and generated intelligent files for visualization.
John Wardle Architects Westfield Sydney Redevelopment Sydney, New South Wales, Australia The redevelopment of Westfield Sydney not only had to meet the client’s exact standards for a retail destination, but it also needed to incorporate the relocation of Westfield’s corporate headquarters. Because the site is located at the base of Sydney Tower, the city’s tallest structure, the John Wardle Architects design had to meld with an internationally iconic location.
The profile for Westfield Sydney is an elliptical shape that maintains vantage points of the Sydney Tower. The AUD 500 million design, which emphasized shape, texture, and stitching elements, required many iterations to ensure cohesion. The use of MicroStation and Bentley Architecture enabled rapid modeling that harmonized disparate elements with one of the most high-profile structures in the world.
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INNOVATION IN BUILDING Tapani Launis Ltd Munch Museum Oslo, Norway The Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway, is an architectural tribute to Edward Munch, creator of the famous painting “The Scream.” The project goal was to visually reflect the unique character of Munch´s work. Tapani Launis designed the structure with bent, self-supporting, arched surfaces that strategically allow natural light to create paths for visitors to proceed through the exhibition and public facilities.
MicroStation featured the simple lofting modeling tools that generated the topological forms, and the software created the 3D model from 2D images easily. MicroStation’s rendering interface provided more power, intuitiveness, and ease for presentation, and its visualization tools met high-quality standards of higher-end modeling software.
Architekturbüro Erich Kalis The Moving and Revolving House Germany
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Architekturbüro Erich Kalis used MicroStation for this project to visualize the concept of “fair houses,” a unique building design in which all units have identical residential value. Of course, this innovative plan can only be accomplished if all dwellings have the same amenities, such as hours of sunshine and views in all directions.
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To achieve this, the dwelling units as a whole revolve (horizontally) and move (vertically) via computer control. The elevator core, too, has a rotating bearing. The resident’s identity is ascertained upon entry into the elevator, which comes to a stop at the resident’s current front door. The dwellings are linked by means of a central coupling to the building’s central supply and disposal area.
INNOVATION IN BUILDING DEM Global Switch Sydney East Data Centre Sydney, New South Wales, Australia DEM was commissioned by Global Switch to design a new data center on the western fringe of Sydney, Australia. The facility contains approximately 24,000 square meters of technical data hall space supported by fully redundant and technically advanced backup power, services, protection, and security systems. The goal of this AUD 300 million project was to deliver a high-quality, sustainable, and iconic building.
Using AECOsim Building Designer, DEM’s data center design showcased its ability to transition 3D presentation models into fully functional BIM construction models and ultimately, an as-built model of the finished facility. The building sets a new standard for data centers worldwide by demonstrating that a technical and function-driven facility can contribute positively to an urban environment.
EMMEDUE S.p.A EMMEDUE PanelCAD Fano, Pesaro and Urbino, Italy This EUR 60 million EMMEDUE project integrated the M2 PanelCAD application into MicroStation. The first priority for EMMEDUE was to find a flexible CAD architecture solution that allowed modeling of buildings and the creation of attractive presentations, renderings, and illustrations. MicroStation was chosen because of its flexibility and potential for developing new functions that would optimize the entire production process.
M2 PanelCAD, easy-to-use software developed by EMMEDUE in collaboration with Bentley partner PlanStudio, designs simple and complex buildings of any shape using EMMEDUE panels. It is the most advanced way to generate estimations of EMMEDUE panels and accessories, and combines 2D and 3D drawings and production lists, leading to theoretical earnings of 66 percent. The new application is a step forward for integrated building design.
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INNOVATION IN BUILDING Excelize Architectural Services Pvt. Ltd. IT Campus – Banyan Park Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Excelize Architectural Services used BIM technology to design this 22-acre campus near the airport in Mumbai, India, for Tata Consultancy Services. Banyan Park provides offices for 2,000 people and features a training center, conference center, cafeteria, library, multipurpose hall, auditorium, and recreation center dispersed among 12 buildings connected by shaded passage ways that provide refuge from Mumbai’s intense heat and seasonal monsoons.
The Banyan Park site is contoured, and thus posed some distinct challenges: the unique design of water feature and occuli, the possible conflict between berm foundations and building foundations, and the need for maintaining the natural topography and plantation while minimizing the damage imposed by the structures. Major cost benefits were realized through multi-discipline coordination using MicroStation, AECOsim Building Designer, ProjectWise, and Bentley Navigator.
Excelize Architectural Services Pvt. Ltd. Making BIM Better with ProjectWise Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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Excelize Architectural Services is a global architectural services firm based in Aurangabad, India, that provides BIM and design management services to real estate developers, building contractors, and architectural firms. Using a central repository, the company has achieved integrated project delivery that unifies a design team distributed over multiple locations and accelerates information sharing and communications across project teams.
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Using ProjectWise for real-time collaboration, Excelize leverages its team members on multiple projects and platforms – MicroStation, AECOsim Building Designer, Bentley Navigator, AutoCAD, Revit, and NavisWorks. The ease of security assignments and rights helps IT teams ensure that project data is secure and modifications are tracked. Users report an estimated 20 percent time savings and up to 15 percent production-hour savings.
INNOVATION IN BUILDING Felgen et Associes Engineering S.A. World Trade Center Tower IV Brussels, Belgium Already presented a “Bâtiment Exemplaire 2012” award by IBGE, the World Trade Center IV building complex has now received a BREEAM certification, which incorporates a range of environmental criteria: water management, health and wellness site optimization, and energy consumption. The technical implementation of gray water treatment and recovery garnered the Brussels office building the highest BREEAM score in Belgium at the design stage.
As the engineering team on this project, Felgen et Associes used MicroStation to design an office building that combines the latest technical and architectural features to ensure environmental sustainability and maintain low operating costs. At 65,398 square meters and 27 floors, the building consumes less than 30 percent of the energy that a standard building would consume.
JSK Architects The Squaire Frankfurt, Germany With a 660-meter floor plan, 350,000-ton weight, and 140,000-square-meter lettable area, The Squaire in Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the largest office and hotel complexes in the world. The EUR 1 billion project is also a pioneering feat in structural engineering. It is the first time a building of this magnitude has been constructed above a high-speed railway station between two freeways without interrupting traffic flow.
Using MicroStation, JSK Architects generated visualizations directly from the 3D models. More than 30,000 DGN files and drawings provided the basis for the engineering of this distinctive building, which is large enough to have a dedicated postal code. MicroStation provided the required design file structure to enable a huge structure without any rectangular façade elements to be successfully designed and constructed.
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INNOVATION IN BUILDING PLH Architects DSV Headquarters Hedehusene, Copenhagen, Denmark PLH Architects won a competition to design the global headquarters and distribution center for DSV, a transport and logistics company in Hedehusene, Denmark. At 14,200 square meters, the four-story, sustainable building includes an atrium, changing facilities, conference center, and cafe. At the terminal building, a solar cell in combination with a roof of sedum provides power for forklifts and reduces energy consumption and CO 2 emissions.
PLH has been using MicroStation and Bentley Architecture since 2003, so there was no question of whether Bentley Architecture would be used for this project. Using Bentley Architecture, the production of project material remained consistent throughout all of the project phases. In general, the firm projects that Bentley Architecture can save up to 30 percent of the time previously spent producing drawings and spreadsheets compared to traditional 2D design.
Prefalux S.A. Lycée Athénée Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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Architect Bruck+Weckerle (designer), CDCL (main contractor), Socom (domotica), Sermulux (aluminium frame), and Prefalux partnered on this effort to design and build a 15,000-square-meter annex to a large public school complex in Luxembourg City. The team combined expertise and versatile construction materials to create a light, colorful, and inspiring environment collectively coined a “return on investment in human capital.”
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The greatest challenge for this EUR 22.5 million project was the 12-month design and construction phase scheduled simultaneously with the original location’s demolition, which would now become green space. Prefalux used Bentley Architecture to shorten the design phase by two months and saved money by introducing specialists into the construction team. Project management was optimized by frequent and close collaboration among the partners.
INNOVATION IN BUILDING Syndicate West Magic Corn Kiosk for Westfield Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom This 20,000 GBP project began when four local entrepreneurs seized the opportunity to build a business by acquiring the U.K. franchising license for Magic Corn, a food retail operation that sells “corn in a cup.” Importing the kiosks from Malaysia and franchising them to U.K. operators was going well until Westfield required standards that meant the kiosks would need major customization.
Using MicroStation and AECOsim Building Designer enabled Syndicate West to build the concept from scratch and collaborate with Westfield for approval. The firm developed a rigorous design process, which manifested in a best-in-class product that would stand out from the crowd in the Westfield environment, and then demonstrated the means of production that guaranteed that the kiosk manufacturing would be robust but controlled.
TateHindle Ltd. Long Road, Clay Farm Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom The GBP 50 million Long Road development in the United Kingdom is part of a master plan to develop 2,300 new homes at Great Kneighton. This sustainable garden suburb will create a new urban extension located within Cambridge’s southern fringe. TateHindle was commissioned to design the northern portion of the overall master plan, comprised of 229 homes spread over 5.2 hectares.
MicroStation was used to create and review the many design iterations of the 3D models and communicate the frequent changes to the scheme. Its powerful referencing and interoperability capabilities played a critical role in allowing TateHindle to meet accelerated design and pre-construction time frames. As lead consultant, TateHindle integrated many late changes into the design from other consultants using a variety of CAD file formats.
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INNOVATION IN BUILDING Volkswagen AG Simulation and Analysis of Waste Energy vs. Usage of Energy Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany Volkswagen’s “Strategy 2018” focuses on positioning the Volkswagen Group as a global economic and environmental leader among automobile manufacturers. The Emden, Germany-based automobile manufacturing company also intends to reduce the environmental burden produced by each vehicle and each component in production by 25 percent from 2010 to 2018.
Using MicroStation and Hevacomp on this EUR 100 million project, Volkswagen demonstrated overall energy flow and usage. With this analysis and subsequent data, the company could illustrate potential energy savings. It then verified simulation data against real measurable data from the production hall and identified optimal ways of designing similar production halls, and factory structures in terms of energy usage.
Warren and Mahoney and HASSELL Australia Christchurch International Airport Integrated Terminal Project Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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This NZD 217 million project in Christchurch, New Zealand, encompasses the demolition of the existing 1960s domestic airport terminal and the creation of a state-of-the-art facility that will transform the Christchurch International Airport into an efficient, easy-to-navigate, modern facility. Designed by Warren and Mahoney in association with HASSELL, the development project includes a new terminal, offices, multistory car park, ground-level car parking, landscape plaza, and airside works.
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As the largest development on the South Island, this project is now one of New Zealand’s most critical infrastructure assets, with an economic and social impact that has been heightened in the wake of recent earthquake devastation. Warren and Mahoney consolidated on Bentley technology – MicroStation, Bentley Architecture, ProjectWise, and AECOsim Building Designer – to streamline workflows and minimize cost and time overruns.
INNOVATION IN BUILDING Webber Architects Patsan Residence Merewether, New South Wales, Australia This AUD 900,000 house renovation in the suburb of Merewether in Newcastle, Australia provided a great example of a client who embraced innovation as the design progressed from concept through construction. Lifting the design out of two dimensions into a 3D realm was critical to enabling the client to visualize the design – an approach instrumental in designing, detailing, amending, and working collaboratively to achieve a harmonized vision.
Webber Architects used MicroStation and Bentley Architecture to quickly amend space and materials to produce realistic renderings and offer a sense of ownership to the client. The software, which ensured that Webber maximized return on investment delivered on time, has proven to be a successful differentiator in the company’s small but highly competitive market in New South Wales.
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“For well over a decade Bentley’s modeling platforms have been central to our office’s development and delivery of highly innovative and award-winning architectural projects. The Perot Museum of Nature of Science provided our office with the opportunity to advance the use of technology through an integrated BIM approach. The reliability of Bentley’s modeling environment, and ease of interoperability with other platforms allowed the project team to work collaboratively and collectively throughout the project phases. The shared investment in BIM by all stakeholders provided the open platform necessary to delivery this state-of-the-art museum ahead of schedule and under budget.”
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INNOVATION IN COLLABORATION USING I-MODELS CB&I Power AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant i-models Jenkinsville, South Carolina and Waynesboro, Georgia, United States
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CB&I is building two twin AP1000 nuclear power plant units at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Georgia, and the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville, South Carolina. Using i-models for the USD 18 billion projects allows participants to access complex 3D information on a daily basis. Westinghouse’s WEMMEX application generates the Smart Plant Review data required for the more than 8,000 i-models.
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Approximately 15,000 files are collected and processed daily from the WEMMEX repository, and 1,000 are processed separately via Intergraph PDS. More than 100 batch process routines collect the native DGN/DRV files for preprocessing. Over 8,000 i-models are created daily, from which 64 i-model packages are created based on construction area and engineering discipline. Packages are disseminated for use in planning work activities, which saves time in the early stages of the AP1000 construction projects.
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IEC BIM-based Program Management Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Imarati Engineers & Consultants (IEC) uses i-models to implement BIM-based program management from the initial design phase through facilities management. ProjectWise provides a collaborative environment for the client, design consultants, and contractors who are geographically dispersed across the United Arab Emirates and Europe. The use of i-models allows quick and safe project information exchange from both Bentley BIM and Autodesk Revit platforms.
IEC uses i-models for critical applications such as precise and detailed material quantities extraction using SQL interrogation. Navigator Mobile enables IEC to access and interact with i-models using mobile devices. As projects enter the construction phase, i-models provide BIM updates. On one project alone, IEC processed multiple mechanical/electrical/plumbing system i-models to generate reports in just two hours instead of the estimated 780 hours it would have taken to process the information manually.
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“i-models presented through Navigator Mobile on the iPad allow IEC to reach all project stakeholders consistently and reliably.” – Sam Hudson, BIM Manager, IEC
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The projects in this award category have demonstrated excellence during the construction phase of a project, clearly exhibiting a return on investment (usually in shortened project schedules), mitigating risks to avoid overruns, and employing innovative technology to advance work processes, to the benefit of all stakeholders.
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INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION Intelliwave Technologies Inc. Alberta Oil Sands Alberta, Canada
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Charged with expanding a major oil sands operation in northern Alberta, Canada, JV Driver was challenged to store and stage materials offsite and overcome an acute shortage of skilled construction labor. The company turned to Bentley and Intelliwave for an innovative solution that leveraged technology to track and update material status and location with fewer crew than usual.
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Bentley’s ConstructSim loaded engineering data including the 3D model, piping isometrics, and structural steel data to allow creation of field installation work packages (FIWP) from a virtual construction model. Intelliwave’s SiteSense used radio frequency identification to track material fabrication, location, and availability status on site. Together, the integrated solution reduced FIWP planning time by 90 percent and resulted in field productivity improvements estimated to be in the range of 10-15 percent.
INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION Consolidated Contractors Company on Behalf of TCAJV Midfield Terminal Building – Abu Dhabi International Airport
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates The USD 3.2 billion Midfield Terminal Building of the Abu Dhabi Airport is a 750,000-square-meter project that will provide passenger and cargo facilities, duty-free shops, and restaurants for up to 40 million people per year. The X-shaped structure is located between two runways, and the complexity of the structure in both design and shape presented challenges in terms of engineering, construction, and procurement, leading Abu Dhabi Airports Company to require a totally BIM-driven lifecycle to facilitate project delivery.
Consolidated Contractors Company leveraged its 17 years of experience with Bentley BIM solutions to integrate Bentley products – including AECOsim Building Designer, MicroStation VBA, ProjectWise, and InRoads – with in-house platforms and to allow the company to meet demanding, ambitious, and quite unique specifications.
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Kellogg Joint Venture Gorgon Gorgon Project
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Barrow Island, Australia The AUD 52 billion development of the Greater Gorgon gas fields on Barrow Island, a protected nature reserve off the northwest coast of Australia, includes construction of a three-train liquefied natural gas plant. Project scale, environmental concerns, and restrictive procedures for handling equipment and materials make this one of the most complex and demanding projects in the world today. To overcome these enormous challenges, the Kellogg Joint Venture Gorgon is using Bentley’s ConstructSim software.
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ConstructSim created a virtual construction model by aggregating and updating project data from various systems, enabling the team to define project details at least 18 weeks ahead of construction. It enabled the Gorgon team to automate workface planning best practices, reducing work package production time by 90 percent. Work packages took one to two hours instead of over eight hours each to create, reducing crew idle time, rework, and out-of-sequence work; improving field productivity and safety; and saving millions of dollars.
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INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd Shahe Aqueduct Project Pingdingshan, Henan, China The Shahe Aqueduct in Henan, China, is part of the Middle Route Project for South-to-North Water Transfer – a government initiative that will divert water from Danjiangkou Reservoir to Beijing. The CNY 2.75 billion aqueduct will help alleviate water shortages in the Beijing-Tianjin region. Extending 11.96 kilometers and crossing eight rivers, it is also the largest aqueduct project in the world. Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting implemented Bentley’s 3D solutions to develop coordinated designs and construction methods.
Products included MicroStation, AECOsim Building Designer, GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite, Bentley Navigator, and ProjectWise. By shortening the design phase to four months, Bentley solutions saved about two months and CNY 2 million. Three-dimensional modeling was used to simulate construction, troubleshoot the processes, and optimize the solution, thereby improving productivity and reduced costs.
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GS Engineering & Construction Baek-Suk Bridge Construction Project Incheon, South Korea
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GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) is a top-ranking Korean company in the fields of architecture, civil engineering, housing, environment, and power plants. Since its establishment in 1969, GS E&C has participated in numerous public and privately funded infrastructure projects to construct roads and bridges for the balanced development of the nation and economy.
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The KRW 84 billion Baek-Suk Bridge in Incheon will be the official gateway to the main stadium for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. Constructed on a fast-track schedule in just 18 months, it is a concrete cable-stayed bridge with dramatically inclined pylons. GS E&C used RM Bridge for structural analysis to prevent interferences and minimize errors. Powerful geometry control and troubleshooting helped reduce the construction period by at least 6 months.
INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. Advanced Integrated Plant Construction System Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan Developed to achieve high-quality, reliable power plant construction at reduced cost and risk, Hitachi’s Integrated Plant Construction System provides consistent, coordinated project control through EPC delivery. The system supports frontloading of construction engineering to reduce pre-consideration work time by 50 percent. Hitachi adopted a human-centered design approach to develop this 4D user-oriented system on Bentley’s platform.
The MicroStation-based system allowed flexible, extensive customization to provide detail-conscious operability and an easy-to-use interface for field workers. The fast, highly expressive graphic functions enable 4D simulation to be used in various scenarios. The platform supports desktop, mobile, or tablets corresponding to various situations. Implemented in 2013, the system is currently in operation for two plants in Japan with 30 more planned.
Shawmut Design & Construction Dudley Square Municipal Building Boston, Massachusetts, United States Positioned in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the USD 90 million Dudley Square Municipal Building will inhabit the site long occupied by the historic Ferdinand’s building. Dudley Square will preserve this iconic edifice, along with the historic facades of two adjacent buildings. Construction in the constrained site abuts the intersection of major automobile, mass transit, and pedestrian thoroughfares.
Shawmut Design & Construction implemented ProjectWise to provide a robust data management approach that supports the full information lifecycle. The collaborative environment allowed the architects, engineers, city agencies, and contractors to track at least six construction document releases and updates. Real-time review of constructability issues reduced rework and created the shortest, most linear critical path to project delivery. All project information ultimately will be turned over to the client.
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INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION Shinryo Corporation UNIGEN Inc. Gifu Plant Ikeda, Gifu, Japan UNIGEN’s JPY 10.5 billion biotechnology-based pharmaceutical production plant in Gifu, Japan, was built in 10 months in order to begin early shipments. The five-story reinforced concrete plant has 14,000 square meters of floor space to accommodate multiple 21,000-liter culture tanks designed for development and mass production. To coordinate construction among the 20 participating companies, Shinryo Corporation was retained to conduct space management.
Using MicroStation, Shinryo created an integrated BIM model that was checked and analyzed by participants in Bentley View. A total of 20 model confirmation meetings were held to avoid interferences, improve production space installability, and achieve high-quality spatial performance. The spatial correlation work on MicroStation was completed in 75 days vs. the anticipated 120 days, helping to meet the goal for construction completion.
UralNIIAS Shooting Sport Center Ekaterinburg, Russia
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Ural Research Institute of Architecture and Construction (“UralNIIAS”) completed conceptual design of the RUB 4 million Shooting Sport Center in the Chkalovsky District of Ekaterinburg, Russia, using ProjectWise for project team collaboration, data sharing, and data management. The 254,400-square-meter center features an athletic training zone with 100-meter shooting range and shooting gallery complex, public recreational zone with clubhouse, and service utility zone with boiler plant and utility/fire water pump station.
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UralNIIAS added more than 100,000 documents in various formats to the ProjectWise electronic archive to create a controlled environment for data and document workflow. The project-created storage, reporting, and presentation management systems adapted to the institute’s existing business processes, which made intragroup cooperation, material exchange, and department reconciliations both faster and easier to track.
This award category recognizes projects that have used associative parametric modeling to automate design processes and accelerate design iterations. Projects in this category have also demonstrated excellence in the pursuit of designs and achievement of results that would have been impossible or impractical without the use of advance design technology and methodology to design exceptional buildings.
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INNOVATION IN GENERATIVE DESIGN LAB Architecture Studio with SIADR Wujin Council Offices Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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The AUD 29 million Wujin Council Building in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, incorporates a five-star hotel with meeting and conference space as well as restaurant and support facilities. Designed by LAB Architecture Studio and Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research, the building earned Two Stars in China’s Three-Star Green Building Evaluation Standard. GenerativeComponents enabled the development of an integrated, sustainable design strategy.
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Using GenerativeComponents, the team incrementally adjusted, evaluated, and optimized the building’s solar performance in less time than would have been possible using conventional building analysis tools. The result was an irregular self-shaded form with horizontal louvers and variable façade panel system that significantly reduced peak heat loads and energy costs. Cost savings achieved using parametric design were channeled into design details that the initial budget would not have allowed.
INNOVATION IN GENERATIVE DESIGN Ian Simpson Architects One Blackfriars Road
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London, United Kingdom As part of a mixed-use development at One Blackfriars Road in central London, the GBP 250 million tower designed by Ian Simpson Architects (ISA) marks the southern bridgehead of Blackfriars Bridge over the River Thames. ISA devised the 170-meter tower’s slender form to avoid obstructing daylight into neighboring properties. The design requirements were met by developing parametric tools based on the framework of Bentley Architecture, GenerativeComponents, and other software.
Parametric modeling was used to set out the form and develop internal spaces, structural column positions, glazing schemes, and façade geometry among other systems. The model simplified data exchange and accelerated collaboration with other disciplines. Integrating parametric modeling within traditional BIM workflows, ISA was able to resolve unique design issues, respond to client requests, and produce visuals in days, not weeks.
Jawor Design Studio and LabDigiFab Parametric Pavilion
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Wroclaw, Poland The goal of this project was to create a structure that could be used for sun and rain protection, and that could be built with available technology for CNC cutting and woodworking. Jawor Design Studio and LabDigiFab used MicroStation to generate three B-spline surfaces to form the geometry of the pavilion.
The designers placed identification tags on all items to aid in the efficient and proper construction of all elements. This reduced material consumption and, consequently, cost and time. The generative design approach allowed the team to find the optimal geometry for a functional pavilion.
GenerativeComponents was used to further refine the geometry. Because of the shape of the B-spline surface, generated beams were unique.
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INNOVATION IN GENERATIVE DESIGN LEM3A Advanced Architecture Parametric Bioclimatic Trees Athens, Greece LEM3A created EUR 3 million “activity trees” to be placed in urban spaces in the historic city of Athens, Greece. These artificial trees contained an adaptive bioclimatic system capable of responding to differing solar radiation and weather conditions at each location. After modeling the “mother tree” in six hours, each of the more than 15 trees took about 30 minutes to model using GenerativeComponents.
Basing the design on organic forms, GenerativeComponents was used to create a geometric system of surfaces for the bases, and deformable hexagonal mesh for the canopies. A “bioclimatic box” was designed to regulate temperature, humidity, shadows, and other conditions. GenerativeComponents determined the population and distribution of boxes in each tree, and guided digital fabrication and assembly. Generative design and digital fabrication saved about 82.5 hours and 25 percent in project costs.
VenturisIT GmbH Solar Carport Calw, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany
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VenturisIT’s design of a EUR 60,000 solar carport for 21_ARCH, Calw, Germany, was inspired by the notion that the project should have a form that stands out from the ordinary by virtue of its unusual appearance. At the same time, the form should make a statement about the building’s function in electro-mobility. The carport was equipped as an independently functioning, separate building with a solar-powered battery pack.
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Implementing parametric building information modeling using MicroStation allowed the designers to find the optimal combination of solar technology and building design. The design was adjusted repeatedly during development to accommodate changing technical conditions, such as the type of solar cell and the size of the vehicle. The parametric model made it possible to make these adjustments without additional costs.
For projects that have demonstrated excellence in the use of geospatial technology for the planning, design, analysis, construction, and operation of spatially managed networks. These networks may be for water, wastewater, electricity, gas, or communications infrastructure. The projects may include combinations of the networks listed above.
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INNOVATION IN GEOSPATIAL NETWORKS EPCOR Water Services Inc. WALRUS – Water and Land Related Utility System Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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As a provider of safe drinking water in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, EPCOR Water Services relies on applications and data to provide timely, accurate information regarding its distribution and transmission network. To support migration to Windows 7, EPCOR initiated a CAN $12 million project to design and deploy a new system to create, update, manage, visualize, analyze, and share spatial data.
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With a community of more than 500 users, the new system needed to maintain consistent user experience, functionality, and availability. EPCOR selected MicroStation and Bentley Map to build the new system because the applications immediately satisfied many of the requirements and provided additional functionality to sustain them through another application lifecycle.
INNOVATION IN GEOSPATIAL NETWORKS AEM Gestioni Srl
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District Heating GIS System Cremona, Italy Utilizing a single integrated GIS, AEM Gestioni manages the utility services (electricity, gas, water, and wastewater) in Cremona, Italy, along with public lighting, road signals, and traffic lights. Its updated district heating GIS – which optimizes utility operations and management workflows by leveraging intelligent spatial and engineering information – has enabled AEM Gestioni to improve service quality and increase performance.
Based on Bentley sisNET technology, the GIS includes a sophisticated data model for district heating and is configured to meet the company’s complex business rules. The implementation and adoption of Bentley sisNET for district heating has improved daily operations and management tasks and enabled AEM Gestioni to better plan future development of their district heating network.
Precision Valley Communications Impossible Obstacles Achieved with Innovative and Accelerated Design
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Washington, D.C., United States For this USD 145 million project, Precision Valley Communications provided a comprehensive field walkout of a major multiple system operator’s conduit plant in Washington, D.C., encompassing 586 miles, more than 3,167 manholes, and more than 224,309 multiple dwelling units. Designing 1,000 nodes to be constructed over the next two years would take 18 months to complete normally, but Precision Valley Communications completed the project in 4.5 months.
Moving from a competitor’s design product to Bentley’s communications products (Bentley Coax and Bentley Fiber) provided Precision Valley Communications with the flexibility to move from 870 MHz to 1 GHz specifications and make additional design modifications without jeopardizing the schedule of the project. This saved 18,000 man-hours, or over USD 1 million, drafting as-built survey data and design construction drawings including permitting.
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INNOVATION IN GEOSPATIAL NETWORKS Global Technology Integrator Ltd. HGC Electronic Mark Plant Circulation System Hong Kong, China HGC, a leading integrated telecommunications service operator in Hong Kong, operates and maintains an electronic mark plant circulation (EMPC) system to circulate road opening information among utilities undertakers. But having been deployed more than 10 years ago, the system had become slow, unstable and difficult to maintain. For this HKD 1.5 million project, Global Technology Integrator replaced the original document management system and GIS components in the EMPC system with ProjectWise and Bentley Geo Web Publisher.
ProjectWise enhances the existing workflow and integration with office applications, and triggers the request workflow automatically. Bentley Geo Web Publisher enables users to navigate and find information via a secure web-based map interface. HGS achieved a 100 percent ROI over the three-year term on its investment in the ProjectWise and Bentley Geo Web Publisher technologies, which represents a payback period of 24 months.
Asian Broadcasting Network (M) Sdn. Bhd. ABN Fiber and Coax for Geospatial Network Design Johor, Penang, and Selangor, Malaysia
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This Asian Broadcasting Network (ABN) project is Malaysia’s first digital cable TV network and high-speed Internet service. ABN plans to reach 1.2 million homes by the end of the first year with 200,000 subscribers and up to 5 million homes by its fifth year. The setup cost for the cable network offerings is expected to exceed MYR 2 billion over the five years.
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ABN designed the GIS network throughout Malaysia using Bentley Fiber, Bentley Coax, and Bentley Expert Designer. By creating a single centralized database with the integration capabilities of Bentley Expert Designer and Oracle 11g, ABN has eliminated errors and duplications, leading to faster, more accurate designs that shorten construction and enable the fast-paced roll-out of services.
INNOVATION IN GEOSPATIAL NETWORKS Cablevision S.A. de C.V. Las Alamedas Fiber-to-the-Home Digital Network Mexico City, Mexico Cablevision, the leading provider of digital cable TV, digital Internet, and phone service communications in Mexico, needed to expand, improve, and modify its network so it could deliver premium service for the next 20 years. The Las Alamedas area of Mexico City was selected for a USD 3.1 million pilot project that would convert 31 kilometers of hybrid fiber coax into a full fiber-to-thehome network.
Cablevision used Bentley Fiber, Bentley Coax, and Bentley Map to design the new infrastructure and create an intelligent network model that provides ready access to accurate documentation, network maps, and tools to assess network connectivity and facilitate future expansions. The intelligent network model has reduced documentation search time by 50 percent while also reducing the costs of operations and maintenance.
Infotech Enterprises Ltd. Detail View-capturing Utility Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India For this INR 4 million project in Hyderabad, India, Infotech Enterprises needed to reduce the effort required to capture views with necessary information about a network in a presentable manner without congesting the outside plant view. The project team created a detail view-capturing utility to design, capture, and document the inside plant of communications networks and then further enhanced it with the most current technology.
Using MicroStation and Bentley Map, the firm’s data view-capturing system can be customized to any target platform. An all-in-one program that builds detailed views without having to switch to other systems (CAD/GIS) or among software programs, it enables the display of end-to-end network connectivity including outside and inside plant, allowing the network to be traced from port to port.
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INNOVATION IN GEOSPATIAL NETWORKS Napier City Council Common Platform for Spatial Data Management Napier, New Zealand The goal of this NZD 120,000 project was to improve workflow and data flow between systems while maintaining data accuracy and maximizing resource investment. New Zealand’s Napier City Council upgraded its GIS and infrastructure management systems to consolidate asset management and create a single, authoritative data source with a common framework for surveying, CAD, GIS, and asset data management systems.
By standardizing on MicroStation, Bentley Map, Bentley Water, Bentley PowerCivil, Bentley PowerSurvey, InRoads, and Bentley Descartes, the council is now able to reuse information for better-maintained costs over an extended period of time, as well as improved data maintenance processes. This provides higher quality information to asset managers and decision makers.
TC servis, s.r.o. Center of Shared Services for Optical Networks Otrokovice, Czech Republic
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The goal of this USD 46,000 project in Otrokovice, Czech Republic, was to standardize on a suite of services that would encompass the engineering, construction, and maintenance phases of the TC servis fiber communications network lifecycle. It was also mandatory that the services system support complex, accurate, and immediately available intelligent documentation, which would include flexible tools for exchanging data, updates, and reporting.
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TC servis utilized Bentley Fiber and Bentley Inside Plant running on MicroStation to establish an intelligent network model that provides immediate access to accurate network documentation. Tracking the technology, parameters of the equipment, connectivity, and availability of services accelerated engineering and construction, improved maintenance efficiency, and enabled faster service roll-out to customers.
INNOVATION IN GEOSPATIAL NETWORKS Western Power Distribution GIS for Distribution Networks United Kingdom Western Power Distribution is an electricity distribution company operating across a 55,300-square-kilometer service area in the United Kingdom. The network consists of 227,000 kilometers of overhead lines and underground cables, and 185,000 substations. The service provider faced the unique challenge of upgrading legacy GIS technology while simultaneously merging data from a third-party application due to an acquisition.
MicroStation and Bentley Navigator enabled Western Power Distribution to standardize on one GIS platform across the organization and apply a standard approach to network rules and symbology. Users now have one system to access both GIS and streetworks information hosted on one software platform, which also streamlined training and data migration, ensuring the challenging six-month schedule was met.
Wharf T & T Limited Transform WTT AM/FM/GIS in the Modern Information Age Hong Kong, China Wharf T & T (WTT) and its sister company i-Cable Communications own and operate the CATV/telecom network in Hong Kong, which provides broadband, voice, and pay TV service to 1 million households and businesses. After evaluating currently available automated mapping/facilities management (AM/ FM) solutions, WTT developed a new system using MicroStation, Bentley Map, and Bentley Geo Web Publisher.
With a ready-to-use development framework and APIs, WTT integrated its own functions into MicroStation that enable the display of spatial data stored in the database. By combining business and census data, multifaceted analysis can be correlated and visualized geographically without sophisticated customization. Utilizing the new system, users can retrieve and geographically visualize analytical information on the entirely fiber network in less than three minutes, enabling development and operational cost savings of up to 50 percent.
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INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT Crossrail Ltd Managing Complexity on Crossrail London, United Kingdom
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The GBP 15 billion Crossrail rail network runs 118 kilometers from Maidenhead and Heathrow, through twin-bore 21-kilometer tunnels under central London, to Shenfield and Abbey Wood, United Kingdom. The central London section includes eight subsurface stations and one above-ground station. To reduce the risk that design problems could have a ripple effect through such a complex project, Crossrail Limited used collaborative BIM and 4D modeling within a Common Data Environment (CDE) built upon a customized ProjectWise configuration.
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The CDE provided a single location for storing design information so that it could be collated, managed, and disseminated among the multi-discipline teams working on 25 design contracts, 30 advanced works, and 60 construction and logistics contracts. The 4D models enabled these parties to explore options, manage solutions, and optimize results, thereby reducing the risk associated with complex construction sequencing by at least 5 percent and reducing the risk profile across eight stations by approximately 8 million GPB.
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT Innovación Sistemas y Proyectos Cancún Federated Geospatial Information System
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Cancún, Mexico As the most important tourist destination in Mexico, Cancún provides government services to a growing number of citizens and visitors. Innovación Sistemas y Proyectos developed the Cancún Federated Geospatial Information System to modernize the municipality’s cadastral system, and allow different departments to access and update public records. The USD 1.2 million project implemented Bentley Map Enterprise, Bentley Map (stand-alone), ProjectWise, and MicroStation. Stage 1 updated land and
building property records, created new construction records, and integrated departmental data into a single cadastral information system. Stage 2 provided ProjectWise access to the organization and standardized Property Tax Office records. The improved approach to property and building tax assessment increased tax recollection revenue by 18 percent in just six months – providing USD 3.3 million in additional revenue for government services.
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Trains (previously RailCorp) operates, crews, and maintains passenger trains and stations in and around Sydney, Australia. To reduce reliance on paperbased documents, the rail network owner-operator replaced manual and legacy systems with a 24/7 virtual plan room (VPR) for managing the lifecycle of project, engineering, and asset documentation. The VPR covers assets from feasibility, concept, design, and review through build, operate, maintain, and retire.
ProjectWise was configured as the repository for documents, drawings, and plans – replacing information silos with a single source of truth. Phase 1 culled and digitized 1 million hardcopy drawings. Phases 2 and 3 addressed the asset lifecycle. More than 2.8 million documents have been migrated to the VPR from legacy systems. ProjectWise portals and workflows now drive standardization and conformity across different disciplines and facilitate external reviews.
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INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT City of Grenoble Geo Web Publisher as a Geographical Information Dissemination Tool Grenoble, Isere, France Data unification poses a major challenge for local authorities. Without this capability, it is impossible to share information internally and with citizens. The City of Grenoble, Isere, France, integrated its information system with Bentley Geo Web Publisher to make it possible to view data from different databases through a single source, and provide qualified data from mixed sources to various departments and the public.
The EUR 70,000 project added a mapping and GIS dimension to third-party applications. As a result, unified data can be fed into various business software programs (public space management, municipal heritage management, topographical data viewing), analysis software programs (business intelligence portal), and citizen information channels (Internet, smartphone, and tablet PC). Bentley’s web publishing tool provided access to data without the need for conversion or copying.
Hansa Luftbild AG Addis Ababa Land Administration System Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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In Ethiopia’s capital, the Addis Ababa City Administration responded to rapid urban expansion and slum settlement with a housing development initiative that required clarification of land and property rights, as well as registration of land transactions. Hansa Luftbild developed the EUR 3 million property registration and land information system for a 520-square-kilometer area that included all 10 subcities and 116 districts.
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Bentley software provided the CAD and GIS functionality required for data quality and consistency. MicroStation captured photogrammetric data from new digital aerial photography, and 360,000 parcels with 1.15 million building features were generated in Bentley Map. The technical infrastructure supported cadastral processes using a service-oriented architecture based on Bentley Map, Oracle Spatial, and Microsoft ASP.NET and Windows Communication Foundation. Bentley Map integration with .NET saved nearly two man-months in development time.
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT Helsinki City Planning Department Helsinki City Planning – Action Plan, Project, and Content Management Helsinki, Finland The Helsinki City Planning Department replaced manual processes in its administrative division with a EUR 900,000 implementation of ProjectWise for project and document management. The old system made it impossible to monitor ongoing projects or find specific documents. The new system facilitates operational control by providing common practices and production processes for the more than 300 projects and 1,000 subprojects in development.
The division now has controlled visibility and reporting, and access to online services, which can be opened to outside partners. The system covers the entire document lifecycle: creation, modification, inspection and approval, publishing, searching and viewing, reuse, and archiving and deletion. ProjectWise provides complete technical document management and seamless compatibility with MicroStation. The Helsinki City Planning Department estimates an annual savings of EUR 4 million.
501 FSEG International Borders Digital Data Creation and Updating Dehradun, India Based in Dehradun, India, the 501 FSEG unit is responsible for updating transfrontier land maps for the Indian Armed Forces. Reliance on Google images for land outside India’s borders necessitated an upgrade to the existing digital mapping environment. The unit selected Bentley’s geospatial suite of products to take advantage of features such as the library of coordinates and enhanced drafting, printing, and image-handling tools.
The maps of areas along and across the borders of India are now being created and updated using Bentley Map, Bentley Descartes, and GEOPAK Site. This interoperable environment enables the unit to update legacy data, and mosaic and merge downloaded image tiles. The INR 500,000 system takes less time to produce accurate, high-quality maps suitable for use by the Indian Armed Forces.
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INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia Improving National Mapping Cartographic Generalization Malaysia The Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia (JUPEM) invested MYR 11 million in an initiative to enhance and automate the process of generating maps in different scales from the national mapping database. Based on Gothic technology and a laser-scan automated map production system, the existing workflow combined manual and semi-automated processes to produce maps with displayed annotations that required editing.
To expedite this work, Bentley Map was selected as the platform for editing geospatial features. Maps are extracted from the object-oriented database in DXF file format, and then converted for editing in Bentley Map. Bentley Map’s direct integration with Safe Software’s FME data exchange technology is enabling JUPEM to improve the interoperability between platforms. Editing a map sheet now takes just two to three days.
Global Technology Integrator Ltd. Drawing Management System Hong Kong, China
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The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA) retained Global Technology Integrator to revamp an existing drawing management system in order to provide a central repository and collaborative platform for CAD, BIM, and GIS data. The HKD 10 million project consolidated more than 4 million as-built and engineering drawings on the ProjectWise platform and standardized the processing of engineering data across the organization.
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ProjectWise technology improved operational efficiency, minimized duplicate drawings, and simplified reference file handling. The system provided data interoperability with different vendors on a single platform, so users can open drawings directly in AutoCAD or MicroStation. Process automation and data sharing across business units improved the provision of services. As a result, HKHA achieved a 153 percent return on investment over three years.
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT ICA Ingenieria Line 12 “Linea Dorada” Subway System Mexico City, Mexico The Mexico City metro system Line 12 “Gold Line” is an east-west subway with 25 kilometers of underground, surface, and elevated trams and 20 stations. ICA Ingenieria, a member company of ICA Group, was charged with the design, optimization, and construction coordination for the Line 12 development. The main challenge was keeping up-to-date information on the latest design versions available to the more than 22 participating field offices and 13 national and international companies.
ICA Ingenieria implemented ProjectWise to optimize communication and timely information flow between engineers, customers, partners, and suppliers. The collaborative culture increased innovation, improved response time, and decreased errors related to outdated information usage. Nearly 50,000 design documents were managed with strict audit and version control. Avoidance of rework and delays saved about MXN 400 million on this MXN 15 billion project.
Instituto de Cartografia Aeronáutica Challenges and Results in Brazilian Aeronautical Chart Production Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Institute of Aeronautical Cartography (ICA) plans, manages, controls, and executes activities related to Brazil’s aeronautical information and cartography. Among other products, ICA generates 750 Visual Flight Rule charts covering the entire territory in three scales. These charts are updated every four years. With a limited number of operators, ICA needed to upgrade its production software and methodology to increase productivity.
ICA replaced a modular GIS environment with Bentley Map Enterprise, which cost 80 percent less for acquisition and training compared to competitive products. The software suite modernized ICA’s system so that the new process functions like a production line with well-defined activities and shorter runs. This allows greater control of production, improves product quality, and reduces runtime by 90 percent for printing PDFs, 40 percent for editing, and 20 percent for updates and reviews.
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INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT Michigan Department of Transportation ProjectWise: A Change in Construction Michigan, United States The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Design Services section has used ProjectWise to manage design files and advertise projects for more than 10 years. To test the system as a solution for electronically managing construction documentation, MDOT selected four pilot projects totaling USD 130 million. Construction contracts mandated use of ProjectWise for all documents, as well as an electronic approval process and electronic signatures.
The pilot projects transformed MDOT’s use of ProjectWise by allowing collaborative access to external partners including contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, and Federal Highway Administration staff. Approvals for some documents were reduced from a 30-day paper process to a three-day electronic process. MDOT savings in mailing costs alone totaled USD 4.4 million. After the successful pilots, MDOT committed to implementing paperless technology for its entire USD 1 billion construction program.
Municipality of Amsterdam Physical Planning Department Smart Document Management Project Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Amsterdam’s Physical Planning Department, Dienst Ruimtelijke Ordening (DRO), integrates high-level regional and long-term planning with detailed public space design. DRO initiated the EUR 205,000 Smart Document Management Project as a step toward compliance with the city’s requirement for digital document archiving beginning in 2015. DRO’s goal was to enable digital archiving while supporting user applications, making information accessible, enabling document sharing, and making documents accessible via the Internet.
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Microsoft SharePoint was chosen for document storage and transfer to archives. ProjectWise Web Parts were implemented to support MicroStation drawings and models. Projects that use MicroStation have a ProjectWise page on the SharePoint site, allowing users to view files that belong to the project. This solution created one user interface for two document management systems.
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT Municipality of Dzerzhinsk City Using Topography to Control the City Dzerzhinsk, Russia The City of Dzerzhinsk, Russia, met public demand for real-time information about the 420 square kilometers of property within city limits with a geoinformation system based on Bentley Map. The USD 60,000 system stores and makes available digital representations of more than 7,000 topographic sheets, eliminating the need for hardcopies. A geoportal was created with Bentley Geo Web Publisher to make the system available to authorized users.
Images of the topographic sheets are connected to corresponding graphic data tables in an Oracle database and are revised in significantly less time. The system has saved up to 90 percent of the city’s annual budget for hardcopy topographic maps. With public access via the Internet and mobile devices, developers are able to work with the city to choose locations for investment projects.
National Spatial Data Infrastructure National Spatial Data Infrastructure Web Portal New Delhi, India As part of the Government of India’s Department of Science & Technology, Survey of India (SOI) carries out national survey and mapping activities. The National Spatial Data Infrastructure Web Portal disseminates digital data to the public and was the first nationwide Internet-based map service. SOI developed the INR 5 million service using MicroStation, Bentley Map Enterprise, and Bentley Geo Web Publisher.
Powered by Bentley technology, the portal provides access to 1:50,000 topographic data and enables applications such as national, provincial, or municipal GIS; image and drawing archives; map-based navigation; and public information portals. Thematic maps developed by SOI in conjunction with the Natural Resources Data Management System and National Spatial Data Infrastructure are available for planning and decision making at the local level.
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INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT Philadelphia Water Department Philadelphia Water Department Deploys Geospatial Management Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States The ProjectWise database for the city water department in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is growing at a rate of 1,000 documents per week. The department deployed ProjectWise Geospatial Management to extend document searchability, integrate with the Esri geodatabase, and manage construction photos. The USD 65,000 project created a basemap using GIS-to-CAD translations from Bentley Map, and CAD files were geospatially scanned.
To geocode problematic CAD files, the department created 1,700 geospatially correct, searchable ProjectWise project folders. Integration with the Capital Program Integrated Tracking (CAPIT) database allowed search results to display CAPIT data. The deployment also enabled search from within Esri’s ArcMap, and search of metadata from geocoded construction photos. The ability to locate an existing CAD file could save up to USD 30,000 – the cost to recreate it.
Royal New Zealand Navy Drawing Management Devonport, New Zealand
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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) replaced an unsupported drawing management system with ProjectWise to provide lifecycle management of engineering drawings for fleet assets, refurbishments, and enhancements. The NZD 141,750 solution supported collaboration internally and externally with shipyard contractors. ProjectWise also dovetailed with a MicroStation design environment using Bentley Descartes.
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Bentley Professional Services facilitated seamless data migration from the old system while meeting the New Zealand Defense Force’s stringent security requirements. Automatic Data Exchange synchronizes the shore maintenance and deployed ship databases, so ProjectWise provides a single source of truth for design documentation. ProjectWise has saved: NZD 5,000 per year in contractor costs, NZD 10,000 in bulk loading of data, several days in approval processes, and 10 hours per week in improved integration and communication.
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de MĂŠxico Improving the Water Network Efficiency in Mexico City by Using GIS Technology Mexico City, Mexico In Mexico City, Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de MĂŠxico (SACMEX) provides clean water to 9 million inhabitants through a distribution network with nearly 1,273 kilometers of main lines, 11,971 kilometers of distribution lines, 900 wells, and 243 storage tanks. To guarantee efficient service, SACMEX implemented GIS and remote sensing technology for quick, accurate data acquisition.
Bentley Geo Web Publisher provided the GIS framework for sharing cadastral and hydraulic infrastructure information. Bentley technology gave SACMEX a complete picture of the system, which allowed immediate response to network problems. The MXN 10 million project resulted in sectorization of the main network to reduce leakages. In the most populated locality, Iztapalapa, SACMEX initiated 24/7 service and recovered nearly 20 percent of water lost due to leakages, resulting in an annual savings of nearly USD 1.5 million.
South Carolina Department of Transportation SCDOT Intranet ProjectWise Search Columbia, South Carolina, United States The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Intranet ProjectWise Search was initially developed by Bentley, then later overhauled in house to add functionality, enhance the web interface and navigation, and expand search capabilities. The USD 35,000 project implemented a unique and productive concept: Use customized project/document attribute metadata values as search criteria.
The improved Intranet ProjectWise Search provided a web interface that can be used to quickly search for documents within all ProjectWise environments, as well as search any project phase based on the environment from the web search drop-down menu. It provides a quick and efficient way for SCDOT to review documents in read-only format. The statewide internal search functionality was provided without having to install the ProjectWise Explorer Client on user computers.
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INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT Union Territory of Puducherry Hydrology Organization Geospatial Data Standardization and Dissemination for Hydrology Project Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India The vision for the Hydrology Project undertaken by the Union Territory of Puducherry Hydrology Organization is to help India develop systems and standardized procedures to manage inter-sector water demands more efficiently and equitably. Planning for and managing extreme hydrologic events are also key objectives. The organization developed an INR 2.5 million GIS application as the basis for a water information and decision-support system
using Bentley Map Enterprise, GEOPAK Site, Bentley Geo Web Publisher, and Bentley Geospatial Server. The solution enabled the organization to track and maintain water assets, create interactive maps, produce map books, collect field data, and share assetrelated information among departments and with the public. The hydrological information system assists with water resources planning and management based on sound hydrogeological data and models.
“Bentley´s software allowed us to provide Cancún City with the best federated geospatial information system in all of Mexico, as well as to conduct excellent interdepartmental collaboration and project management.”
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Projects in this award category have demonstrated excellence in planning, civil, environmental, and geotechnical engineering, analysis, design, and management of site projects for buildings, plants, environmental, commercial, or governmental campuses.
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INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC Lower Fox River, Operable Unit 1 Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
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Due to discharges from paper mills and other industries, the Lower Fox River in Neenah, Wisconsin, had high concentrations of PCB contamination. Foth Infrastructure & Environment proposed and executed a USD 100 million remedial action plan focused on dredging areas of the river with the highest sediment PCB concentrations. The plan included design of a protective engineered cap for areas with lesser PCB concentrations, and designated areas with the lowest PCB concentrations to receive a sand cover.
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MicroStation and InRoads were used to develop, evaluate, and combine the alternatives to create an optimized remedy for the site that would rapidly achieve the project cleanup goals while minimizing costs. The development of this optimized remedy shortened the implementation time by nearly five years and hastened ecosystem recovery, resulting in a cost savings of nearly USD 50 million.
INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT HNTB Corporation M-1 Rail Streetcar Project – Advanced Utility Investigation
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Detroit, Michigan, United States The M-1 Rail project will be an urban fixed-rail system connecting downtown Detroit, Michigan, to the New Center area along Woodward Avenue (M-1). The route is 3.3 miles long with 11 station stops. As part of M-1 Rail’s utility investigation, HNTB and its partner Surveying Solutions conducted a detailed manhole investigation along Woodward Avenue using a state-of-the-art scanner and traditional survey methods.
This survey data allowed the team to verify the dimensions for tops of pipes and manhole widths and depths, and take correct digital measurements of other features within each structure. This data was then incorporated into the project’s 3D model created from MicroStation, InRoads, and InRoads Storm and Sanitary. Bentley Navigator was used to perform clash detection, providing increased project confidence and ultimately reducing costs for all parties.
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Graham, Texas, United States Featuring 75 turbines on 100-meter towers capable of producing up to 150 megawatts of electricity, the Senate Wind Project in Graham, Texas, is one of the first wind projects in the state to be built on a narrow ridge line. Project owner Gamesa initially was concerned about whether the project could be constructed on such difficult terrain and whether all of the proposed turbines could remain in the project.
Using MicroStation, InRoads, GEOPAK, Bentley Map, and Bentley View, Mortenson Construction modeled the turbine sites at each phase of the construction process – from foundation excavation to turbine component offload to turbine erection with a 650-ton crane. The firm’s logistics plan for the 27-square-mile area permitted the offload and construction of the turbines while maximizing site elevation to capture wind resources.
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INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT 2IM Group, LLC I-294 Tri-State Tollway Stormwater Quality Project Cook County, Illinois, United States The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority contracted 2IM Group to implement stormwater quality improvements along the I-294 Tri-State Tollway in Cook County, Illinois. Encompassing 7 miles of wet and dry bioswales with varied soil and native plant species, this project’s mandate was to create a sustainable drainage system to improve stormwater quality, reduce stormwater quantity, and minimize environmental impact.
MicroStation was used to develop contract documents, including plans, profiles, typical sections, and details. GEOPAK was used to cut cross sections, and calculate excavation quantities and required fill volumes. A critical element of the innovative solution and successful completion of this USD 6 million project was collaboration among various government agencies, the Illinois State Geological Survey, and civic organizations.
Abu Dhabi Municipality – Spatial Data Division Geotechnical Information Management System (GIMS) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Large volumes of subsurface information and associated test data are generated when conducting geotechnical site investigations. The Abu Dhabi Municipality in the United Arab Emirates had relied on paper-based filing systems for geotechnical data, but misplaced files, deteriorated paper records, incomplete documentation, and a lack of awareness that certain data existed had contributed to inefficient or incomplete utilization of existing data.
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Using gINT for this USD 1 million project, the municipality created the geotechnical information management system (GIMS): a geotechnical database and information system for geotechnical data that has increased the data-entry rate, enabled automatic data-quality checking, and provided customized data management and presentation. GIMS has been integrated with the GIS web portal through a customized web map application.
INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT AECOM Asia Project Consultancy Service for Kannur International Airport Kannur, Kerala, India Dubbed the “Crown of Kerala,� Kannur is known not only for its idyllic white sand beaches, but also for its past as the capital city of an ancient kingdom. Because the land identified for the Kannur International Airport in India is hilly, AECOM Asia has designed tabletop airport infrastructure that will maximize the land contour. Significant earthwork, however, will be required to make the land suitable for development.
AECOM Asia used Bentley MXROAD for the detailed analysis of the topographical data and contour levels to assess the land profile and airport infrastructure requirements, reduce the cost of earthwork to match cut-and-fill quantities, and meet regulatory requirements. Bentley MXROAD reduced man days for the triangular model by 50 percent. The software was also used to design horizontal and vertical alignment of all access roads.
Arup Adaptation of the Gamazo Wharf Esplanade Santander, Cantabria, Spain For this EUR 1.1 million project in Spain, Arup was commissioned by the Santander Port Authority to design a sailboat platform for the 2014 World Sailing Championships. The scope of the contract included the design of earth movement, drainage, sewage, water supply, power supply, and pavement, including all changes that affect streets close to the north boundary of the site.
Arup proposed five alternatives with different slopes, widths, and ramps. All changes required during the design were easily modified and implemented using PowerCivil for Spain tools. Arup estimates that PowerCivil reduced the time required to create and analyze earthworks alternatives and final earthworks layouts by 70 percent. These time savings have accordingly reduced costs by 70 percent.
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INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT Astiv Ingeniería Waterproofing and Collection of Stormwater in Betearte Landfill Mallabia, Vizcaya, Spain The work performed by Astiv Ingeniería for this EUR 500,000 project consisted of upgrading the existing Betearte landfill in Mallabia, Vizcaya, Spain, to comply with Basque Country environmental regulations. All geotechnical data were loaded in gINT and then exported to PowerCivil for Spain. The subsurface strata was then generated as 3D models of subsurface materials, which ensured accurate design of the final stage of the landfill.
The calculation of the new rainwater hydraulic collection system was determined using FlowMaster. The interoperability of the design data from gINT to PowerCivil for Spain and lastly to FlowMaster improved the management of the information. Reusing information helped improve performance by more than 20 percent, which helped Astiv Ingeniería engineers save time and project costs.
Atkins China Limited Airfield Pavement Grading Design Hong Kong, China
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A HKD 50 billion investment, the Hong Kong International Airport has been one of the largest engineering and architectural projects in the world. For this USD 400,000 project, lead consultant Atkins China was tasked with constructing 12 aircraft-parking stands complete with associated airfield infrastructure and taxilane connections to the North runway parallel taxiway. The challenge was to optimize the earthwork activity.
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To meet Hong Kong Airport Authority specifications, Atkins China must ensure that every design complies with the International Civil Aviation Organization requirement for aircraft maneuvering, as well as the existing ground services at the airport. The firm used MicroStation and InRoads to streamline the process during the design phase and saved significant time, translating into a 40 percent cost savings.
INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT BBKS-Projekt Sp. z o.o. OpenRoads Technology Implementation on Airside Design Pyrzowice, Silesia, Poland The Katowice International Airport in Pyrzowice, Poland, has experienced a significant increase in traffic since Poland officially joined the European Union in 2004. BBKS-Projekt chose this PLN 35 million project as a pilot implementation for InRoads, with its OpenRoads technology, because it combined linear corridor objects with site design, including the cargo apron and the airport’s technical maintenance maneuvering areas.
Design-time visualization allowed for quick clash checking and assurance of constructability, while dynamic updating ensured that the design was always up-to-date. As a result, potential rework and design errors were avoided, and the firm estimates overall project time was reduced by 10 percent. BBKS-Projekt now plans to use InRoads on all future projects, regardless of the size or complexity.
Chastain & Associates LLC Oakley Sedimentation Basin Decatur, Illinois, United States One of the city of Decatur’s most valuable assets, Lake Decatur in Illinois is the primary water source for a community of 76,000 and a large industrial sector. The objective of this USD 20 million project was to rehabilitate the Oakley Sediment Basin to provide sufficient capacity for the dredging of Basins 1, 2, 3, and 4 in order to increase the water capacity of the lake.
MicroStation and GEOPAK Site enabled Chastain & Associates to model the work in 3D and visualize the new berms superimposed over the existing grounds with an aerial image draped on the ground. The software also helped determine the volume of sediment that could be stored within the basin and to manipulate the berms to achieve the desired storage capacity.
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INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT Comune di Palau Design of Barrage Viewpoint Palau, Olbia Tempio, Italy The objective of this project in Palau, Italy, was to design a stopping area and corresponding earthworks at a popular location where visitors consistently stopped to marvel at a beautiful panorama of the sea and surrounding islands of La Maddalena National Park. For this EUR 70,000 project, Comune di Palau successfully created a design that eliminated traffic congestion and adhered to safety regulations.
With its powerful rendering tools, MicroStation accelerated the project approval phase through faster decisions that resulted from the visualizations. Apart from the basic tools for digital terrain modeling and analysis, the firm utilized the rendering and photo-association capabilities to allow the matching of known points in a 3D space to the corresponding points on a photo to determine the perspective, angles, and target positions.
Gemeente Tiel Land Management with the Help of Stereoscopic Aerial Images Tiel, Netherlands
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In the Netherlands, a municipality must maintain a large-scale topographic base map called the GBKN. With the formation of a national standard, the GBKN will be merged and transformed into a large-scale topography called the BGT. To maintain this base map (GBKN now, and BGT in the future), Gemeente Tiel adopted MicroStation, the platform of choice among more than half of all municipalities in the Netherlands.
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Gemeente Tiel uses stereoscopic aerial images to maintain and update the GBKN using Imagem’s PRO600 software. Using stereo imagery, PRO600 provides tools for 3D stereo photogrammetric feature collecting and terrain processing. Previously only available on MicroStation, PRO600 was migrated for use on Bentley Map. In this way, the municipality not only receives geometric data, but also creates objects and gives them the attributes specified by the BGT.
INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT Mericon Oy Länsisatama Sea Pier Extension Dredging Project Helsinki, Finland Mericon Oy produced terrain models of the sea bottom utilizing two-frequency sounding and information modeling and analysis for the Länsisatama sea pier extension dredging project in Helsinki, Finland. The EUR 1 million project was undertaken for the owner, Port of Helsinki, in cooperation with Ramboll Finland Oy (design) and Terramare Oy Boskalis (dredging). Combining sounding methods with 3D modeling was a unique approach that can be applied to other underwater projects.
The data acquired from the soundings were fed into MicroStation and PowerCivil for Finland to create two terrain models: the sea bottom at the time of the sounding and the seabed with clay removed. By comparing the two terrain models, Mericon Oy assessed the cubic volume of the clay more accurately and facilitated more effective dredging plans.
Spectrum Group The International Airport in Samara Samara, Russia The construction of a new passenger terminal at the Kurumoch International Airport in Samara, Russia, by Spectrum Group will increase airport capacity and improve service quality, especially critical since Russia is hosting the 2018 World Football Championships. At 42,000 square feet, the facility features a unique design that will provide the visual illusion of the spreading wings of a bird as it prepares to fly.
Before the implementation of ProjectWise, design teams could not accurately track files or document change histories. With ProjectWise, a repository of design data was created that managed the EUR 120 million project’s document flow, dramatically increasing quality while decreasing the resources required for design. Another advantage is the ProjectWise folder structure, which features preset access rights and required document templates.
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INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT Taesung S & I Co., Ltd. Sihwa Multi Techno Valley Ansan and Siheung City, South Korea The 672,357-square-meter Sihwa Multi Techno Valley District 3 complex in Ansan and Siheung City, South Korea, will take eight years to construct. Commissioned by Korea Water Resources Corporation, Taesung S & I is concentrating on clash/interference factors for the underground utilities and roads, errors in the complex design, earthwork volume calculations, and analysis of the construction timeline.
The primary goal of this USD 197.3 million project was to develop a BIM model that can be easily modified as construction proceeds. Using MicroStation and InRoads, Taesung S & I creates 3D models of the terrain, roads, and utilities. Taesung S & I uses Bentley Navigator to detail clashes in the 3D models and in underground facilities.
Terracon Adding Value Through Innovation Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Terracon has geotechnical engineers in more than 140 offices across the United States. As a 40-year-old firm experiencing rapid growth by acquisition over the past 10 years, Terracon struggled with producing consistent, uniform deliverables using processes that could be replicated across the offices. A legacy of allowing individual offices autonomy in methods used added to the quality variability introduced by the acquisitions.
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The goal of this USD 320,000 project was to develop a common means of building soil boring logs, processing laboratory testing, and generating final reports that would maximize quality, efficiency, and consistency. Using gINT, Terracon has automated many routine, time consuming processes. This has, in turn, increased collaboration among design teams, which will ultimately produce more innovative – and client-satisfying – results.
INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT The Soil Engineer Kariba Plunge Pool Geotechnical Investigation Kariba, Zimbabwe Scoured by 20 years of spillage, the Kariba Dam’s plunge pool in Zimbabwe had reached 80 meters deep, encroaching on the dam’s foundation. This USD 2.6 million geotechnical investigation analyzed four inclined boreholes. The data collected included: fracturing, water permeability, weathering, hardness, abrasiveness, laboratory results, lithology, orientated optical borehole wall imagery, and rock deformity.
The Soil Engineer deployed gINT to manage the information and display it all on one page. The firm used an optical televiewer to plot an orientated image of each of the four borehole walls, two on each side of the plunge pool and with depths ranging from 120 to 150 meters. With the core profile of the borehole, the firm created a unique visual that painted a complete picture of the subsurface conditions of the rock beneath the plunge pool.
“Once again Bentley solutions proved to be the foundational software accommodating full interoperability among numerous other engineering applications. Having such a powerful and centric tool for collaboration, modeling, and graphics never ceases to achieve valuable cost and critical time savings for our complex infrastructure and environment projects.” – Blaine Buenger, Senior Technology Manager, Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
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Mining and metals engineering professionals strive to shorten project schedules and lower operating costs through improved access to mission-critical information. Through their innovative use of software, the projects in this award category demonstrate excellence in the planning, engineering, construction, operations, and analysis of mining operations or metals processing facilities.
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INNOVATION IN MINING AND METALS Hatch & Associates Pty Ltd Qinghai Magnesium Smelter – Dehydration Facility Golmud, Qinghai, China
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Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Corporation appointed Hatch to perform the first phase of detailed engineering and provide procurement support for the AUD 4-5 billion Qinghai Magnesium Smelter Dehydration Facility under construction in Qinghai Province, China. Hatch partnered with Shenyang Aluminum and Magnesium Design Institute for completion of detailed engineering and handover to the construction contractor.
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Bentley PlantSpace provided 3D modeling applications for the plant layout, including piping, equipment, and cable-tray layout. Using Bentley PlantSpace P&ID synched with Bentley Data Manager created a master engineering database for 248 P&IDs. The data-centric design environment significantly reduced time required for data verification. When pipe material class specifications were converted from ASME to Chinese GB, the 3D model automatically regenerated, avoiding an 80 percent remodel and significant delay.
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Qian Bayin Molybdenum Ore Selection in Mongolia Erdenetsagaan, S端khbaatar, Mongolia Mongolia Ruichi Resources Development retained China ENFI Engineering Technology to design the technological process and production facilities at its CNY 16 billion Qian Bayin Molybdenum ore mining operation in S端khbaatar Province, Mongolia. This 1.23 million-ton-per-annum mine covers 338.3 hectares. In just 12 months, 20 engineers and 20 3D drafters completed more than 200 3D design models of the mining facilities as well as crushing, grinding, sorting, and filtering operations.
Adopting Bentley 3D design software solved several problems such as poor communication among disciplines. Products used included MicroStation, Bentley OpenPlant Modeler, Bentley OpenPlant PowerPID, AECOsim Building Designer, GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite, and ProjectWise. These applications accelerated design review and approval, improved quality and efficiency, reduced collisions, centralized document management, and unified design standards and specifications.
China Nerin Engineering Co., Ltd. Upgrading Projects of Smelting Technology of Tongling Nonferrous Copper
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Tongling, Anhui, China The CNY 7.2 billion plant recently completed in Anhui Province, China, is the largest copper smelting plant in the world, and will produce 400,000 tons of copper cathode and 1.45 million tons of sulfuric acid annually. Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Companies required the technologically advanced plant to be constructed within 36 months. China Nerin Engineering completed basic design, detailed design, and technical services within 16 months.
Using ProjectWise as a collaborative design platform and Bentley PlantSpace to build the digital plant, China Nerin reduced design time by 20 percent, reduced changes by 56 percent, and shortened the design cycle. On-site designers collaborated with headquarters via synchronized data and communications. The optimized plant layout required a 10 percent smaller, less-costly building, and 3D documents shortened the construction cycle by about 30 days.
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INNOVATION IN MINING AND METALS Hornonitrianske Bane Prievidza, a.s. Monitoring of Land Subsidence at Bane Nováky Nováky, Slovakia Hornonitrianske Bane Prievidza (HBP), Slovakia’s largest coal mining company with an annual production of 2.2 million metric tons per annum, needed to monitor land subsidence caused by underground mining activities in Nováky. The goal of HBP’s geodetic department was to collect an adequate amount of data for precise, trustworthy evaluation and prediction of the most depressed place in the monitored area.
HBP used unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry to survey 300 hectares and collect 750,000 terrain points. Bentley PowerCivil for Slovakia produced a digital terrain model of the area. A precise orthophoto map was also produced to use in conjunction with mining maps for evaluation of agricultural damage. Results indicated that the maximum recorded depression was 4.27 meters. Compared to traditional survey workflows, this process saved an estimated EUR 30,000.
African Consulting Surveyors and Graphic Engineering Solutions & Services Mining Level 116 Underground Equipment Installation Clash Detection Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa
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Before deploying a new transformer for an underground substation at its gold mine in Carletonville, South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti had a laser survey performed to ensure adequate clearances along the tunnel haulage route. African Consulting Surveyors set up 28 scans and captured over 221 million points along the 640-meter-long tunnel at Mining Level 116 – 3,500 meters below ground level.
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Graphic Engineering Solutions & Services used Bentley 3D modeling software – MicroStation, Bentley Pointools, Bentley Rail Track, Bentley PowerCivil for South Africa, Structural Modeler, Bentley Descartes, and Bentley Navigator – to create a 3D animation of the rail dolly and transformer traveling along the underground rail alignment. Identifying clash locations on sidewalls and hanging walls up front allowed affected areas to be rectified at potential cost savings.
INNOVATION IN MINING AND METALS Ausenco Global Worksharing for Aktogay Copper Mine Project Ayagoz District, Kazakhstan Kazakhmys’ USD 2 billion Aktogay project, encompassing comprehensive facilities for copper processing in Kazakhstan, is the first project developed in Ausenco’s Santiago office in a workshare environment with offices in Perth, Australia, and Mumbai, India. The Santiago office implemented AutoPLANT software and the ProjectWise engineering information management system, replacing 2D software packages. Using these systems allowed centralized administration of the information, access control across participating offices,
and immediate synchronization of data. Both systems fed the centralized Ausenco database, AusDB, which is used by the procurement group in delivery of engineering, procurement, construction, and management services. The reliability of Bentley software, customized by Ausenco, allowed the office to fulfill its project role. The office also acquired the ability to create intelligent 3D models that were backward compatible with the DWG format.
FLSmidth Pvt. Ltd. 1.5 Million TPA Alumina Plant – Mud Washing Package Rayagada, Odisha, India FLSmidth designed the USD 1.65 million Mud Washing Package for Utkal Alumina’s million-ton-per-annum alumina plant in Rayagada, Odisha, India. The area will wash and recover residual caustics before sending mud solids to a disposal pump. The challenge was to fit the pipes, pumps, and tanks within a constrained space while satisfying engineering requirements, maintaining safety standards, and ensuring accessibility.
Working with Bentley products for the first time, FLSmidth found that AutoPLANT was the most efficient tool for integrating disciplines including civil, piping, and equipment. The 3D modeling of components enabled the project team to resolve proactively any issues with clearances, contact, and clashes. The improved accuracy significantly reduced the lead time needed to produce the complete 3D model, 2D layouts, isometrics, and materials take-offs.
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INNOVATION IN MINING AND METALS OJSC Magnitogorsk Gipromez Rolling Mill Cable Management Asha, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia One of the largest design institutes in the South Ural region of Russia, Magnitogorsk Gipromez specializes in metallurgical works. For this USD 150 million project, the institute designed the cable support systems in cable tunnels and control rooms for a hot rolling mill in Asha, Chelyabinsk Oblast. The work was divided among three designers by task: placing steel structures, placing cable trays, and routing cable.
Using Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, the designers achieved automatic cable routing with exact quantities based on rules for cable arrangement. The application was fully adapted for use in the Russian market with the addition of a database of Russian suppliers. The software’s accuracy in routing and counting cable allowed the institute to avoid over-ordering and so lowered project costs.
PMC Projects Collaboration on TO Expansion Project Galilee Basin, Queensland, Australia
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Carmichael Coal Mine is a greenfield mine owned by Adani Mining Pty Ltd and developed by PMC Projects, both subsidiaries of Adani Group. Located in Queensland, Australia’s Galilee Basin, the mine development involved two projects: Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project, an open-cut and underground coal mine and 190-kilometer railway line; and North Galilee Basin Rail Project, a 300-kilometer rail line connecting the northern Galilee Basin to the Port of Abbot Point.
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PMC Projects is collaborating with engineering and design firms in India and Australia, fabricators in China, and construction contractors in Australia. ProjectWise was selected as the single, integrated environment for global work-sharing and communication. ProjectWise allowed 200 users from offices in India and Australia to work as a single virtual team, increasing efficiency and overall quality of project delivery.
INNOVATION IN MINING AND METALS Proteus EPCM Engineers Vista Gold Corp – Mt. Todd Gold Project Northern Territory, Australia Vista Gold appointed Proteus EPCM Engineers to prepare a Bankable Feasibility Study for the Mt. Todd Gold Project, in Australia’s Northern Territory. The project site is a mine that ceased operation in 2000. Existing infrastructure on the brownfield site is to be replaced, and a new gold process plant built. Total capital expenditure for the project is around USD 740 million.
Proteus used MicroStation as the platform for Bentley’s 3D modeling products, 2D annotation, 3D PDF production, and Luxology renderings. Bentley products provided accurate bulk material take-offs for civil, concrete and steel. Bentley Navigator was used to create 3D presentations and fly overs in design reviews and presentations to Vista Gold.
Proteus developed a greenfield design with as-built data acquired from existing drawings and surveys, and 3D models and equipment from past projects.
“Bentley software helped us to improve the quality of our designs and collaborate on projects across the world.” – Jorge Arancibia Berrios, Ausenco
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The projects in this category represent tremendous innovation in the use of Bentley software to produce intelligent infrastructure that is measured in terms of operational efficiency, constructability, safety, and the use of energy and non-renewable resources in marine environments. This category recognizes projects that have created new and sustainable value in every stage of the facility lifecycle.
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INNOVATION IN OFFSHORE ENGINEERING TECON S.r.l. Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Project Isola del Giglio, Grosseto, Italy
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As the first salvage operation to raise a ship of this size without dismantling it, the USD 400 million Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Project challenge was to remove the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the shore of Isola del Giglio, Italy, while preserving the environment and restoring the site back to its original state. TECON designed the six underwater platforms for joint venture Titan (USA)-Micoperi (Italy).
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TECON created a flat plane over which the wreck could stand vertically, using SACS for all structural analysis: in-service, transportation, in-air and in-water lifting, pile/soil interactions, wave forces, and load combinations. Using SACS saved TECON time and money by enabling them to respond to continuous changes and verify new results. SACS’ user-friendly 3D output facilitated clear communication among the multidiscipline, international team. Thanks in part to this innovative solution, the wreck was righted and removed intact from this environmentally sensitive reef.
INNOVATION IN OFFSHORE ENGINEERING CNGS Engineering Central Process Platform – V. Filanovsky Oil Field
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Caspian Sea, Russia This RUB 16 billion ice-resistant offshore platform is one of the largest and, due to extreme conditions, most complex projects in the Caspian Sea. In the coldest months, the peak temperature averages -20° C (-4° F) and can drop as low as -36° C (-32.8° F). The support units were designed using 3D modeling to sustain the platform’s massive weight as well as prevent ice-load damage.
CNGS Engineering is leading a group of eight subcontractor team members who are using ProjectWise to eliminate file-transfer difficulties. Other software being used on the project includes SACS, AutoPIPE, AutoPLANT Piping, Bentley Piping, Bentley OpenPlant PowerPID, Bentley PlantSpace Equipment, Bentley PlantSpace Piping, Bentley Building Mechanical Systems, MicroStation, Bentley Navigator, and promis•e.
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Santos Basin, Sao Paulo, Brazil Located in the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil, the FPSO OSX-3 will be turret-moored in a maximum water depth of 110 meters, and produce and treat 100,000 barrels per day of crude oil. L&T-Valdel Engineering was commissioned by Modec International to provide modularization design for the FPSO topsides. The challenge was to complete the topside design of 15 modules and 10 pipe racks within 12 months.
The company used SACS for modeling, analysis, and optimization of the FPSO topside structure and STAAD.Pro to design its tertiary steel. The software analyzed the module for all static and dynamic loads observed during preservice and in-service conditions. SACS improved design accuracy and visual clarity, which saved on-site construction time and reduced steel consumption by 15 percent.
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INNOVATION IN OFFSHORE ENGINEERING Guodian United Power Technology Co. Ltd. SACS Application in the Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation and Substructure Design Beijing, China With the development of offshore wind power, the design technology of offshore wind turbine foundations and substructures has gained attention around the world. Since wave/current loads borne by offshore wind turbines and seabed geological conditions are the same as those for a fixed offshore platform, the same software can be used in the design of offshore wind turbine foundations and substructures.
For this CNY 5.3 billion project, Guodian United Power Technology used SACS to design a six-megawatt offshore wind turbine at the Leting wind farm in Beijing, China. The wind farm will include a total installed capacity of 4,400 megawatts, starting off with 300 megawatts during the first phase. Using SACS, the firm calculated and analyzed 459 fatigue working conditions in only 30 hours.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited HC Platform: ONGC Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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The engineering challenge on this INR 1 billion project in Mumbai, India, was the survey and analysis of an underwater platform to determine the extent of damage and need for retrofit. Because of approaching seasonal monsoons, temporary measures included adding a strop system to hold the framing intact, detaching a critical riser, and installing additional clamps to avoid any vortex formation for risers.
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The impact of a collapse would have been catastrophic both environmentally and financially. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) used SACS to evaluate the HC platform and perform ultimate, fatigue, and pushover analysis. The firm then recommended measures necessary to ensure that the structure would meet storm conditions with no major plasticity or joint failures.
INNOVATION IN OFFSHORE ENGINEERING Incat Crowther Bhagwan Dryden Dampier, Western Australia, Australia Incat Crowther collaborated with Bhagwan Marine and Neptune Marine Services on this AUD 30 million project in Dampier, Australia, to develop a first-of-a-kind, integrated catamaran. The goal was to design one vessel able to perform six functions: dive support, geophysical survey, geotechnical survey, cargo transport, hyperbaric rescue, and safety standby. Innovative design reallocated compartments and respecified the flexible, high-redundancy propulsion system.
What sets this vessel apart from its peers currently operating in similar environments is the combination of capabilities consolidated onto a singular purpose-built platform. Bentley’s Maxsurf Modeler and Maxsurf Stability Enterprise were integrated into the design process to determine the overall intact and damage stability of the vessel, which enabled the team to develop 3D models of various hull-form and compartment configurations.
Kencana Bestwide Engineering Front-end Engineering and Detail Design for D1 Cluster Development Project Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia PCCP Operating Company operates two units of a mobile offshore production unit for the offshore D1 cluster development at Bintulu, Malaysia. Each unit is next to a light-weight structure that supports wellhead and conductors leading to the Dana production wells. The slender structures are distinctive because the diameters are extremely small compared to typical offshore platforms.
With the previous analysis completed at three years of service, Kencana Bestwide Engineering simulated current conditions and assessed the structures at five years of age as part of this USD 16 million project. The firm used SACS to conduct the in-place, lift, dynamic, and fatigue analysis, and validated safety measures in the driven piles through the legs, which also function as conductors. ProjectWise was used to rapidly deploy a project team.
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INNOVATION IN OFFSHORE ENGINEERING Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited – IEOT Guyed Tower Platform Concept for Marginal Fields Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Any oil field nearing the end of its commercial life is defined as a marginal field. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation – IEOT embarked on a study of marginal fields on the west coast of India. Using SACS, the study provided conclusive data that guyed towers are a suitable alternative to the conventional jacket structures of traditional offshore structures.
Extremely cost effective, a guyed tower consists of a slender steel space frame with vertical forces on the platform taken by a foundation base. With the base partially penetrating the sea bed, the support structure is held upright by several guy lines that run to clump weights on the ocean floor. From the clump weights, the lines then run to conventional anchors to form a dual stiffness mooring system.
Rishabh Software Pvt. Ltd. Hebron Topside Project Atlantic Ocean, Canada
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Hebron is a heavy oil field located in the Atlantic Ocean, 350 kilometers southeast of St. John’s, the capital city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Utilizing WorleyParsons’ expertise in sub-Arctic float-over topsides at water depths of 92 meters, Rishabh Software was contracted to design the metering skids for the piping and structural disciplines.
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Rishabh Software – an ISO-certified piping and mechanical engineering house – used ProjectWise to integrate a design team distributed over multiple locations, and ProStructures, AutoPLANT Piping, and AutoPLANT Equipment for the offshore platform in which the fiscal metering skids needed to be employed. The firm detailed the skids and provided all drawings and models in native format so the client could design them using ProSteel. The 3D models created reference data that helped avoid clashes.
INNOVATION IN OFFSHORE ENGINEERING RNZ Pegasus Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. Pipeline and Riser Detailed Design Engineering West Belumut, Terengganu, Malaysia Newfield Peninsula Malaysia is the operator of Malaysia Block PM323, located in the Malay Basin in the South China Sea. Two additional offshore platforms are planned as part of the oil field expansion. One, the West Belumut Wellhead Platform, is unique because it consists of a four-inch pipeline piggy-backed onto the 10-inch pipeline. The challenge was to simulate the support conditions at the piggy-back blocks along the pipeline.
Using AutoPIPE, RNZ Pegasus Asia Pacific designed the riser and evaluated the static stress level within the riser and pipeline system. In addition, the team simulated the effects of pressure at pipe bends and closed ends, thermal expansion, applied loads, support movements, pipe/soil interaction, pipe/ support friction, support restraints, and environmental loads. AutoPIPE analyzed the two pipelines in one 3D model.
Zentech Engineering Co., Ltd. Gumusut-Kakap Semi-FPS Project Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia The fabrication and assembly of floating offshore structures have traditionally been carried out in the dry dock of a shipyard by stacking unit blocks sequentially from lower to upper levels. The use of dry dock facilities, however, depends on dock schedules and tight fabrication processes of the yard; and thus it is typically quite challenging to quickly incorporate design modifications required by a client.
For this USD 1.6 billion project for MMHE in Malaysia, Zentech Engineering used SACS to coordinate the superlift structural design across multiple disciplines. SACS ensured safer integration of the offshore floating structure with a fully coordinated design that met the construction schedule while maintaining high quality standards. The 3D model was a breakthrough for the client relationship and produced a significant gain in productivity.
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Projects in this award category have demonstrated excellence in pre-processing point clouds in point-cloud-centric workflows and/or integrating point clouds into infrastructure information modeling workflows. These projects may use either desktop or server products, or a combination of the two, to persist point clouds in information modeling workflows.
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INNOVATION IN POINT-CLOUD PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc. Cascade Tunnel Study Stevens Pass, Washington, United States
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The Cascade Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the United States, located near Stevens Pass, Washington, is a vital corridor for shipping cargo from Pacific Rim countries to the United States. BNSF Railway retained J.L. Patterson & Associates (JLP) to survey and model the tunnel for alignment and clearance envelope improvements. Due to tunnel access time constraints, JLP combined control and LiDAR survey techniques to create a map using MicroStation and its powerful point-cloud management tools.
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Bentley products and LiDAR technology modeled the 7.8 mile interior tunnel surface, including both track and notch alignments. Without track realignment, the cut would have been 177 cubic yards. Calculating the realignment using powerful regression models in Bentley software reduced the cut to 8.3 cubic yards, thereby reducing construction duration and cutting costs by 90 percent to USD 1 million.
INNOVATION IN POINT-CLOUD PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT Avineon India Pvt Ltd Creation of 3D City Model for City of Brussels Using LiDAR Point-cloud Data
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Brussels, Belgium Avineon India was tasked with creating a 3D city model of Brussels, Belgium. With more than 260,000 buildings and 200 bridges, the city was ideally suited for the use of LiDAR point-cloud modeling. Using a combination of Bentley Map, MicroStation, and third-party software, the company successfully generated a highly accurate model. The project cost significantly less than using traditional photogrammetric methods.
By combining 2D ortho-rectified images, stereo compilation, and LiDAR data, Avineon India created detailed models of both complex building rooftops and bridges with vertical resolution of 20 centimeters. MicroStation enabled the company to integrate multiple data sources and migrate high-accuracy data to a CityGML output with no loss of spatial or attribute accuracy.
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Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany Built in 1219, St. Leonhard’s Church and its integrated Saint Salvator chapel is one of the nine remaining endowment churches in Frankfurt. Recently, city authorities decided to return the church’s interior to its former neo-Gothic style after centuries of alterations. Because of the structural complexity, Steuernagel Ingenieure decided to use a 3D laser-scanning approach to create a detailed 3D model of the interior.
Steuernagel Ingenieure used Bentley CloudWorx and MicroStation to manage and process the laser-scan data with the required accuracy of + or - 1 millimeter. This included 130 viewpoints, 17 billion laser scan points, and approximately 300 gigabytes of data from seven scanning phases. In addition to reducing the survey time to six weeks, this approach streamlined workflows. Scans at various stages of construction were used to prepare documents and drawings quickly and efficiently.
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INNOVATION IN POINT-CLOUD PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT Eskom Holdings (Pty) Ltd Lethabo Power Station – 3D Laser Scanning Project Viljoensdrift, Free State, South Africa Eskom Holdings operates 28 power stations, many due for major refurbishments. One of these is Lethabo Power Station in Viljoensdrift, Free State, South Africa. To accomplish the refurbishments, they needed to obtain accurate information about the plant interiors. At a cost of USD 650,000, the company used 3D laser scanning to create a 3D model and basic design base, which allowed project deliverables to be ready 12 months early.
Eskom used multiple Bentley products, including Bentley CloudWorx, Bentley PlantSpace, MicroStation, and ProjectWise. MicroStation enabled the processing of the point-cloud data and adding of intelligent plant tags, while PlantSpace enabled modeling of the boiler. Eskom used PlantSpace P&ID to re-draft the P&IDs, enabling cross validation of the data sets. The models were also used for personnel training and disaster preparation.
3Deling Sp. z o.o. Laser Scanning and Point-cloud Processing of Dubai Heritage Buildings Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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In the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the municipality designated eight buildings as heritage sites to be laser scanned in order to create models for future refurbishing. The USD 200,000 project was awarded to 3Deling, which successfully scanned all accessible spaces both inside and out, capturing the data in RGB point clouds.
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Bentley Pointools cleaned the data, and after registering to a single coordinate system, the point-cloud data was converted to CAD format using MicroStation. Two types of models were created: detailed design models and less-detailed light-textured models for a 3D interactive walk-through, accessible online. This walk-through fulfilled the project’s second goal of creating marketing material for the city’s heritage buildings.
INNOVATION IN POINT-CLOUD PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd. Application of Mobile LiDAR Data for Road Asset Management Minakami, Gumma, Japan Near Minakami, Gumma Prefecture, Kan-Etsu is the longest highway tunnel in Japan. For this JPY 1 billion project, Asia Air Survey created an accurate model of the tunnel using a mobile LiDAR platform to gather both point-cloud data with a density of 2,000 points per square meter and omni-directional imagery. The mobile LiDAR platform scanned the tunnel in just 10 minutes without traffic controls, saving weeks worth of time that a ground-based LiDAR approach would have taken.
The collected data was processed using MicroStation, Bentley Descartes, and Terrasolid’s TerraScan, reducing processing time by 20 percent. Point clouds were colored according to reflection intensity ratios, and cold joint, water leakage, and other degradation were detected. The scans allowed the company to detect differences between design and as-built drawings.
Construction Management & Design Services, Inc. and Brighton Engineering, Inc. Nestle NH3 Chatsworth, California, United States A modification to a liquid ammonia refrigeration unit used by Nestle Group Engineering led to trapped ammonia inside a compressor, creating a potentially dangerous situation. Construction Management & Design Services and Brighton Engineering used a 3D laser scanner to model the interior of the refrigeration room and design a new piping scheme. The USD 2 million project saved four weeks and USD 24,000 in construction costs.
Faro’s SCENE 3D laser scanner software was used to register the data, and Bentley Pointools was used to separate the piping by function. The resulting POD file was manipulated in Bentley Descartes and AECOsim Building Designer to create a piping system that would avoid trapping ammonia. The new scheme was exported back into Bentley Pointools for presentation to the client.
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INNOVATION IN POINT-CLOUD PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT Genesys International Corporation Ltd. Terrestrial LiDAR in Geological Application for SJVNL Luhri, Himachal Pradesh, India Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam’s plans for building a 38-kilometer tunnel to carry water from the Sutlej River in the Himalayas to a hydroelectric dam necessitated the acquisition of geomorphologic data. Genesys International Corporation used terrestrial LiDAR to scan the rock outcrops for subsequent geological analysis in this INR 150 million project. This approach minimized costs by shortening the time needed to complete the project by 15 percent.
Genesys edited the colorized point-cloud data using Bentley Pointools. The rock types and dip-and-strike angles were derived from the LiDAR data to prepare a geotechnical report. The project team then integrated the simulated tunnel alignment and geologically interpreted rock types with colorized point-cloud data to create realistic terrain, and developed an animated walk-through.
Graphic Engineering Solutions and Services (Pty) Ltd and African Consulting Surveyors Hazelmere Dam Laser Survey and Reverse Engineering Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Verulam’s Hazelmere Dam on the Mdloti River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, supplies water to the residents of the North Coast. Increased water demand has necessitated the raising of the dam by 7 meters. Ingerop S.A. hired Graphic Engineering Solutions and Services (GESS) and African Consulting Surveyors to reverse engineer the interior and exterior of the dam using a 5 millimeter unified point cloud, costing ZAR 360 million.
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In addition to Bentley PowerCivil for South Africa, GESS used MicroStation and Bentley CloudWorx to create a digital terrain model and model the dam’s concrete and other structures. MicroStation allowed for the re-projection of legacy 2D CAD data to a modern map projection to serve as references, saving enormous amounts of time. Use of Bentley products is anticipated to save a great deal of money for the winning bidder.
INNOVATION IN POINT-CLOUD PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT Kobayashi Consultant Co., Ltd. National Road Expansion Project Nagano, Japan In negotiations between the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and private landowners, it is vital to have an accurate means of communicating a construction project’s potential effects on their properties. Kobayashi used a car-mounted laser scanner to create a 3D point cloud along a 1-kilometer stretch of road slated for improvement and widening in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Using Bentley Pointools, the project team created 3D content showing the post-construction effects of the road expansion project that could be used in land-rights negotiations. Bentley Pointools enabled point-cloud segmentation for individual land units, linking with related data and various camera views. The project’s JPY 12 million cost was offset by the accurate pricing of the company’s general competitive bid for the improvement project.
Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd., Pasco Corp. and Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd LiDAR Mapping Project in Thailand Bangkok, Thailand After a major 2011 flood in the Chao Phraya floodplain in Thailand, the government hired a partnership of Kokusai Kogyo Co., Pasco Corp., and Asia Air Survey Co. to create an airborne LiDAR digital terrain model of over 24,700 square kilometers. The entire project cost JPY 1.4 billion to accomplish and enabled increased flood modeling, prevention, and mitigation.
The partnership employed MicroStation and MicroStation GeoGraphics for quality control of the LiDAR data and project data enhancement. This included the readjustment, recalibration, and reprocessing of point-cloud data. MicroStation GeoGraphics was used in topology checks to produce water-body polygon data for hydro flattening. The application of Bentley software reduced manual data editing by 70 percent, allowing the project to be completed in less than 6 months.
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INNOVATION IN POINT-CLOUD PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT Monoberg – MapMatic Innovation in Road Inventory Cracow, Poland Monoberg and MapMatic formed a joint venture to map 300 kilometers of National Road 79 near Cracow, Poland. Utilizing a mobile LiDAR scanning platform, the mapping project focused on obstacles creating horizontal and vertical clearance issues such as power lines and signs. The use of Bentley software on the USD 20,000 project saved 70 percent on the total cost.
To help perform a road surface quality assessment, MicroStation and Bentley Descartes were used to analyze the road’s slope by generating cross-sections and a digital terrain model for water flow analysis and depression detection. Point-cloud classification in Bentley Descartes enabled visualization of the state of the road infrastructure and assessment of the surface conditions.
School of Architecture, University of Kentucky College of Design A Place for Ideas (Thoughtspace) Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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The hypermodel function of MicroStation sparked the imagination of Mark O’Bryan, a student in the architecture program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. He wanted to utilize this tool to generate an exercise-only product that represented a new way of looking at design – an easily manipulated 3D thought space.
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O’Bryan used MicroStation hypermodeling to place design drawings inside a point-cloud model. By photographing a hand-made 3D model and converting the photos into a point cloud, he was able to use MicroStation to generate section callouts and automated drawings. The hand-drawn design drawings were then attached to the point cloud. The result was a new type of workspace that helps engender creativity and innovation.
INNOVATION IN POINT-CLOUD PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT Sigma Mascot (HK) Limited Successfully Utilizing 3D Scanning Technology in Greater China Hong Kong, China At a cost of HKD 300,000 to 500,000, Sigma Mascot (HK) scanned several historic buildings and used 3D laser scanning together with Bentley software to reduce survey time by 80 percent. This saved more than 40 percent on the investment compared to traditional techniques.
The company used a combination of MicroStation, Bentley Pointools, and InRoads to complete the project. After the scan points were set, the buildings were easily digitized into a point cloud. The data was further manipulated and converted into DGN format for easier use. Bentley software also allowed for the production of 3D drawings for asset management.
Studio Klaschka Sorsby Medical Practice and West Ham Lane Health Centre Refurbishments London, United Kingdom Studio Klaschka used Bentley AECOsim Building Designer and Bentley Pointools to successfully model the interior and exterior of two medical centers in London, United Kingdom, using point-cloud technology. Their method of modeling saved approximately four weeks per site for this GBP 2.5 million project. The first step of the process was to use Bentley software to create a simple 3D model of the building, which is used for design discussions. In parallel to the
design development, the existing building information model was completed by adding such details as sanitary fittings, radiator panels, and other items. The point-cloud model remained a useful on-site source of information and tool for problem-solving using such features as color by elevation to determine optimal solutions.
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INNOVATION IN POINT-CLOUD PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT Terradata AG 3D Model of a Roman Urn Grave Brugg, Aargau, Switzerland A construction project in Brugg, a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau, uncovered a Roman urn grave dated to 50 A.D. The canton’s archeology department tasked Terradata AG with creating a 3D model of the site. Terradata used 20 laser-scanning stations to create a highly accurate 3D model in less than a day. Other survey techniques would have delayed construction, costing the company both time and money. The following day, the site was destroyed.
The large amount of point-cloud data for this CHF 10,000 project was easily analyzed using MicroStation and Bentley Pointools, allowing floor plans and cross-sections to be created. A physical model derived from the scan resides in a museum, preserving the site for posterity.
VenturisIT GmbH Production Hall Extension for V6/R4 Unit Manufacturing Györ, Hungary
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The Audi Hungaria G20 production hall in Györ, Hungary was extended for unit manufacturing of V6 and R4 engines. The main goal of the project was to realize the design using 3D laser scanning, while avoiding conflicts by continuously checking each design stage. All detected failures and deviations were modeled in 3D using MicroStation and returned to the construction companies for correction.
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Bentley’s Pointools and MicroStation, along with TRICAD MS, were used for point-cloud editing and BIM modeling. Bentley Facilities Planner was used to model interior production areas. Using defined building-acceptance process steps, the hall was scanned after completion, and that scan data was compared with 3D data from the construction work to check for correctness. The final accurate BIM data can be used on subsequent modification and extension projects.
Nominations in this award category have demonstrated excellence in planning, designing, building, operating, modeling, and analyzing power generation plants including traditional fossil fuel plants, combined cycle plants, nuclear power facilities, and renewable power generation facilities such as hydroelectric, solar, or wind powered.
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INNOVATION IN POWER GENERATION Eskom Holdings (Pty) Ltd Kusile Power Station – Virtual 3D Plant Simulator for O&M Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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In response to South Africa’s electricity supply constraints, Eskom Holdings fast-tracked the USD 14 billion Kusile Power Station construction from 10 to 8 years. Group Technology (Engineering) partnered with the Kusile team to prototype 3D visualization and simulation technologies, and create a virtual 3D plant simulator for use in operations and maintenance of the plant, which has six 800-megawatt power generation units and flue gas desulphurization technology.
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The multi-contractor EPC project team was challenged to integrate complex layout/arrangement designs and 3D model submissions. Bentley civil products and MicroStation enabled the merger of models in various formats, and fast and efficient checking for construction interferences. MicroStation was also used to develop and integrate the 3D visualization model. The simulator was deployed to develop operating procedures, training sequences, and commissioning information packs.
INNOVATION IN POWER GENERATION Beifang Investigation Design & Research Co. Ltd. Parametric Design Application of Hydropower Engineering
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South Region, Cameroon On the River Ntem in Cameroon’s remote South Region, the Memve’ele Hydropower Station will have a total installed capacity of 211 megawatts with four single-capacity units of 52.75 megawatts. The USD 637 million station was designed by Beifang Investigation Design & Research using ProjectWise as a collaboration platform, and MicroStation and AECOsim Building Designer for 3D modeling. This environment ensured the use of common standards, simplified configuration management, and enabled comparison of multiple layout schemes.
GenerativeComponents was used to explore designs for hydraulic machinery components such as the spiral case and draft tube. The resulting parametric models enabled designers to master the layout for this geographically complex and remote region.. The arch dam was also modeled in GenerativeComponents. Bentley solutions shortened the design cycle from three months (traditional 2D design) to one month, saving about USD 150,000.
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Newnan, Georgia, United States Southern Company evaluated design options for making Plant Yates Units 6 and 7, located in Newnan, Georgia, more environmentally friendly and less costly to operate. Engineers worked through conceptual designs for installing desulfurization technology vs. converting the units from coal-fired to natural gas. Using ProjectWise with integrated design tools enabled the engineers to compare multiple configurations throughout conceptual design.
ProjectWise was used to manage 3D and 2D content, models, and workflows associated with CAD/CAE tools including Bentley Structural, STAAD.Pro, and AutoPLANT plant engineering design software. With the option to review fully integrated 3D models, the project team evaluated multiple variations of the circulating dry scrubber project, estimated at USD 600 million. Southern Company chose gas conversion, estimated at USD 40 million, as the best option for the plant and customer.
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INNOVATION IN POWER GENERATION Guangdong Hydropower Planning & Design Institute 3D Construction Design for Qingyuan Pumped Storage Power Station Qingyuan, Guangdong, China Guangdong Hydropower Planning & Design Institute applied 3D collaborative design technology for the first time on the pumped-storage power station in Qingyuan City’s Qingxin District, Guangdong, China. Occupying 40 square kilometers on the Qinhuang River, the CNY 7 billion plant has four 320-megawatt turbines for an installed capacity of 1,280 megawatts. A multi-discipline team optimized the design scheme through real-time interaction made possible by using ProjectWise in conjunction with Bentley’s 3D modeling applications.
Applications included MicroStation, AECOsim Building Designer, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, Bentley Substation, GEOPAK Site, Bentley Map, InRoads Suite, Bentley Descartes, and Bentley Navigator. The technology reduced modifications, improved quality, and accelerated progress. Design costs were reduced by an estimated CNY 800,000, and the schedule was expected to be shortened by 90 days – saving the owners about CNY 20 million.
Energotechnika Engineering sp. z o.o. Imos Gdynia Gdynia, Poland
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As the largest energy company in Northern Poland, EDF Wybrzeze S.A. owns and operates the Gdansk and Gdynia power plants, with total heat capacity of 1,206.5 megawatts and total power generation capacity of 322.5 megawatts. Installation of wet flue gas desulfurization was required to bring the Gdynia plant into compliance with European Union legislation for emissions control. The PLN 4 million project will reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by about 70 percent and ash by about 55 percent.
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New cross-industry standards and design coordination were the main challenges for Energotechnika Engineering. The use of Bentley products, including MicroStation PowerDraft, Bentley AutoPIPE, ProjectWise, Bentley Navigator, and Bentley PlantSpace products, allowed the team to create a spatial model for visualization and coordination of the technical solutions, thereby avoiding collisions between contractors.
INNOVATION IN POWER GENERATION Giprotyumenneftegaz 42 Megawatt Gas-turbine Power Plant of the Tyamkinskoye Field Uvat, Tyumen Region, Russia Giprotyumenneftegaz designed a 42 megawatt gas-turbine power plant to support production at the Tyamkinskoye oil field, which is part of the Uvat Project developed by TNK-BP in the Tyumen region of Russia. Fueled by associated petroleum gas, the RUB 3.7 billion plant featured seven gas turbines each with 6 megawatt capacity, a non-standard substation design, and auxiliary facilities.
all stages of engineering, from survey work through issuance of construction documentation. The integrated software facilitated exchange of information among disciplines, reducing the number of mistakes and automating processes such as collision detection, and generation of specifications and estimates. The time savings reduced costs by about 15 percent.
Bentley 3D design products, including MicroStation, Bentley Structural, Bentley PlantSpace P&ID, Bentley Navigator, and Bentley Descartes, were used at
Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. Qianping Reservoir Project Luoyang, Henan, China With a holding capacity of 591 million cubic meters, the Qianping Reservoir Project is focused on flood prevention in a 1,325-square-kilometer drainage area for Beiru River in Henan Province, China. The CNY 1.93 billion project includes irrigation, water supply, and power generation. Topographic and geologic constraints required associated structures, including a dam, tunnels, and powerhouse, to be concentrated in one area.
To avoid conflicts, Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting chose Bentley solutions for 3D modeling. The models revealed the correct spatial positioning, which resolved conflicts and allowed engineers to optimize and adjust their designs in real time. The accuracy and efficiency of this approach shortened the design period and saved CNY 100,000 in design costs. Products included MicroStation, AECOsim Building Designer, GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite, Bentley Navigator, and ProjectWise.
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INNOVATION IN POWER GENERATION Hubei Electric Power Survey and Design Institute Calaca 2x150 Megawatt Coal-fired CFB Power Plant Calaca, Batangas, Philippines Located near Calaca municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines, this 2x150 megawatt coal-fired, circulating fluidized bed power plant project will generate 195 billion kilowatt hours on a 6,500 hour-per-year basis. Hubei Electric Power Survey and Design Institute chose Bentley products as the design platform so that all disciplines could work collaboratively to build and collision test an overall construction site model.
Products included Bentley PlantSpace, Bentley Substation, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, AECOsim Building Designer, STAAD.Pro, i-model Composer, Bentley Navigator, and ProjectWise. Using 3D design during Phase 1 of this USD 428 million project reduced the possibility of collision by 90 percent, saved 100 man-hours during the design phase and 100 man-hours during the construction phase, and cut construction costs by USD 150,000.
Isgec Heavy Engineering Ltd. Structural 3D Model for CFBC Boiler Rehla, Jharkhand, India
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Isgec Heavy Engineering designed and supplied a circulating fluidized boiler with 150-ton-per-hour steaming capacity, along with a 30-megawatt power plant, for installation at the Aditya Birla Chemicals plant in Rehla, Jharkhand, India. Approximately 71,000 elements had to be assembled for the project. Using ProSteel to design and detail the project saved time by revealing constructability problems early on.
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The 3D model enabled components such as canopies, handrails, platforms, and gratings to be interfaced with other equipment in the plant. Accessibility issues were also resolved. ProSteel enabled extensive information integration among mechanical, piping, and structural engineering, and reduced the number of revisions due to early detection of clashes and interferences. As a result, the engineering team completed the project in just four months.
INNOVATION IN POWER GENERATION Projenia S.r.l. 6th of October Power Plant 6th of October City, Cairo, Egypt Cairo Electricity Production Company awarded a EUR 245 million engineering, procurement, and construction contract to Ansaldo Energia to build the 6th of October Power Plant on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. The 600-megawatt open-cycle power generation plant consists of four 150-megawatt gas turbines. Projenia was retained to perform detail design of the plant, including civil and architectural works, piping and mechanical design, and electrical and instrumentation design.
The short nine-month schedule was achieved by using the AutoPLANT integrated 3D environment and Bentley AutoPIPE and STAAD.Pro calculation tools to exchange information among engineering disciplines. Bentley solutions produced an optimal design in 15 percent less time and enabled a faster erection schedule – just 14.5 months – by producing a clash-free, erection-oriented arrangement that required minimal on-site queries or claims.
Projenia S.r.l. Marcinelle CCGT Power Plant Charleroi, Belgium Located at the Carsid Complex in Charleroi, Belgium, the Marcinelle Energie combined-cycle gas turbine power plant has a design capacity of 410 megawatts. Enel Ingegneria e Innovazione acted as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor, while Projenia provided engineering design services including preliminary plant layout, mechanical plant and piping detail design, and balance-of-plant instrument positioning.
Projenia created a 3D model of the overall power plant. AutoPLANT and Bentley AutoPIPE were used to achieve a clash-free design and erection-optimized layout. The 3D integrated environment based on Bentley products ensured multi-discipline coordination among engineering teams working from various locations. The 3D integrated design process reduced design time by 10 percent, significantly reduced the erection cost, and improved plant operability by optimizing space for maintenance and safety.
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INNOVATION IN POWER GENERATION Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd. Enhancing the Value of Engineering Information Using ProjectWise Kolkata, West Bengal, India As a leading engineering, procurement, and construction services company in India’s power sector, Techno Electric & Engineering Co. is responsible in some capacity for about half of India’s thermal power generating capacity and a major portion of the national power grid. Prior to implementing ProjectWise, the company managed data from multiple projects on network drives, which caused problems with data maintenance, archiving, and reuse; and document tracking, security, version control, and auditing.
ProjectWise was deployed as a single robust platform and centralized repository to resolve these issues. The system helps users find, reuse, and share project data and makes access control, security permissions, and backup and retrieval more efficient. Application-level integration was deployed with 3D modeling products including AutoPLANT, Bentley Substation, and MicroStation. Techno Electric has achieved 10 percent time savings with ProjectWise workflows.
United Conveyor Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd. Fly Ash Handling Project Moundsville, West Virginia, United States
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At American Electric Power’s Mitchell Plant near Moundsville, West Virginia, United Conveyor Corporation (India) completed an ash handling project using AutoPLANT and Bentley AutoPIPE. The 3D models saved time on this USD 150 million project by visualizing the components used to convey fly ash from its source in the coal-fired power plant to its destination, where it can be recovered for reuse in building and other materials.
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UCC India offers state-of-the-art ash handling and pneumatic conveying technology from its parent company, United Conveyor Corporation, USA. The system for this project combined vacuum and pressure conveyance to collect fly ash from hoppers in the electrostatic precipitator area and convey it to a storage silo. Valves in the pipe controlled the flow and distribution of ash and air.
INNOVATION IN POWER GENERATION Wagner-Schaffner J. & Cie S.à r.l. Construction of a Woodchip-fired Boilerhouse Beckerich, Luxembourg The Municipality of Beckerich, Luxembourg, installed a woodchip-fired boiler as an extension to an existing biogas plant that generates 600 kilowatts of thermal power for district heating. Providing energy for up to 170 households and a dozen buildings, the EUR 1.5 million project included the boiler, which generates 2,000 kilowatts to heat two heating water storage tanks of 50,000 liters each, and a supplementary pumping plant.
Wagner-Schaffner created a 3D model of the plant using MicroStation and VenturisIT’s TRICAD MS. Accurate visualization of the 6.5-meter boiler and 8-meter storage tanks enabled the project team to optimize the integration with existing pumps that were moved to the new boiler house, as well as to optimize the structures for accessibility and maintenance.
“Bentley’s design tools provide the best environment for our engineers and designers to collaborate, store information, and get the job done.” – Daishaun Morgan, Southern Company
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Projects in this award category are distinguished by excellence in the planning, engineering, construction, and operations of any process manufacturing facility, including: oil and gas facilities (either onshore or offshore, upstream or downstream), chemical and pharmaceutical plants, food and beverage factories, and pulp and paper mills.
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INNOVATION IN PROCESS MANUFACTURING Pall India Pvt. Ltd. Jet-pulse Blowback Filtration System (Gas Solid Separation System-GSS) Panipat, Haryana, India
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Pall, a global leader in filtration and purification system technologies, designed the Jet-pulse Blowback Filtration System for the Panipat Refinery in Haryana province, India. The INR 55 million project was fast-tracked, with all engineering deliverables such as general arrangement drawings, isometrics, and bill of materials to be completed within six weeks. Pall opted to use AutoPLANT Piping for the complex piping layout. As a result, piping deliverables were ready within two weeks of the start of modeling.
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AutoPLANT Equipment allowed designers to meet requirements for nonstandard, customized equipment and customized isometric symbols. Pall also saved time using AutoPLANT’s deliverables and built-in libraries. Overall, Bentley solutions reduced man-hours by nearly 70 percent.
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INNOVATION IN PROCESS MANUFACTURING CPC Corporation Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking Project
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Kaohsiung, Taiwan CPC Corporation is building an 80,000-barrel-per-stream-day residue fluid catalytic cracking unit to streamline the configuration and boost value-added profiles at its refinery in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. This USD 1.3 billion project is CPC’s first EPC project to adopt ProjectWise as an electronic engineering document management system for the entire plant lifecycle – from project kick-off to operations and maintenance.
ProjectWise enabled CPC and the EPC company, CTCI Corporation, to work seamlessly in the same environment and convey information without delay. From design to as-built, all document versions were recorded in ProjectWise, which was used to manage more than 55,000 documents. All project documents where synchronized with another server for owner operation and maintenance. A comprehensive components database was created to link components to related documents.
Profarb Grupa Chemiczna Sp. z o.o. Installation for Alkyd Resin Production
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Smolensk, Russia Profarb Chemical Group provides turnkey development, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning of chemical equipment. For this PLN 7.1 million project in Smolensk, Russia, Profarb designed the installation of an alkyd resin production facility with four reactors totaling 6.3 cubic meters in capacity. The project included a heating-cooling installation with 2x580 kilowatt capacity, and control and measurement systems. Profarb prepared assembly documentation of the installation using AutoPLANT and Bentley Navigator.
Networked SQL databases on multiple workstations enabled project team members in various disciplines to review the 3D designs in Bentley Navigator and reduce the probability of encountering collisions during assembly. AutoPLANT enabled full prefabrication of installation components. Together these Bentley tools reduced the project team’s estimated working time from 900 hours (traditional system) to 640 hours – a 30 percent savings.
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INNOVATION IN PROCESS MANUFACTURING Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. Refinery Master Plan Phase 2 Limay, Bataan, Philippines Located in the Limay municipality of the Philippine’s Bataan province, Petron Bataan Refinery processes crude oil to produce a full range of petroleum products. Petrol initiated the Refinery Master Plan Phase 2 (RMP-2) to meet the growing energy needs of the Philippines and contracted Daelim Industrial for engineering, procurement, and construction.
Daelim Industrial estimated that roughly 15 percent of the design phase was spent generating plan drawings. Using Bentley’s PlantWAVE for PDS reduced that time to 2 percent without losing accuracy. This enabled the team to concentrate on modeling and design quality check. A manual orthographic drawing that took 7 hours now takes one half hour. Revisions now take 5 seconds per drawing, compared to 10 minutes. Automation with PlantWAVE resulted in cost savings of up to 90 percent.
Azimut Benetti S.p.A. Mega-yacht System Design Livorno, Livorno, Italy
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Italian mega-yacht builder Azimut Benetti designs luxury vessels of 50 meters or more in length. The builder adopted 3D modeling to present customers with a more detailed overview of their projects. MicroStation enabled the modeling of structures and machinery. Bentley OpenPlant PowerPID enabled integration of piping, ductwork, and cable trays for onboard systems. Bentley Navigator gave workers easy access to models during production.
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For a recent project to build a 63-meter mega-yacht, Azimut Benetti modeled the engine room systems and machinery in the space defined by the hull structure and other outfitting constraints. Workshop drawings were exported with codified numbers tagging each pipe to identify where it was to be installed. Overall, Bentley solutions helped find non-conformities, make modifications, purchase material in parallel to construction, and achieve quality goals.
INNOVATION IN PROCESS MANUFACTURING Bielle Group s.r.l. Innovation in Furniture Design and Production Longiano, ForlĂŹ-Cesena, Italy Bielle Group, a leading brand in the production of hotel furniture, also provides customized furnishings for wellness centers, clubs, and spas; cafeterias, shops, and restaurants; and a variety of other commercial spaces. In order to be more competitive, the company automated its production processes with the implementation of MicroStation for 3D modeling of furnishings and materials.
Developed by Bentley Channel Partner PLANSTUDIO for use with MicroStation, Progenio was implemented to provide the necessary tools for supervising projects from design and engineering through production. Progenio allowed Bielle Group to automatically generate technical documentation needed for production including technical datasheets, exploded drawings, and material requirements. Together, MicroStation and Progenio sped up internal production by 50 percent and reduced error margins to nearly zero.
Equinox Engineering Ltd. Musreau Gas Plant Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada Paramount Resources expanded the Musreau Gas Plant south of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, in two phases: a 45 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) gas processing facility and refrigeration plant; and a 200 MMSCFD gas processing train and turbo expander plant for ethane and hydrocarbon liquids extraction. An inlet sweetening expansion under development will add a 200 MMSCFD amine plant.
Equinox Engineering designed and installed the Phase I plant; provided detailed design, procurement, and construction management for Phase II; and commenced detailed design and equipment procurement for the expansion. Bentley’s AutoPLANT suite of products were used for all phases of the CAD 100 million project. Intelligent 3D models were used to perform clash detection, generate 2D drawings, extract bill of materials, and generate isometrics. AutoPLANT ensured that there would be no design delays.
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INNOVATION IN PROCESS MANUFACTURING Frames Process & Energy Systems India Pvt. Ltd. Produced Water Treatment Package for Pre-salt FPSOs Brazil Frames Process & Energy Systems India (Frames) delivered a produced water treatment package for a pre-salt floating production, storage, and offloading unit off the coast of Brazil. Consisting of two hydrocyclone vessels, two gas floatation vessels, and associated pumps, the package was skid-mounted to save time during erection. Frames used Bentley solutions to devise a combination of three skids and interconnected piping that met the space and weight constraints.
AutoPLANT Piping, ProSteel and STAAD.Pro made it easy to study different solutions. With the equipment and piping in a single model, design changes were verified in context. When a selected beam was unavailable, STAAD.Pro enabled the quick selection of an alternative, as well as the adjustment of dimensions and foundation. The 3D model also prevented rework during fabrication and reduced on-site erection time.
Grottaroli s.n.c. di Grottaroli Corrado e Fabrizio Plan - Design - Produce Fano, Pesaro and Urbino, Italy
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Grottaroli, an original equipment manufacturer that supplies wood engineering solutions for the furnishing sector, needed to transition from furnishings for public environments to furnishings for private environments. To speed up design and production time, Grottaroli chose MicroStation as its CAD modeling software and Progenio, a Bentley Channel Partner product, to streamline its working procedures.
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These software products allowed Grottaroli to link customers to their contracts and organize all documentation produced for the contracts into preset files. The system creates 3D projects, generates renderings, produces technical tables for each element, creates exploded assembly drawings, generates DFX files for transfer to CNC machines, and produces raw material requirement lists. As a result, Grottaroli has cut contract delivery times in half and virtually eliminated error margins.
INNOVATION IN PROCESS MANUFACTURING Hanwha E&C EVA Project Ulsan, South Korea Hanwha Chemical’s high-value specialized manufacturing plant in Ulsan, South Korea, produces ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), which the company developed as a top coating for solar batteries. This USD 80 million extension project increased the plant’s total annual EVA production from 100,000 to 140,000 tons. Hanwha E&C, one of Korea’s leading engineering and construction companies, modeled the project with Intergraph PDS. Piping plan drawings were generated
using Bentley’s PlantWAVE for PDS. The automated process eliminated any discrepancies between the 3D model and 2D drawings, allowing the engineering team to maintain drawing quality and reliability. The ability to generate construction drawings from both the design phase and subsequent revision phase reduced the drawing generation time by 80 percent.
JSC Neolant Construction of Booster Oil-refining Station on Bayandukom Oilfield Usinsk, Komi Republic, Russia LUKOIL-Komi, a subsidiary of LUKOIL Oil Company, in association with its territorial production enterprise, LUKOIL-Usinskneftegaz, is expanding the oil loading station at the Bayandysky oil field in Russia’s Komi Republic. Due to production growth, new piping and instrumentation were introduced to improve separation quality and reduce scavenger dosage. To automate the branch operating department’s workflow, Neolant developed a 3D model of the site that will enable the owner to make decisions remotely about station operations and maintenance.
Bentley solutions were used to develop all aspects of the model, including AutoPLANT P&ID, AutoPLANT Equipment, AutoPLANT Piping, Bentley Structural, and Bentley Navigator. ProjectWise accelerated the process of interaction and coordination among participants, and approval of design solutions. Bentley tools reduced engineering design time by 15 to 20 percent.
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INNOVATION IN PROCESS MANUFACTURING Rishabh Engineering Services P&ID for Process Plant Canada The Hebron oil field, located approximately 350 kilometers offshore from the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador, is being developed by a joint venture among the province’s energy corporation, Chevron Canada, ExxonMobil Canada, Petro-Canada, and StatoilHydro Canada. Rishabh Engineering Services was assigned to generate intelligent piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) for seven units of the topsides refinery.
Headquartered in Baroda, Gujarat, India, and with subsidiary offices in the United States and United Kingdom, Rishabh Engineering Services received hand-drawn P&IDs from the client. Using Bentley’s AutoPLANT, the team converted the diagrams into intelligent models. The user-friendly software allowed productivity gains while maintaining consistency and accuracy. Data management and reporting capabilities enabled the efficient creation of specifications, material take-offs, and bill of materials.
SK E&C New Paraxylene Project Ulsan, South Korea
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Ulsan Aromatics, a joint venture of SK Global Chemical and JX Nippon Oil & Energy, is building a paraxylene manufacturing plant inside the SK complex in Ulsan, South Korea. The USD 500 million plant will produce 1 million metric tons per annum of paraxylene and 600 thousand metric tons per annum of benzene. Affiliate SK E&C was contracted to perform site preparation, front-end engineering design, engineering, procurement, and construction over 28 months.
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A major goal was to reduce the number of field change notices and rework during construction from 5 to 7 percent to 3 percent. SK E&C implemented MicroStation and Bentley Navigator for clash resolution and schedule simulation to check for interferences at the engineering stage and anticipate construction schedule changes. This solution reduced field change notices by 2.5 percent.
INNOVATION IN PROCESS MANUFACTURING Soyuzchempromproject Butadiene-styrene Thermoplastic Elastomer Plant Voronezh, Russia An affiliate of SIBUR, Voronezhsintezkauchuk is one of the largest manufacturers of high-quality rubber, latex, and thermoplastic elastomer in Russia. The RUB 4.5 billion Voronezh plant will produce 50,000 tons per year of butadiene-styrene thermoplastic elastomer for use in the manufacturing of polymer-modified asphalt cement. Soyuzchempromproject designed the complex of processing units, warehousing, and civil and secondary structures.
Bentley’s AutoPLANT products and ProSteel were used to create a unified 3D model for analyzing the layout of equipment and structures, performing conformance testing, and issuing documentation as a complete package. The integrated model also aided in resolution of customer issues, avoidance of on-site design revisions, and field supervision in collaboration with the construction contractor. Time savings totaled 10 percent.
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INNOVATION IN RAIL AND TRANSIT Ineco HS2 Birmingham Delta Junction Birmingham, United Kingdom
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The first phase of the High Speed 2 (HS2) Railway under development in the United Kingdom will run 200 kilometers between London and Handsacre in the West Midlands, at a design speed of 400 kilometers per hour. At the Delta Junction in Birmingham, the Main Line coexists with branches to Birmingham and Leeds, creating complex structures and sections. Ineco designed this GBP 350 million section using Power Rail Track, MicroStation, and ProjectWise, enabling it to reduce the resources required for the project by 30 percent.
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Power Rail Track’s versatility in designing sections with walls and platform junctions achieved the optimal model for Delta Junction. The program’s project preferences ensured that all team members – at offices in London, Wales, Madrid, and Seville – worked with the same standards as required by the owner, HS2. ProjectWise managed all documentation and optimized access to information.
INNOVATION IN RAIL AND TRANSIT Hatch Mott MacDonald and NORR Architects Northwest PATH Pedestrian Tunnel
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada Northwest PATH tunnel (PATH), downtown Toronto’s underground walkway and the world’s largest pedestrian tunnel network, connects more than 50 office towers through 27 kilometers of shopping arcades. The City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, retained Hatch Mott MacDonald, in association with NORR, to extend the tunnel 200 meters in the financial district and build two surface access structures. The cut-and-cover tunnel passed through a utility- and
traffic-congested intersection, over a live subway, and adjacent to two major infrastructure projects – all while maintaining live utilities. The use of MicroStation and InRoads products was vital in designing the CAN $35 million project. Accurate and precise 3D modeling of spatial relationships were used for design and physical conflict resolution between utilities and the tunnel structure during design and construction phases. The use of ProjectWise Explorer Mobile ensured that field staff had the most up-to-date documentation on site.
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd. Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Hyderabad, the capital city of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, is a growing metropolis with a population of more than 8 million. The Government of Andhra Pradesh launched the INR 164 billion Hyderabad Metro Rail project as a public-private partnership to provide modern transport across three corridors covering a total distance of 72 kilometers. L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited will implement the project on a design-build-finance-operate-transfer basis.
Each of the three lines will have a centralized metro rail train depot. Trains will run on a communication-based train control system, which includes driverless technology to enhance safety and increase the frequency of trains. Given the densely populated metropolitan area, L&T Construction Equipment will construct an elevated metro rail viaduct over 80 road junctions. Bentley’s Power Rail Track enabled the designers to complete an alignment design in a short time despite the multifaceted constraints.
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INNOVATION IN RAIL AND TRANSIT Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC Phase-3 Network – Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden New Delhi, Delhi, India New Delhi is the capital of India, with more than 18 million people spread over 1,483 square kilometers. Intracity traffic volume demanded an integrated, multimodal mass transit system. In response, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), a joint venture of the governments of India and Delhi, developed four railway corridors totaling 106.5 kilometers. Using Bentley solutions during the design of the USD 6 billion project saved an estimated 10 months.
MXRAIL created alternative alignments under conditions with limited right-of-ways, as well as generated long sections for both elevated and underground sections. Bentley Rail Track created the corridors, and its roadway designer tools helped develop tunnel templates to be applied to the alignments. MicroStation PowerDraft produced renderings and visualizations for the construction engineers. Interoperability between Bentley products enabled trouble-free data exchange.
JM Souto Engenharia e Consultoria Ltda. Feasibility Study of Railway, Goiás to Rio de Janeiro Uruaçu – Corinto – Campos, Brazil
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JM Souto Engenharia e Consultoria conducted a technical, environmental, and economic feasibility study to define the best layout alternative for the Uruaçu (Goiás) – Campos (Rio de Janeiro) railway concession. The freight rail line is an initiative of the Brazilian federal government to improve the transport of goods to southeastern ports. Of the four corridors considered, the 1,766-kilometer Corridor 4 was selected.
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JM Souto implemented Power Civil for Brazil on this project, enabling the company to deliver the study within schedule, and reduce technical team man-hours by 40 percent compared to the estimate. The software provided significant performance gains due, in part, to interoperability between solutions and integration among work teams within a single environment. The technology brought innovation to digital terrain modeling, reprojection, georeferencing, and other areas.
INNOVATION IN RAIL AND TRANSIT JSC Mosgiprotrans Moscow-Kazan-Yekaterinburg High-speed Railway Russia Mosgiprotrans, Russia’s largest specialized institute for survey and design of transportation facilities, is developing a nearly USD 2 billion railway to connect 10 territories of the Russian Federation. The Moscow-Kazan-Yekaterinburg High-speed Railway is 1,590 kilometers long and runs through the Moscow metropolis. The link between Moscow and Kazan is expected to enter service by the 2018 World Cup.
Plotting the route through Moscow’s high-density infrastructure called for processing a large volume of geotechnical data and using a digital terrain model. Bentley solutions enabled the project team to complete tasks involving the handling of bitmap images in various formats. Space images, radiometric data, and atmospheric sounding data were also applied. Working in MicroStation and Bentley Rail Track, the project team processed significant data volumes within a tight timeframe and budget.
Quandel Consultants, LLC Dearborn to Kalamazoo, Supplemental Data for Signal Improvement Dearborn to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States The State of Michigan purchased 135 miles of existing right-of-way from Norfolk Southern Railway to develop USD 196 million high-speed rail service between Detroit and Chicago. As the state’s as-needed rail engineer for the corridor, Quandel Consultants provided the spatial data needed to design signal improvements for the Positive Train Control system.
and located along the alignment using MicroStation and Bentley Descartes. Quandel also provided a basic orientation map and roadway crossing summary file. Using the LiDAR data and Bentley products streamlined the process and provided an accurate, inexpensive solution in a fraction of the time required to hi-rail and survey the corridor.
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INNOVATION IN RAIL AND TRANSIT Seoyeong Engineering Double-track Line for Dodam-Yeongcheon Andong, South Korea Korea Rail Network Authority planned the USD 3.6 billion Central Rail line to connect Danyang, Chungbuk, and Yeongcheon in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The 148.1-kilometer, double-track line included a USD 278.9 million high-speed rail section for Hanjin Heavy Industries. Seoyeong Engineering designed and constructed the roadbed for this turn-key project using InRoads Suite on MicroStation.
Located at Andong, the 230-meter-long extension included a tunnel structure. Photorealistic visualization and 3D modeling of the land properties were used to determine the beginning and ending points for cutting. Material takeoffs from InRoads were highly accurate. Calculated earthwork volume at the tunnel ending point was within 7.26 percent tolerance. The visualizations and takeoffs reduced the man-hours required to make these calculations by 70 percent.
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar Single-track Rail Line Bangladesh
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Each day thousands of people travel to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh’s most important tourist attraction. To alleviate increasing traffic on the roads and highways, Bangladesh Railway is extending an existing line from Dohazari to Cox’s Bazar via Ramu. The USD 240.5 million project is a 103-kilometer singlerail track alignment with a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour. The project includes a 28-kilometer extension of meter-gauge track from Ramu to Gandum.
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SMEC India used Power Rail Track surface analysis to optimize the alignment, especially at ridge and valley locations. Bentley MXROAD facilitated modification of ground triangulation at crossings. Bentley solutions effectively reduced the design time by up to 30 percent compared to traditional methods. The detailed design was completed within the stipulated time of five months.
INNOVATION IN RAIL AND TRANSIT SMEC India Pvt. Ltd Duplication of Existing Bangabandhu Bridge Over Jamuna River Saidabad, Bangladesh People’s Republic of Bangladesh commenced a USD 783 million project to build a duplicate bridge in parallel to the Bangabandhu Bridge over Jamuna River near Saidabad. The existing 4.8-kilometer bridge has a single dual-gauge track and is limited to a 14-ton axle load and a 40 kilometer-per-hour speed restriction. Offset 300 meters upstream, the new bridge will have double dual-gauge track with a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour.
SMEC India used Power Rail Track to analyze various alignment alternatives. The geographic tools enabled the use of satellite images, Google Earth, and Google Map. The surface tools were used to convert wire mesh to surface triangulation for use in comparing earthwork cut-and-fill quantities along the alignment alternatives. These tools saved time in preparing the concept for preliminary design.
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd Padma Rail Link from Dhaka to Bhanga via Jessore Bangladesh The Bangladesh Ministry of Transport, Roads and Railways Division, awarded the USD 462 million Padma Rail Link Phase I to the executive agency, Bangladesh Railway. The project comprised construction of railway links from Dhaka to Mawa, over Padma Multipurpose Bridge, and via Zanzira to Bhanga. SMEC India used Power Rail Track to produce horizontal and vertical alignments and track design.
The Padma Bridge design included road and rail viaducts on east and west approaches. An optional study analyzed rail-over-road and road-over-rail alternatives. Provision of both vertical and horizontal clearances was critical to producing multiple design iterations. Power Rail Track’s ability to create multiple vertical alignments for a single horizontal alignment enabled designers to quickly compare and select the most suitable alternative. As a result, design iterations took 15 percent less time.
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INNOVATION IN RAIL AND TRANSIT Taesung S&I Co., Ltd. Honam High-speed Railway Lot No. 3-3 Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea On behalf of the Korea Rail Network Authority, Taesung S&I prepared for the potential disaster of flooding during construction of the USD 200 million Honam High-speed Railway Lot No. 3-3 in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. This was accomplished by combining 3D modeling with hydrological analysis to verify constructability and safety prior to construction.
level data were analyzed and simulated. Risk factors were identified, and a system was established to prepare for heavy rain. The modeling enabled the team to predict rising water levels in real time. Simulating phased construction allowed the team to review the workability of the safety plan throughout the project.
Using InRoads Suite and MicroStation, Taesung S&I created 3D models of the terrain, structures, temporary facilities, and safety facilities. Rainfall and water
WSP Group plc JP/SH Stenkumla-Dunsjö Stenkumla to Dunsjö, Sweden
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As part of Sweden’s strategic freight rail network, the Hallsberg-Degeron Freight Line through Bergslagen has had inadequate capacity, causing trains to be diverted at a huge loss of time. The Swedish Transport Administration is now expanding capacity in this corridor, including a 13-kilometer section from Stenkumla to Dunsjö through environmentally and culturally sensitive areas.
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The USD 121 million project will expand this section of the line from single to double track, close at-grade road crossings, and replace several crossings with multilevel passes. WSP Group performed 3D modeling and visualization using Bentley Rail Track, Power Rail Overhead Line, and MicroStation to find optimal design solutions, collaborate with project team members, communicate with the client and land owners, and resolve issues.
The challenge of today’s civil and transportation engineers, contractors, governments, and owner-operators is to work more productively, collaborate globally, and deliver better-performing infrastructure assets. The projects in this category have demonstrated excellence in planning, engineering, analysis, and design of roads or highways in a mission to sustain transportation infrastructure.
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INNOVATION IN ROADS URS Corporation Stockholm Bypass, FSK06 Akalla-Häggvik Design Contract Stockholm, Sweden
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The Stockholm Bypass is a new motorway link to the western reaches of Stockholm, Sweden. The URS/ÅF AB consortium was awarded the Akalla/Häggvik interchange contract by Trafikverket, , which encompasses the north end of the 3-kilometer surface section of the bypass, It includes 27 road alignments over 22 kilometers with 11 bridges, complex water and drainage systems, and complicated electrical and ducting networks.
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Several challenging 3D and BIM-related procedures were mandated on this SEK 28 billion project. URS used MicroStation, MXROAD, InRoads, PowerCivil for Sweden, and ProjectWise to create and manage intelligent multi-discipline 3D models. Each discipline published a fully referenced i-model that enabled clash detection across the entire project. Using 3D modeling, they hope to reduce drafting hours by 30 percent and the number of drawings needed by 90 percent.
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NYS Route 17 at Exit 122 Wallkill, New York, United States Bergmann Associates developed the interchange designs for NYS Route 17 at Exit 122, an interchange reconstruction and realignment project that includes new and reconstructed bridges. The USD 68.5 million NYSDOT project will correct sharp curves on ramps, the close proximity of exit and entrance ramps that contributes to a high accident rate, vehicular delays at the ramp terminals, and a steep grade on the local road as it passes over Route 17.
Using MicroStation and InRoads, Bergmann’s design team developed complex horizontal and vertical alignments to minimize impacts to environmentally sensitive areas in Wallkill, New York. The project earned the Evergreen award through the Green Leadership in Transportation and Environmental Sustainability program, which honors environmental excellence in transportation projects. ProjectWise managed file sharing and coordination.
Hanson Professional Services Inc. Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Widening and Reconstruction
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Boone, McHenry, and Kane Counties, Illinois, United States The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority selected Hanson Professional Services to design the reconstruction and widening of a 22-mile section of Interstate 90 west of Chicago from Illinois 47 to Genoa Road. Because the Hanson team included three firms as major partners and four other design firms as significant subconsultants, effectively managing communications, files, and deliverables was crucial for this USD 245 million project.
The project team, consisting of members from more than 13 offices, utilized MicroStation, GEOPAK, and ProjectWise. They used ProjectWise to fulfill the requirement of a sophisticated yet user-friendly document management system that would keep the large, diverse project team and client connected. Bentley design software and the easy file access provided by ProjectWise allowed the Hanson team to meet the aggressive schedule.
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INNOVATION IN ROADS AAKH s.r.o. R1 Nitra Nitra and Banská Bystrica, Slovakia For one of the first public-private partnerships in Slovakia, Granvia Construction was commissioned to operate and maintain the motorway between the cities of Nitra and Banská Bystrica. The Section 1 upgrade – the Nitra bypass – was a technically challenging 12.6-kilometer section including 12 bridges, two elevated crossroads, several crossings, noise protection walls spanning many kilometers, retaining walls, and many road signs relating to the historical city of Nitra.
Dozens of design engineers specializing in road, bridge, and infrastructure design were involved in the EUR 1.2 billion project, including AAKH. MicroStation was used to create a 3D model of the city of Nitra and surrounding areas for negotiations with subcontractors and municipal authorities. Later, 3D models of sections of the road, elevated crossroads and crossings, bridges, noise protection walls, and retaining walls were added to the main 3D model.
AECOM India Pvt. Ltd. NH-47 in Kerala, India Palakkad, Kerala, India
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The widening of NH-47 from kilometer 182 near Walayar to kilometer 240 near Vadakkencherry was necessary to relieve local and commercial traffic congestion. AECOM India assessed the geometry, pavement, structures, social and environmental concerns, and safety issues, and then proposed a design plan that required minimal land acquisition and the least disturbance to the public.
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MicroStation and MXROAD played a vital role in this INR 6.7 billion project. In concert with Google Earth, MXROAD enabled AECOM to create a realistic design that received rapid approval from the client for innovative junctions. Fixing the centerline along this project corridor was critical for the project, and it created iterations that set the center line accurately. MXROAD helped AECOM save 50 percent in design time.
INNOVATION IN ROADS Atkins China Limited Hong Kong Link Road 3D Design Hong Kong At HKD 25 billion, this is one of the largest projects in Hong Kong. The 12-kilometer Hong Kong Link Road connects the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge and Hong Kong boundary crossing facilities situated at the northeastern edge of the Hong Kong International Airport. As a result, this opens a new and direct connection route between Hong Kong, Macao, and the Western Pearl River Delta.
Atkins China used InRoads to create the 3D road model, which featured a depressed roundabout as one of the highlights of the project. The firm used digital terrain modeling to generate an eccentric concave road surface by interpolating the elevations. The model was optimized using regression analysis by equalizing cut-and-fill to provide greater value to the client. InRoads assisted in project deliverables and promoted collaboration across the teams.
B+S AG Glättimüli Turbo Roundabout Thun, Bern, Switzerland Traffic within the city of Thun in Switzerland follows two inner-city crossings of the Aare River at Bälliz and Freienhofgasse. The addition of transitional traffic results in daily traffic congestion within the city center. For this CHF 6.8 million project, B+S constructed a turbo roundabout at Gättimüli that connects the Thun North bypass with the existing Thun North highway.
In the form of a spiral that prevents motorists from changing lanes within the two-lane roundabout, the Glättimüli turbo roundabout is the first of its kind to be built in Switzerland. MicroStation and InRoads allowed B+S to transition the project from a digital model to a plan form. B+S used InRoads for the initial design phase of the project through to construction, so there was no need for multiple software programs.
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INNOVATION IN ROADS CDM Smith Inc. Six-laning of the Walajahpet-Poonamalee Section of NH-4 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India CDM Smith was awarded an INR 12 million project to widen 93 kilometers of the existing four-lane Walajahpet-Poonamalee section of NH-4 by the National Highways Authority of India. Environmental safeguards were one of the critical components of the eight-month project, and project improvements were subject to approval by the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India.
Using MXROAD, CDM Smith reduced man-days for the triangulation model by 50 percent, the number of man-months required to prepare alignment options by 50 percent, and one-time profile optimization process time by 50 to 60 percent. MXROAD automated repetitive modifications to the alignment as the hilly site conditions required, and its compatibility with Excel and AutoCAD gave the design team versatility in the design process.
Conseil General de L’Ain Integration of a Town Bypass Project into a Point Cloud Pont-de-Veyle, Ain, France
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This EUR 33 million project by the Conseil General de L’Ain designed a bypass road around Pont-de-Veyle, France, to limit heavy goods vehicle traffic and reduce the number of vehicles passing through the town each day. The technological innovation of this project was its integration into the pointcloud data, especially unique to road projects. All regulatory, safety, and environmental restrictions were fully incorporated.
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Conseil General de L’Ain used MicroStation, MXROAD, and PowerCivil for France to complete the road design work, and Pointools and Bentley Descartes to work on LiDAR data and integrate the MXROAD project into the point cloud. Initially a concern was the size of the LiDAR file – more than 100 million points – but Pointools and Bentley Descartes had no difficulty manipulating the data volume.
INNOVATION IN ROADS Feedback Infra Pvt. Ltd. Detailed Design for Six-laning of NH-7 from Hosur to Krishnagiri Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India Reliance commissioned Feedback Infra to upgrade part of NH-7, which runs from Varanasi to Kanyanumari. The 60-kilometer Hosur-to-Krishnagiri section – an area that serves some of the largest industries in India – was widened from four to six lanes without altering the existing horizontal alignment and vertical profile except for the addition of underpasses and flyovers.
Feedback Infra used MicroStation and MXROAD on this USD 93 million project to visualize the blend of horizontal and vertical design along with aesthetics and safety. Built-in applications like surface analysis were used to check the accuracy of earthwork quantities and also to calculate catchment area for drainage design. The firm’s optimized design resulted in a time savings of 15 to 20 percent and cost savings of 30 percent.
Gammon India Ltd. Patna-Buxar Road Project (NH-30 and NH-84) Patna, Bihar, India On behalf of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, the National Highway Authority of India is contracting out development of national highway corridors in which traffic intensity has increased beyond the roadways’ capacity. For this INR 11.29 billion project, Gammon India widened the Patna-Buxar Road (NH-30 and NH-84) section to four lanes.
Gammon India used MXROAD to quickly iterate feasible alignments, which helped determine the center line rapidly and precisely. MXROAD simplified the organization of the project structure, and superseded files could be extracted at any time. The efficiency that MXROAD brought to the project was crucial to Gammon’s presenting and obtaining approval of innovative junctions from the client.
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INNOVATION IN ROADS Hanson Professional Services Inc. Warehouse District and Washington Street Complete Streets Peoria, Illinois, United States As part of a plan to bring the once-thriving warehouse district back to life, the City of Peoria, Illinois, repurposed 185 acres of the district to create a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use neighborhood. Hanson Professional Services was selected to develop urban street design concepts for zones along the Washington Street/US 24 corridor, including eight intersection design studies, one of which involved a roundabout.
The combination of grades, 100-year-old buildings, and a spider web of underground utilities made the conditions on this USD 18 million project challenging. Hanson used ProjectWise to coordinate the project team and collaborate on a schedule that was half the typical schedule for this type of project. GEOPAK’s 3D model provided detail and accuracy that improved the team’s confidence and reduced design effort.
Infra Support Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Mysore Outer Ring Road Mysore, Karnataka, India
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As the third largest city in the state of Karnataka, India, historic Mysore City has seen a rapid growth in population and vehicular traffic because of its proximity to the state capital of Bangalore. The INR 3.62 billion outer ring road project consisted of designing the alignment to accommodate six lanes and service roads on both sides within the 45-meter right-of-way.
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Contracted by the Mysore Urban Development Authority, Infra Support Engineering Consultants had only eight weeks to complete the design, ground check, and submit the drawings and reports. MXROAD created alternative designs quickly for optimum alignments and profiles that would not disturb the accessibility of the crossroads and structures abutting the project. The visibility analysis with MXROAD ensured that the designs met safety requirements.
INNOVATION IN ROADS Isolux Corsan India Engineering & Construction Pvt. Ltd. Partial Design of Four- to Six-laning of NH-6 (Surat to Hazira Section) Surat, Gujarat, India The NH-6 project corridor encompasses the Surat and Tapi districts of Gujarat in western India. Isolux Corsan India Engineering & Construction was responsible for constructing the last 56 kilometers of the project, which contains four grade separators, six pedestrian underpasses, three major bridges, 19 minor bridges, 11 vehicular underpasses, two railway overbridges, and a variety of other road facilities and drainage structures.
This INR 10 billion project had complex site constraints, so the finalization of alignment geometrics was a challenge. In addition to the hostile terrain, the project challenges included traffic management during construction and underground facilities and gas lines. Isolux Corsan India used MXROAD’s visualization capabilities to demonstrate the design to clients, agencies, and other stakeholders.
L&T Construction – Infrastructure IC Four-laning of Maharashtra-Sangareddy Section of NH-9 Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, India L&T Construction – Infrastructure IC created the design for the rehabilitation, widening, and strengthening of the existing two lanes for this USD 200 million project in India. This project will transform the Maharashtra-to-Sangareddy section of NH-9 (kilometer 348.8 to kilometer 493) , which encompasses about 144.3 kilometers in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, into four lanes.
With a time line of only six months, L&T Construction designed the road completely in MXROAD, which automated complicated modifications and repetitive changes in alignments and consistently created designs that met safety codes. The ability to produce accurate designs for all types of roads and quickly create design alternatives enabled the rapid finalization of the road design.
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INNOVATION IN ROADS L&T Construction – Infrastructure IC Six-laning of Hosur-Krishnagiri Section of NH-7 Tamil Nadu, India As one of the crucial links connecting the two India cities of Chennai and Bengaluru, this INR 5.1 billion project created six lanes from the existing four-lane Hosur-to-Krishnagiri section of NH-7 (kilometer 33.13 to kilometer 93) – a total length of 59.87 kilometers. The project included 25 minor bridges and one major bridge, five vehicle underpasses, three flyovers, and eight pedestrian underpasses.
Because the retrofit was so challenging, L&T Construction – Infrastructure IC used MicroStation and MXROAD to facilitate the redesign using 3D models and visualization. The ability of MXROAD to carry out complicated modifications and repetitive changes in alignment quickly created alternative designs and ensured the technical viability of the designs.
L&T RAMBØLL Consulting Engineers Ltd. Design of Overpass for Sadasivpet Bypass on NH-9 Sadasivpet, Andhra Pradesh, India
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This USD 210 million project – whose scope included transforming the existing two-lane highway into a four-lane highway on a section of NH-9 – was awarded to L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited by the National Highway Authority of India. Passing through industrial areas and natural habitats, the 145-kilometer corridor included seven flyovers/vehicle underpasses and 14 pedestrian underpasses.
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The overpass at kilometer 479 on NH-9 was developed as an alternative to a proposed vehicle underpass. L&T RAMBØLL Consulting Engineers used MXROAD to design and analyze various options for the horizontal and vertical alignment, which saved considerable man-hours in the design process. Standardization of the annotation file for horizontal and vertical alignment presentation resulted in time savings of up to 20 percent.
INNOVATION IN ROADS Mott MacDonald NH-231 from Raebareli to Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh, India NH-231 from Raebareli to Jaunpur is 166.4 kilometers long and passes through three districts: Raebareli, Pratapgarh, and Jaunpur. The project road originally was two lanes that narrowed to a single lane for a 3-kilometer stretch. Nearly 58 percent of the project corridor has purely agricultural/barren land, 40 percent is built-up/commercial use, 1 percent is forest land, and 1 percent is industrial.
Mott MacDonald used MXROAD to create an interoperable database that created 3D project models. The digital terrain model creation and analysis, alignment, road and junction design capabilities, 2D and 3D drainage design, volume and quantity extraction, 2D and 3D PDF creation, integration with Google Earth, and automated production of contract drawings enabled the team to efficiently create an economical road design.
Mott MacDonald Rajpur-Bilaspur Road Improvement NH-200 Chhattisgarh, India In the state of Chhattisgarh, India, NH-200 starts at Raipur and ends at Bilaspur (kilometer 127). With a total roadway length of 127.6 kilometers, the project corridor targeted an area for improvement that passes through urban, semi-urban areas, and rural sections featuring a mix of agricultural and wilderness.
MXROAD allowed Mott MacDonald to create the most economical road design by determining the alignments with the minimum land acquisition, thus reducing the cost as well. Land acquisition in India, even if only for 1-square mile, is difficult to cost-effectively achieve in densely populated locations and typically not only creates a disturbance, but also delays the project.
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INNOVATION IN ROADS Mott MacDonald India Shimla-Hamirpur NH-88 Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India NH-88 from Shimla to Hamirpur passes through four districts in its 147-kilometer stretch. Connecting three national highways, the road traverses the length of NH-22 at kilometer 0, NH-21 at kilometer 86, and NH-70 at kilometer 147. The project road also connects four state highways: SH-16 at the Tutu village, SH-9 at the Salaghat village, SH-12 at the Bhrampukhar village, and SH-32 at the Bhota village.
Landslides are a major risk in this mountainous region of India, which added an additional layer of complexity to the road design. To overcome design, planning, and construction challenges, Mott MacDonald India used MXROAD to effectively control horizontal and vertical alignments and consistently optimize the cut-and-fill portions of the roadway, among other tasks.
Sacyr Construcci贸n Intersection of N-1 and M-603 Retrofitting Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
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The goal of this EUR 8.1 million project in Alcobendas, Spain, was to redefine the existing roundabout at the M-603 and former N-1 intersection, creating a new underpass and remodeling the existing one. New direct-access turn branches were created between streets to avoid heavy traffic jams in the new roundabout, which Sacyr Construcci贸n expects will save up to 25 minutes at peak times.
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With its ability to work in 3D and its clash detection tools, MicroStation enabled the firm to avoid errors on site as it rerouted several kilometers of pipelines at different locations across the work area. InRoads was essential to determine detours of existing traffic while keeping the roads at full capacity, because its regression and geometry tools enabled the designers to test complex alternatives.
INNOVATION IN ROADS SMEC India Pvt.. Ltd. Meerut-Karnal Four-laning Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, to Karnal, Haryana, India The Uttar Pradesh State Highway Authority awarded SMEC India a USD 166 million contract to widen the two-lane SH 82 to four lanes connecting Meerut – one of Asia’s largest gold markets – and Karnal. When completed, the roadway will reduce the five-hour travel time between the two cities to two hours. The project also included construction of an 8.6-kilometer bypass for Shamli City.
SMEC India used MXROAD to design the project. The applications enabled significant time savings in alignment modifications, and, therefore, time savings in the reproduction of drawings. MXROAD’s detailed cross sections with pavement layers enabled designers to evaluate the quantity of profile corrections within 3 percent accuracy. The software also ensured that project members consistently adhered to CAD standards.
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd. Four-laning of Nagpur-Saoner-Betul Nagpur, Maharashtra and Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India The National Highways Authority of India awarded the Nagpur-Saoner-Betul section of NH-69 in the states of Maharashtra (kilometer 3 to kilometer 59) and Madhya Pradesh (kilometer 137 to kilometer 257) to SMEC India. The USD 703 million, four-lane road widening project was 174.2 kilometers long and included four interchanges that had to be designed within 45 days.
SMEC India used MXROAD on one of the busiest routes in the states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to create detailed cross sections and calculate quantities. At many locations, visibility checks and flat-spot analysis were performed using the surface analysis and visibility tools of MXROAD, and the alignment was modified accordingly. MXROAD also was critical for the detailing of the four interchanges – two of which were cloverleaf.
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INNOVATION IN ROADS Sotepa, Ltda. Implementation of Highways SC-477 and SC-422 Moema to Doutor Pedrinho, Santa Catarina, Brazil The SC-477 road paving in Brazil is part of an important polygon of federal highways that will strategically connect the region’s cities: the BR-116 in Itaiópolis, BR-280 in Rio Negrinho, and BR-470, which provides access to the Itajaí Valley and Littoral. The new 74-kilometer, BRL 180 million road design was based on an unpaved rural road with no drainage and a grade that ranged from 500 to 1,000 meters.
Sotepa used MicroStation to visualize alternative alignments and variants against the terrain by synchronizing with Google Earth and Bing. The firm imported 2001 and 2008 environmental impact assessment data using PowerCivil for Brazil for comparison purposes and to verify the corridor proposal with the least environmental impact. Wildlife crossings were then verified in the field.
Sotepa Ltda. Refurbishment and Widening of the SC-403 Highway Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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This BRL 36 million project made it easier for locals and tourists to reach the world-famous beaches in Santa Catarina, Brazil, by widening 5.2 kilometers of the SC-403 highway between the SC-401 and Ingleses. Services provided by Sotepa included earthworks, drainage, public works, road surfacing, special structures, and signage and encompassed side roads, three elevated sections, and two pedestrian subways.
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InRoads and PowerCivil for Brazil integrated the design and project environments so rapid geometrical adjustments optimized performance levels and results. Normally a six-to-eight month project, the refurbishment and widening was completed in just four months – reducing labor costs and hastening access to funding for the project. This ensured that the upgrade was implemented within the year to accommodate 30,000 vehicles per day.
INNOVATION IN ROADS Sotepa Ltda. Refurbishment and Widening of the SC-453 Highway Tangará to Luzerna, Santa Catarina, Brazil Sotepa’s highway engineering project for a 33-kilometer section of the SC-453 refurbished the pavement and improved the highway through the introduction of additional lanes, a multi-use lane, and new intersections. This section of the BRL 75.27 million project connects the cities of Tangara and Luzerna via Ibicare in the central western area of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Sotepa used MicroStation and PowerCivil for Brazil to increase productivity, which saved time in each phase of the project. A highlight of the project was filming a virtual tour of the refurbished highway model for the government’s public presentation of the project. Sotepa had only a week to create the film, and its completion would not have been possible without the help of MicroStation and PowerCivil for Brazil.
Sotepa Ltda. Surfacing and Rating of Urban Roads in Blumenau Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil In partnership with Sotepa, the City of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, refurbished the pavement and installed a storm drainage system, road signs, and sidewalks in an 81.5 kilometer area. Divided into connecting and residential roads, this BRL 90.92 million project required Sotepa to deliver specifications for 255 roads in the municipality within two weeks.
Working with InRoads and PowerCivil for Brazil allowed Sotepa to harness GIS capabilities and synchronize Google Earth and the city council’s rectified images. This meant the team members could work quickly on each road. Using Bentley technology cut the time frame from 12 weeks to two weeks, which equated to an 85 percent reduction in the time required to carry out the same work using different software.
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INNOVATION IN ROADS Tebodin Poland Road Bypass of Opalenica City Along DW 307 Opalenica, Wielkopolska, Poland Due to the increasing transit traffic through the city of Opalenica in West Poland, it had become necessary to build a bypass along road DW 307. Commissioned by the regional road administration in Poznan and developed by Tebodin Poland, the 9.5-kilometer bypass design used three dynamic templates with a defined set of variables and display rules to create the full 3D model.
Tebodin Poland used MicroStation and InRoads to design the PLN 45 million project, which made it easier to model all details by changing the value of the variables and then displaying resulting components. 3D modeling is a fairly new requirement in Poland, and the software proved especially cost effective when analyzing different scenarios during the design process.
URS Scott Wilson India Private Limited Detailed Design of Mullur Ghat Blackspot Improvement Belgaum, Karnataka, India
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The road from Saundatti to Ramdurg in the district of Belgaum, India, traversed through a section of the village Mullur that was a major accident blackspot and needed immediate attention. The road alignment was comprised of unacceptable vertical grades ranging from 8 to 11.5 percent, so the realignment of the extremely unsafe road would save many lives.
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URS Scott Wilson India used MXROAD on this INR 1.08 billion project to optimize corrective course quantities and best utilize the existing pavement. The software addressed the conservation of materials and related environmental concerns. MXROAD avoided repetition of field survey efforts and determined the best alignment without multiple visits to the site to capture physical ground data for each alignment.
INNOVATION IN ROADS V R TECHNICHE Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Four-laning of Jorabat-to-Shillong Section of NH-40 Jorabat to Shillong, Meghalaya, India For this INR 5.67 billion project, V R TECHNICHE Consultants is widening a critical two-lane road to four lanes between the Jorabat and Shillong sections of NH-40 (kilometer 0 to kilometer 31). In this section of road, the NH-40 cuts across the Shillong Plateau, which is a rigid cratonic block that is geodynamically restless and seismically sensitive.
Topography presented the main challenge in terms of site conditions and code specifications: hairpin bends that would require cuttings to be toward the hillsides and fillings to be toward the valley side. Using MicroStation and MXROAD, V R TECHNICHE Consultants iterated the process, optimized the design, and then checked it by publishing it on Google Earth, which saved time by minimizing site visits.
Washington State Department of Transportation SR-9 at 32nd St. SE and 84th St. NE Safety Improvements Marysville, Washington, United States For this USD 17.5 million project, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) constructed a roundabout at the SR-9/84th Street N.E. (Getchell Road) intersection near Marysville to reduce the risk of collisions and improve traffic flow. About 19,000 vehicles per day use this stretch of SR 9, which was the site of 43 collisions between 2007 and 2012. WSDOT also built a new traffic signal at the SR 9/32nd Street S.E. intersection.
Using MicroStation and Luxology’s rendering engine, WSDOT created an animated simulation of the roundabout that clearly and effectively communicated the design, which, in turn, helped the public better understand the design intent and benefits. The integration of MicroStation’s visualization tools enabled WSDOT to produce a realistic traffic simulation from information produced in InRoads.
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INNOVATION IN ROADS Witteveen + Bos Stadsvisie Hoorn 2005-2025 Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands With 70,000 inhabitants, the city of Hoorn is situated in the western portion of the Netherlands, 50 kilometers north of Amsterdam. Witteveen + Bos was awarded this EUR 3 million project to model, visualize, and animate a new road into the city. The road added a tunnel underneath the railroad to replace an old road that crossed over the track.
Witteveen + Bos had only 10 days to complete the task, so the firm utilized PowerCivil for Benelux and Bentley Descartes to not only create detailed, realistic animations of the new road, but also to compensate for the extreme time constraints. The software provided lifelike visualizations that were shared with stakeholders and the community, helping to eliminate initial resistance from some residents.
“Bentley’s constant innovation continues to provide us with new and exciting ways to provide the clear and effective communication products our customers want and need. Their visualization tools are outstanding!”
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The projects in this category have demonstrated excellence in analyzing, designing, or delivering one or more structures. These projects illustrate how the use of technical innovation can deliver high-quality structures or improved structural project workflows that enhance the structure’s functional performance, delivery process, or quality of service.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Shibanee and Kamal Architects Bhau Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership Pune, Maharashtra, India
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The Bhau Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership on the campus of the College of Engineering in Pune, Maharashtra, India, was designed to nurture innovation, encourage entrepreneurship, and develop leadership. For this INR 60 million project, Shibanee and Kamal Architects created a pleasingly unconventional design that visually melds with the institute’s status as a protected heritage structure.
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Because of the building’s bi-directionally curved walls, it was a challenge for the structural engineers to design and analyze the structure. STAAD.Pro delivered precise analysis and visualization and enabled the evaluation of the curved wall itself as a gravity and seismic load-bearing element. This substantially reduced the cost of the entire project. The result was the realization of what is described as an “architectural wonder” while also providing major cost benefits.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING L&T Construction Equipment Ltd. Tata Consultancy Services Customer Care Center
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India For this INR 1.2 billion project in India, L&T Construction Equipment designed a customer care center for Tata Consultancy Services. The 4,000-square-meter building is 10.4 meters high, not counting the distinctive steel butterfly roof that boasts an innovative design that promises to brand it not only as a Chennai landmark, but also as an iconic structure for India.
The butterfly structure over the terrace was fabricated using structural steel tubes with an architectural envelope on top and exposed steel at bottom. Using STAAD.Pro, the firm’s design team rapidly produced variations of the building; studied member forces, stress, reactions, and deflections; and analyzed load combinations for the member design. Using STAAD.Pro to optimize the structural model, the project team saved time and projected construction costs.
Taikisha Engineering India Ltd. Car Manufacturing Plant
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Gurgaon, Haryana, India Taikisha Engineering India is an Indo-Japanese engineering company that manufactures and exports automobile paint shops, automotive painting plants, automated spray systems, relay panels, power control centers, and diesel generator synchronization panels. For this INR 15 billion project, the firm provided a turnkey system for an automobile manufacturer.
Designing in a 3D environment for the first time, Taikisha Engineering India used STAAD.Pro, ProSteel, and MicroStation to optimize design data, dramatically reducing man-hours by 50 percent and saving over INR 5.6 million in material costs. By eliminating duplication of work and automating processes, the firm completed the project in just two months instead of the usual six months – an 80 percent time savings that dramatically improved the profit margin.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Afcons Infrastructure Limited Chenab Railway Bridge Project Chenab Valley, Jammu, India The world’s highest railway bridge is being constructed 359 meters above the Chenab riverbed in this USD 200 million project by Afcons Infrastructure. The railway bridge, which will connect the states of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India, will be 1,315 meters long and feature an arch span of 467 meters and an approach viaduct of 848 meters. The steel superstructure will weigh more than 8 metric tons per meter.
For the first time anywhere, Afcons Infrastructure is attempting an incremental launching on a transition curve. Since probable error in the interpretation of the structural behavior of the launching nose structure would jeopardize the incremental launching operation, the firm used STAAD.Pro for its accurate analysis and capabilities, which provided a solution that fulfilled functional criteria within the stipulated time.
Arup Las Vegas High Roller Observation Wheel Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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As the highest observation wheel in the world, the High Roller in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a new giant observation wheel that provides passengers with premier ride experiences. Arup was commissioned to design this USD 550 million structural project as part of a larger development that includes retail, dining, and entertainment for Caesars Entertainment. An atypical moving structure, the High Roller presented challenges not seen in everyday construction.
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Structural Modeler was selected as the primary building information modeling application. As the project advanced, other programs were added to the mix as needs arose, including AECOsim Building Designer, GenerativeComponents, and Navigator Mobile. A varied assortment of nine programs ultimately worked in harmony to deliver a giant observation wheel that will be a world-class tourist attraction.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Hamkar Shvan Hotel Erbil, Iraq As the first multistory hotel to be built on stone, this USD 30.24 million project was to design the Shvan Hotel in Erbil, Iraq. Since optimal foundation design is created through a combination of piles, mats, and slab used with a combined stirrup between columns, Hamkar’s challenge on this project was to find an innovative way to design the 33-story tower while controlling financial factors.
Hamkar used RAM Structural System and RAM Concept to optimize workflows through the creation of a single model and to coordinate environmental, political, legal, economic, and cultural variances that can act as barriers to completing a project such as this. The software helped the design team communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and proactively prevented any potential conflicts that might arise.
Aditya Birla Group Ltd. Preheater Boiler for Aditya Cement Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India This INR 50 billion project encompassed the design and detailing of a preheater boiler and clinker cooler boiler for a cement plant owned by Aditya Cement in Chittorgarh, India. At 6 meters wide, 16 meters long, and 60 meters high, the preheater boiler structure is supported on six columns. The structure is surrounded by 12 operating platforms and a staircase, and has an inlet cone at the top and two hoppers at the bottom.
The design of the structure was challenging because it required a combined analysis of the boiler as well as the supporting structure. STAAD.Pro’s integration of plate elements with line elements allowed Aditya Birla Group to work in a single combined model and perform trials to finalize the design. The STAAD.Pro model was later imported into Tekla for detailing purposes, which saved man-hours otherwise required to remodel geometry.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Afcons Infrastructure Limited Elevated Viaduct Over Barapullah Nallah New Delhi, India The goal of this USD 60 million project by Afcons Infrastructure was to construct an elevated viaduct over the Barapullah Nallah drain/rivulet in New Delhi, India, which included a section constructed with precast balanced cantilever box girders crossing over a busy railway. The challenge was to construct the precast viaduct with a central span of 74 meters and weighing 80 metric tons without affecting railway traffic underneath.
Afcons Infrastructure decided to feed precast segments using a gantry structure, but the design team needed to simulate the correct loading and boundary conditions for the gantry. By creating numerous load cases with different boundary conditions and then analyzing the results using STAAD.Pro, Afcons Infrastructure reduced analysis time from two months to two weeks.
Aster Building Solutions Pvt Ltd Process Building – Coca-Cola Beverages Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Aster Building Solutions designed an INR 150 million process plant in Bangalore, India, for Coca-Cola Beverages. The building is 60 meters wide, 140 meters long, and 14.54 meters high, and highlights a mezzanine with three levels. The firm’s creative management added significantly to the commercial success of the project by saving 12 percent of the construction cost estimated for the project.
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STAAD.Pro and STAAD.Foundation helped Aster Building Solutions maximize site usage, allow for future expansion or refurbishment, use innovative engineering methods, test new materials or suggest alternatives, use planned procurement methods, and introduce new financing arrangements to create value for the client. The firm’s project management methodology encompassed all stages of the project lifecycle.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Avineon India Pvt Ltd Multilevel Access Platform with Supporting Piping and Equipment Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India This INR 1.2 billion project by Avineon India is a technological structure for the oil and gas industry that features multilevel access platforms with supporting piping and equipment on different levels. Modular-suspended access platforms are ideal for a range of applications, and built-in guardrails create a safe working environment. Corner, angled, circular, and double platforms are available.
With deck stages bolted together for a range of platform sizes up to 16 meters long, the platforms suit a wide range of construction and industrial applications, including hard-to-access areas such as lift shafts, voids, and power station boilers. Avineon India used STAAD.Pro to model, analyze, and design the structural elements, saving 20 percent on project execution and 15 percent of total execution cost.
Avineon India Pvt Ltd Skid Structure with Access Platform Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India For this INR 120 million project that provides environmentally safe operations, Avineon India designed a skid structure for the oil and gas industry that has access platforms for piping and equipment on different levels. The skid offers the option of customization for client requirements and unique characteristics, which include shipbuilding activities for marine vessels such as tugs, survey vessels, supply vessels, and accommodation barges.
The modeling, analysis, and design of the structural elements were conducted using STAAD.Pro, which saved Avineon India 25 percent on total project execution time and 20 percent of total estimated cost of execution. STAAD.Pro was used on the pipe rack route to confirm the presence/absence of foundation interference and on the right-of-way survey to verify route integrity and confirm the presence/absence of parallel obstructions.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Avineon India Pvt Ltd Technological Structure Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India For this INR 200 million project in Hyderabad, India, Avineon India used building information modeling to design a technological structure for an oil and gas industry application that featured multilevel access platforms for supporting equipment. The design and construction of this facility not only had to satisfy social and environmental concerns, but also site-specific conditions like weather, labor supply, and local building codes.
Since nearly every facility is custom-designed due to the complexity and market demands of these types of structures, Avineon India used STAAD.Pro to simultaneously plan, design, and construct while examining various alternatives without affecting the deliverables. Using the integrated software capabilities of STAAD.Pro, the firm saved 15 to 20 percent of the cost on this project by reducing the design and construction schedules.
Basu Consulting Engineers Globe Multiplex Shopping Mall Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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The most modern mall in Kolkata, India, the Globe Multiplex was a groundbreaking pilot project launched by Dhansri Abasan. Basu Consulting Engineers designed the 65,000-square-foot building to visually represent the revitalization of central Kolkata. What makes this INR 900 million project noteworthy is its use of SHS/RHS as steel-concrete composite built-up beams, which have not been adopted anywhere in India.
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STAAD.Pro and RAM Structural System enabled Basu Consulting Engineers to reduce overall costs by 12 percent and construction time by five months. The software also helped Basu Consulting Engineers economize on steelwork frame tonnage, using just 80 kilograms per square meter. With the use of less hazardous construction materials and a short construction period, the project was readily approved by vendors and occupants of adjacent buildings.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Bluescope Lysaght Malaysia Sdn Bhd Ilham Baru Tower Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Shaped like a diamond, the Ilham Baru Tower is a 61-story concrete tower located in Kuala Lumpur near the Petronas Twin Tower, an icon in Malaysia. Surrounded by high-rise buildings, the site at which Bluescope Lysaght Malaysia would erect the new tower for Daewoo was extremely constrained. To save time, Bluescope Lysaght Malaysia replaced the installation of form and scaffolding with a Bondek decking structure..
Using STAAD.Pro for 3D design and proprietary software called Mega Floor for 2D design, Bluescope Lysaght Malaysia analyzed the structure using finite element analysis. The results from both software applications were almost identical, which confirmed that the proposed process worked efficiently and accurately, so Bluescope Lysaght Malaysia proceeded with its scaffolding replacement plan.
BPB Chodor-Projekt sp. z o.o. Galeria Korona Kielce Kielce, Poland Designed by BPB Chodor-Projekt for MGC Inwest, the Galeria Korona Kielce is a modern four-level trade center in Kielce, Poland. The roof was designed as two separate islands and executed as concrete slabs with nonstandard shapes. Between the roof islands is a panoramic lift of spatial steel structure, which also acts as a multicolumn support for the roof. Each spatial beam is determined by the unique shape of the roof.
The irregular shape of the building, variety of beam dimensions, and different planes required extreme design precision and precluded using traditional 2D design. BPB Chodor-Projekt used ProSteel on this EUR 100 million project to proactively prevent errors during design and assembly. ProSteel was the best solution for the demands of such a distinctive and complex architectural design.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING BPB Chodor-Projekt sp. z o.o. Weiss Factory Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Poland Located in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Poland, the Weiss factory is a 17,000-square-meter plant for producing energy from alternative sources. The hall is equipped with overhead cranes with a lifting capacity of 5, 10, and 40 tons. The parameters that determined the operational capabilities associated with the overhead cranes is the height up to the railhead, which varies in different bays.
BPB Chodor-Projekt used ProSteel to design the factory for Weiss in this PLN 50 million project. ProSteel tools for creating and modifying structural steel objects – including a number of routines that automatically complete tasks such as the creation of standard connections, shop and overview drawings, parts lists, and NC data – produced time and workflow efficiencies that BPB Chodor-Projekt passed along to its investor.
Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. Saudi Sadara Isocyanates Project Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
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In this USD 400 million project for Sadara Chemical, Daelim Industrial built a manufacturing process and utilities facility for PMDI 400 KTA and TDI 200 KTA in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. With only 36 months to complete structural design, Daelim Industrial subcontracted four partners to handle the multidisciplinary aspects of the project. The challenge was to consolidate the design and maintain optimum communications among the partner companies.
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The teams used STAAD.Pro to collaborate on analysis and Bentley Navigator to review the progress of the multidisciplinary modeling. Because Bentley Navigator can work with PDS and AutoCAD, the partners were not required to change their modeling tools. As they became more adept on the STAAD.Pro software, the interchange of ideas accelerated. The Daelim-led team completed 60 percent of the project in 12 months.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Fitzpatrick Engineering Group Ottare Medical Office Building Cayce, South Carolina, United States Following LEED guidelines, Fitzpatrick Engineering Group designed this medical building in Cayce, South Carolina, which includes a family practice as well as a walk-in clinic overlooking a 340-acre park. The goal was to have fully developed, ready-for-fabrication shop drawings at or near the completion of construction drawing submittal to allow for competitive bidding from steel fabricators on known quantities of steel and details.
Using AECOsim Building Designer for this USD 13 million project, Fitzpatrick Engineering Group pioneered a new process of generating structural steel fabrication drawings that is efficient, cost effective, and practical for engineering firms of all sizes. The firm’s paradigm shift has transformed a 15- to 18-week linear process into a four-week collaborative process with breathing room in the schedule that allows the owner to start generating revenue sooner.
Gammon India Ltd. Ukai Natural Draft Cooling Tower Ukai, Gujarat, India A cooling tower extracts waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream to lower temperatures. Common applications for cooling towers are providing cooled water for air conditioning, manufacturing, and electric power generation. The goal of this INR 5 million project was to build a natural draft cooling tower (NDCT) in Ukai, India, designed by Gammon India.
The NDCT design is a counter flow, natural draft hyperbolic cooling tower, setting it apart from other cooling towers due to its unique shape and process flow. Using STAAD.Pro, the complete structural modeling and analysis took all structural elements into account. STAAD.Pro allowed 3D modeling of accurate structural behavior with different load patterns. Seismic analysis combined with different gravity loads produced an even better approach to the design of this NDCT.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Hameng Cooling System (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. Design of the Air-cooling Steel Structure for Jinhui Baicheng County, Xinjiang, China The goal of this CNY 3 billion project was to design the steel structure of air-cooling islands at the Xinjiang Jinhui power plant, which is located 18 kilometers to the southwest of Xinjiang, China. The most important part in the power-generating system of a power plant, the air-cooling island, is used to cool off steam produced by steam turbines. In this project, the air-cooling island is designed for 2x300-megawatt generator sets.
To complete this project for Xinjiang Jinhui Zhaofeng Energy, Hameng Group used STAAD.Pro to resolve complex modeling challenges and optimize the structure. In this way, Hameng Group decreased steel consumption from 3,500 tons to 3,100 tons, saving USD 400,000. Due to the Tekla interface, modeling time was reduced from 400 man-hours to 300 man-hours.
Harbin Boiler Factory Co., Ltd. Boiler Structure Design for 2x1000 Megawatt Ultra-supercritical Coal-fired Generator Set Shanwei, Guangdong, China
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The Huarun Haifeng power plant is not only an extremely large coal-fired power plant built by China Resources Power Holdings, but also the company’s first 1-million-kilowatt generator set power project in Guangdong. Playing a major role in the economic and social development of Shanwei City, this USD 4.72 billion project developed coal-fired power generator sets with a capacity of 4x1000 megawatts.
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Facing an unprecedented tight construction schedule, Harbin Boiler Factory took advantage of STAAD.Pro’s modeling, interface, and analysis strengths, enabling the firm to cut two-thirds off the allotted time for basic design and up to 70 percent off the design time for the entire project. The firm also utilized the interfaces provided with STAAD.Pro and Tekla, which resulted in each generator set saving 400 tons of steel worth USD 400,000.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Exchanger Support Modification 11E-50 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India For this project in Mumbai, India, Hindustan Petroleum developed a support system for one of its new exchangers. The challenge was to use the existing foundation, which was designed for a lighter exchanger, for the heavier exchanger. Dead loads, imposed loads, wind loads, seismic loads, temperature loads, and machinery loads were all analyzed. Temperature loads were especially critical because of variations in Mumbai temperatures.
STAAD.Pro analyzed the existing support system as well as the new support system. All loads were transferred from the new support system to the existing one and then to the foundation. Engineers were able to model and specify all the relevant material properties of all the elements involved in the INR 2.5 million project. Finite element modeling was done to accurately predict the behavior of the structure, especially for winds, temperatures, and earthquakes.
Huadian Heavy Industries Co., Ltd Design Optimization of 2Ă—330 Megawatt Direct Air-cooling System Shihezi, Xinjiang, China The air-cooled power station, whose core uses air as the condenser cooling medium, has an obvious competitive advantage: The water consumption of an air-cooled power plant is only one-third that of a water-cooled power station. Therefore, the construction of the Xinjiang Tianfu thermoelectric 2x330-megawatt direct air-cooled generator set was most suitable for Xinjiang, China, which has abundant coal resources but fewer water resources.
Huadian Heavy Industries used STAAD.Pro on this CNY 120 million project to complete the analysis and design of steel structures, reinforced concrete structures, and composite structures. Compared to manual calculation and other analysis software, STAAD.Pro needed 35 days for the Tianfu air-cooled project while other applications needed 75 days. That improved the design efficiency of the project team by more than 100 percent.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Jarlsø AS Jarlsø Telecom Tower Accra, Ghana Jarlsø is an international business operation that provides managerial and entrepreneurial services to telecom operators and network owners, as well as to managed services providers. With headquarters in Norway, its geographical focus is multinational and Sub-Sahara African telecom network owners and their suppliers.
This USD 25,000 tower project in Accra, Ghana, was on behalf of Balàzs Kisfali. STAAD.Pro efficiently coordinated the logistics challenges of the tower being designed in Norway, manufactured in China, and deployed in Africa. Using STAAD.Pro, Jarlsø transferred design parameters to the STAAD.Pro input file and then exported them back to a worksheet after analysis.
Kutumbale Consultants & Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Preheater Building Tanga, Tanzania
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This preheater project was in a cement plant in Tanga, Tanzania. Designed by Kutumbale Consultants, the building was for a five-stage precalcination cyclone process. Since these cyclones maintain temperatures of up to 200 to 600 degrees Celsius from hot air, it was a challenge to analyze and design a building that could resist heavy loads, taking into account lateral loads for earthquake zone III and wind speeds of 55 meters per second.
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Designed for Maweni Limestone, this INR 9.9 billion preheater building was 20.5 meters wide, 20 meters deep, and 112 meters high. Because it was such a tall building, Kutumbale Consultants used STAAD.Pro to analyze the L-shaped columns, which were used for cost efficiency because the column bends were the same in both directions. STAAD.Pro’s analysis of structural members helped the firm choose the most economic design.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING L&T Construction – Minerals & Metals IC 490.5-square-meter Sinter Plant Angul, Odisha, India Because the funds allocated for this INR 5.6 billion project for Jindal Steel and Power were lower than for similar projects in the past, L&T Construction – Minerals & Metals, Engineering Design and Research Center, Kolkata, needed to reduce the overall design cost. The team accomplished this by formulating a strategy before process engineering was finalized, which, in turn, saved manhours during the design phase.
Using STAAD.Pro, the design team was able to generate a 3D prototype model of the structure on a single platform, taking into account the engineering aspects like clashes, load flow analysis, stress checks, and material consumption. This resulted in a structurally sound building frame and foundation components that have the ability to withstand the test of time. The integration also pinpointed accessibility and maintenance issues.
L&T-MHI Boilers Pvt. Ltd Chhabra Supercritical TPS 2x660 MW Steam Generator and Auxiliary Package Chhabra, Rajasthan, India L&T-MHI Boilers supplied Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam in Chhabra, India, with a PTS Stage II 2x660 megawatt steam generator with 90 intermediate platforms. The primary challenge was optimizing 4,000 members of the structural frame within the time constraints. A secondary objective was to reduce the cost of the project by minimizing the steel structure’s weight without compromising on stability.
Using STAAD.Pro and OpenSTAAD to link AutoCAD data, L&T-MHI Boilers reduced the time to analyze, design, and document the steel structure by one to two months on this INR 1.2-1.75 billion project. This has resulted in faster design deliveries and earlier procurement of materials. Current return on innovation is INR 100 million per boiler, 1,000 man-hours in the design phase, and 800 man-hours in the documentation phase.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Leadrail Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Track Structures Design of Chennai Metro Project Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India The Chennai Metro Rail project is a rapid-rail urban transit system in Chennai, India. The client, Alstom India, mandated finite element analysis of all structures for all load combinations. Because track structures/forces are complex, and finite element analysis is fairly new to Indian metro projects, few design consultants stepped forward to take on the challenge except Leadrail Infra Solutions, which was awarded the INR 140 billion project.
Using STAAD.Pro, the firm modeled the track structures for precision, flexibility, and better presentation. Leadrail Infra Solutions then conducted the finite element analysis of track structures and received more accurate results in less time. A technological advance in track structure design, this project is unique because it is the first time that finite element analysis of track structures was not done manually.
Phenix Construction Technologies Moveable Roof Design Kolkata, India
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Phenix Construction Technologies constructed a unique shipbuilding facility for Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers as part of a modernization drive to implement modular shipbuilding technologies in this INR 8.26 billion project in Kolkata, India. The design, which took into account the thermal stress due to India’s temperature variations, featured three movable roofs of 29.4 meters wide and 33 meters long.
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The new integrated shipbuilding facility will allow warships to be constructed with 200-ton mega-hull blocks instead of the prevailing method of using hull blocks with a maximum weight of 40 tons. Using STAAD.Pro, Phenix Construction Technologies performed the engineering-to-construction services to complete the project in record time. The modernized shipbuilding facility will reduce the build time of ships.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Prime SD Engineering Consultants Ltd. Transformer Manufacturing Plant Naidupet, Andhra Pradesh, India Prime Electric, a leading power transformer player, commissioned a state-ofthe-art factory for an extremely high-voltage power transformer in Naidupet, India, that supplies up to 765 kilovolts. Spread over 100 acres, the integrated plant connects with three major ports – Chennai, Ennore, and Krishnapatnam – situated within a 150-kilometer radius, which provides timely movement of supplies.
Because of its proximity to the coast, the transformer plant is subjected to heavy winds and occasional cyclonic effects, which added complexity to the USD 33 million project. Prime SD Engineering Consultants used STAAD.Pro to design the most economical steel structure in a short time, which resulted in project time savings of six months. Prime also ensured that the environmentally friendly plant design is rated LEED Certified Gold.
Richa Industries Ltd. NEEPCO Agartala, Tripura, India In today’s competitive world, structures must take into account material, labor, and time efficiencies. The project goal of this INR 60 million power plant project in Agartala, India, was to provide a durable, cost-effective, and superior quality structure for North Eastern Electric Power (NEEPCO). This particular project by Richa Industries was a prefabricated steel structure adhering to the latest Indian safety codes.
Richa Industries used STAAD.Pro to optimize project costs by allowing 3D frame analysis of the interaction between all the elements of the structure, which saved time in the design/detail optimization phase and reduced design-vetting time. Typically these projects range from six to 15 months depending on the complexity of projects and erection sequence followed, but this project took 30 to 40 percent less time to complete.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RITES Ltd. Inlet Water Pipeline from Ma-er Ghat to Dhapa Kolkata, West Bengal, India To meet the demand for potable water in eastern Kolkata, India, RITES designed a supply system to collect 30 million gallons of raw water a day and transport it to a water treatment plant at Dhapa 9.45 kilometers away. A design complexity was a 45-meter steel truss-type pipe bridge over piles and pile cap that needed to pass below a railway bridge.
The INR 640 million project included construction of a jetty over the river Ganga, construction of a pump house with a diaphragm wall, a variety of pipe-supporting structures, and pipe bridges of various spans for laying of the pipe. STAAD.Pro ensured that the project was delivered cost-effectively within the stipulated time. The provision to use Jindal Steel was critical because the use of Jindal sections was fairly new to the India market.
Sahara India Pariwar Hotel Sahara Star Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Owned by Sahara India Pariwar, the Hotel Sahara Star is adjacent to the domestic airport in Mumbai, India. Featuring the world’s largest pierless dome over the courtyard and guest rooms, the six-story hotel complex is 45 meters wide, 125 meters long, and 35 meters high, supported by a three-level basement structure. The structure included 34-meter girders required to withstand heavy loads and seismic forces.
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Sahara India Pariwar’s challenge was to design an unconventional structure involving complex geometry and heavy loads. The firm analyzed and designed this INR 100 million iconic structure using STAAD.Pro, which enabled the visualization of the structure, and as a result, enhanced control of the details. STAAD.Pro’s integration with Tekla helped Sahara India Pariwar save time, as the hotel was operational during construction.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Schenck (Tianjin) Industrial Technology Co., Ltd. Colombia Carbones Andinos 150 TPH Coal Washery Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia The largest modular coal-dressing plant in Colombia, the Colombia Carbones Andinos 150-tons-per-hour coal washery is a coal-dressing plant with an annual output of 1.5 million tons. This COP 821.7 million project reduced field engineer workload by 50 percent and improved design capacities so significantly that the project was completed 30 days ahead of schedule.
By utilizing STAAD.Pro, STAAD.Foundation, and ProSteel, Schenck Colombia maximized the utilization of data interfaces, improved data reusability, and enhanced design efficiency. Through the software’s 3D design and drawings, the project introduced the simulation of construction during the design stage, which provided accurate technical assurance for the construction site and a design guarantee for timely construction delivery.
Schenck (Tianjin) Industrial Technology Co., Ltd. 300 TPH Dense Media-type Coal Washery at Rajgangpur, Orissa Mumbai, Maharashtra, India The 300-tons-per-hour, dense-media-type coal washery in Rajgangpur is a coal preparation plant with an annual yield of 3 million tons of cleaned coal. Currently, it is the second modular dense-media-type coal preparation plant under construction by Schenck Colombia in India, and also the biggest modular coal preparation plant equipped with the world’s leading dense-media-type coal preparation process.
Schenck Colombia used STAAD.Pro, STAAD.Foundation, and ProSteel for this INR 2.63 billion project to improve the design quality, and meet the needs of its international client. The software ensured a high-quality design, manufacturing, and installation of the coal preparation plant as well as the accuracy of construction drawings and construction work. It also saved time during the construction cycle and controlled investment costs.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ShreeCon Consultants Bath Castle Ludhiana Ludhiana, Punjab, India The Bath Castle Ludhiana in Punjab, India, is a marriage resort structurally designed by ShreeCon Consultants. With a touch of Mughal architecture blended with modern technology, it is spread over 8.25 acres and has a capacity of 5,000 people. The second of a series of Bath Castle resorts, this INR 162.5 million project also included parking facilities, a helipad, and 20-meter-high minarets at the entrance and on building corners.
The challenge was to blend conventional materials and modern technology with cost effectiveness. Using STAAD.Pro and STAAD.Foundation, ShreeCon Consultants reduced design time by 60 percent. The firm saved 15 percent on the space utilization ratio, which led to increased functional space and decreased material costs. The STAAD products helped save 50 to 75 percent of the total project cost.
SK E&C New Paraxylene Project Ulsan, South Korea
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SK Global Chemical established a joint venture with JX Energy of Japan to launch a new paraxylene facility in South Korea. The Ulsan facility was producing 758,000 tons of paraxylene annually, and the new facility will increase output to 1 million tons per year. The challenge of this USD 1 billion project was coordinating the multiple subcontractors using different modeling formats.
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SK E&C standardized on STAAD.Pro and Bentley Navigator as the platforms of choice. The team found that the post-processing report of STAAD.Pro was more effective than any of the local programs that some of the subcontractors had used. The team regularly merged structural and equipment models, which did not need to be converted, so there were no issues with data loss or costs associated with model conversions.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Taikisha Engineering India Ltd. Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. Rajasthan, India For this INR 1.5 billion project, Taikisha Engineering India provided a turnkey system for automobile manufacturer Honda Siel Cars India. Taikisha Engineering India manufactures and exports automobile paint shops, automotive painting plants, automated spray systems, relay panels, power control centers, and diesel generator synchronization panels in the Indo-Japanese region.
Taikisha Engineering India designed in a 3D environment for the first time using MicroStation, STAAD.Pro, and ProSteel, optimizing design data and reducing man-hours by 50 percent. The firm realized an 80 percent time savings that dramatically affected the profit margin by completing the six-month project in two months. Time was saved by eliminating duplication of work, and automating the manual drafting and bill of quantities preparations.
Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board Analysis and Design of Distribution Tanks Tamil Nadu, India The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board designed overhead tanks to be the standard designs for 20- to 60-kiloliter storage structures in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The designs considered all possible variations while adhering to safety factors such as self-weight, water load, wind load, and seismic forces for zones II and III. The life of the water tanks is assumed to be 50 years.
For this project, the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board used STAAD.Pro and STAAD.Foundation for the modeling, analysis, and design of the water-supply structure with a variety of capacities. It was a challenge to analyze using conventional methods, but by utilizing the STAAD software, the organization saved 50 percent of time on project execution and realized a 35 percent gain in cost effectiveness.
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INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Tata Power Company Ltd. Distribution Substation for NESCO Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Tata Power was contracted to design a distribution substation for New Standard Engineering Co. (NESCO), a pioneer in the tool-manufacturing industry in Mumbai, India. The challenge of the INR 50 million project was to match the building exterior to the existing buildings on the NESCO premises without the original design files. The building also was designed using an inclined slab orientation, which is unconventional.
STAAD.Pro helped Tata Power model, load, analyze, and design a variety of alternatives, which met the engineering requirements while experimenting with options. The engineers saved 35 to 40 percent of man-hours as the team moved quickly among aspects of design, detailing, and fabrication/drawing submissions. STAAD.Pro also simplified the loading and analysis of the inclined slab element.
Tata Steel Limited Elliptical Arch Shed for Fabrication Yard Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
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Simple and lightweight yet purposeful steel structures are becoming the trend. For this USD 1.2 million project in Jamshedpur, India, Tata Steel included a giant arch in its design for a fabrication yard shed. Its distinctiveness lies in the elliptical geometry and size (104 meters wide and 100 meters long), and the way its cold-rolled circular hollow sections are used as prime members.
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The geometry of the nonconventional structure, which consists of 650 tons of structural steel, was first conceptualized in a CAD interface and then exported to STAAD.Pro for modeling, analysis, design, and material optimization. The member-selection optimization of STAAD.Pro ensured the ultimate stability and safety of each member, and its modeling and analysis saved time during design and construction.
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING the jdi group Prilling Facility Painesville, Ohio, United States The goal of this project in Painesville, Ohio, was to deliver a replacement production facility for Hardy Animal Nutrition in six months. Although the original facility was partially destroyed by fire, the jdi group decided to utilize existing foundations and pour against them with a new wall to provide stability for the steel structure above. Because of the severe time constraints, however, designers had to quickly respond to changes.
RAM Structural System enabled the jdi group to quickly evaluate options for the 162-foot-tall tower as well as the rest of the facility. The 3D software increased accuracy and enhanced the turnaround time for shop fabrication drawings for the structural steel. As a result, this software helped the firm realize a 0.02 percent error margin for the entire project, equating to USD 15,000 of the total cost of USD 22 million.
“Bentley software helped us produce designs quickly and efficiently while giving us the ability to rapidly make the changes required to accommodate the simultaneous development of the process design.” – Fred Quinn, the jdi group
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This award category recognizes enterprise deployments that demonstrate operational and maintenance excellence in existing transportation infrastructure (road, rail, ports) operations, providing improved reliability, safety and performance, reduced risk, and overall improved operational efficiency and effectiveness.
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INNOVATION IN TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT Utah Transit Authority Transit Asset Management Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Utah Transit Authority (UTA) worked with Bentley to enhance and expand UTA’s Transit Asset Management (TAM) solution to achieve a State of Good Repair and comply with the Federal Transit Administration’s requirements under Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). Innovative modules were created within InspectTech to support a comprehensive approach, including inventory, inspection, maintenance, deterioration, condition rating, and risk.
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InspectTech identified inputs and outputs required to meet asset management goals. TAM now provides a method for developing an accurate asset inventory, mobility needed to accommodate field inspections, and tools to triage scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. The solution allows asset data to be tracked, stored, and used to forecast deterioration and predict future maintenance. By developing risk-based asset management, UTA has reduced costs and avoided potential loss of ridership.
INNOVATION IN TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT Graphic Engineering Solutions and Services (Pty) Ltd and African Consulting Surveyors PRASA Depot Modernization
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South Africa Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) initiated the ZAR 100 billion Rolling Stock Fleet Renewal Programme as a catalyst to transform metro rail services and public transport. PRASA appointed Graphic Engineering Solutions and Services (GESS), with African Consulting Surveyors, to laser survey and reverse engineer rail lifting and running sheds at four sites as part of a ZAR 7 billion modernization project. The as-built datasets were used for future works.
GESS completed scans in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Durban. A total of 786 scans captured more than 19.7 billion points. Bentley products used for 3D modeling and drawing extractions included MicroStation, Bentley Pointools, Bentley CloudWorx, PowerCivil for South Africa, AECOsim Building Designer, Bentley Navigator, and Bentley Descartes. GESS delivered intelligent information models with spatially correct points.
Territory and Municipal Services ACT Government Integrated Asset Management System
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Australian Capital Territory, Australia Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS) for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government implemented Exor as the basis for its enterprise-level, Integrated Asset Management System (IAMS) in 2003. Now a key component of Bentley’s AssetWise platform, Exor enabled TAMS to assimilate disparate information from three business units with more than 15 business systems.
industry-leading approach with delivery of a mobile asset management solution through Bentley Map, and integration of the ACT Government Customer Resource Management system with Exor. ODBC technology enabled linkages between IAMS and other systems, including TAMS Corporate Geographic Database, an enterprise repository for spatial reference data.
The centralized IAMS defined more than 250 asset types, and registered more than 2 million assets valued at AUD 7 billion. In 2011, TAMS continued its
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INNOVATION IN TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT HDR, Inc. HDR’s Cutting-edge TAM Innovations Nevada, United States The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), among other legislation, prompted state departments of transportation (DOTs) to change their bridge inspection and management procedures. Nevada DOT (NDOT) retained HDR to inspect its bridges statewide, recommend best practices, and implement software to improve the overall inspection process.
via a secure connection, collect information on different parts of a bridge and merge data into a single report, and link inspection photos to their locations on each asset. As NDOT’s one-stop bridge information portal, InspectTech reduces inspection time by at least 30 percent and enhances safety by making bridge condition information immediately available.
HDR collaborated with Bentley to enhance InspectTech for application in Nevada. The solution enables inspectors to access the system from the field
Infrastructure Engineers, Inc. Bridge Management for Worldwide Navy Bridges Global To comply with the Federal Highway Administration’s requirements for bridge preservation and management, the U.S. Navy developed a bridge management system based on InspectTech. Since its first use in Guantanamo Bay in 2008, the customized application has enabled the Navy to manage more than 200 bridges of various types and sizes located on domestic and international bases.
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the Navy’s requirements, including the ability to be used by multiple inspectors in remote locations; document detailed findings, bridge ratings, streambed profiles, custom drawings, and inventory photos; and create technical and non-technical reports. The web-based application significantly reduces time required to develop, review, and submit bridge inspection reports.
This award category is for projects that have demonstrated excellence in the planning, engineering, and analysis of utility transmission and distribution infrastructure. These projects may be for electricity, gas, or district energy infrastructure (and possibly in combination). They may be for transmission or distribution infrastructure including, but not limited to, substation design and management, transmission corridor planning and management, gas compressor station design and management, and transmission tower design.
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INNOVATION IN UTILITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE China Power Construction Corporation Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute Duxiling 220 Kilovolt Substation
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Owned and operated by China State Grid Corporation, the CNY 81 million Duxiling substation in Pingxiang will improve the electricity network and power supply reliability in Jiangxi province. The 220 kilovolt substation was delivered by China Power Construction Corporation and Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute using Bentley’s integrated design software for substation engineering, including Bentley Substation, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, GEOPAK Site, AECOsim Building Designer, ProSteel, STAAD.Pro, ProjectWise, Bentley Navigator, and MicroStation.
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Bentley’s integrated civil, structural, physical, and electrical design solution enabled collaborative design, with each discipline working concurrently on the streamlined design platform. The seamless interface exchange of models across disciplines eliminated duplicate work and inconsistencies, while enabling more efficient project team communication. Overall, the Bentley platform shortened the design period and improved efficiency by about 30 percent.
INNOVATION IN UTILITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Co. Ltd. Integration of Urban Infrastructure through Utility Tunnel
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India GIFT City, the emerging financial hub in Gujarat, India, is generating 92 million square feet of development over 886 acres. Gujarat International Finance Tec-City placed all utilities in a tunnel accessible to material handling and maintenance vehicles. At 15,000-by-7.6-by-6.2 meters, the tunnel will carry 50 million liters per day of treated water, 200,000 tons of cooling water, 750 megawatts of power supply, and 280 million tons of solid waste.
Aligned as sidewalks along road carriageways, the INR 3.15 billion tunnel crossed beneath dozens of junctions with roads, utility plants, and drainage and sewerage. Bentley MXROAD was used to prepare a tunnel section template, which automatically provided the transition in alignment when the section changed. STAAD.Pro was used for 3D structural analysis. These products saved 1,500 man-hours and INR 900 million.
iSAT Networks Engineers Pvt. Ltd. 132 Kilovolt Substation
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Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand retained iSAT Networks Engineers as the EPC contractor for a 132-kilovolt distribution substation in Dehradun, India. The INR 114.4 million project had a total capacity of 80 million volt-amperes. iSAT used STAAD.Pro for substation structural analysis and Bentley Substation to create intelligent 3D physical layouts. Integrated Structural Modeling facilitated an integrated workflow between Bentley tools, enabling the reuse of structural models in 3D physical layouts.
To ensure that electrical equipment was properly supported by steel structures and their foundations, analysis and design were carried out in STAAD.Pro, which considered static and dynamic loads including wind and seismic loads. The 3D layouts made clash detection and clearance checking easier, and enabled visualization to speed plan submission and approval. Overall, iSAT saw a 60 percent reduction in design revisions, a 40 percent reduction in total design time, and expects major savings from eliminating costly construction change orders.
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INNOVATION IN UTILITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE Kleinfelder ProjectWise Solution for Natural Gas Pipeline Design Pennsylvania, United States Kleinfelder, a global architecture, engineering, and science consulting firm, undertook the simultaneous design of several natural gas gathering lines for Chesapeake Midstream Management. The USD 4.2 million, fast-track project involved numerous remotely located project sites in Pennsylvania. Data for alignment locations was compiled from multiple sources including LiDAR, digital orthophotos, conventional survey, and cadastre.
To manage project documents and enable unprecedented collaboration across remote offices, Kleinfelder implemented ProjectWise. As a result, projects were accelerated, fewer errors were generated, and productivity improved. Document opening times were reduced by more than 85 percent, and download times from a central server repository were reduced from over 8 minutes to less than 2 minutes. ProjectWise also repaired broken references in seconds, compared to 480 hours – saving USD 52,800 per year on this task alone.
Tenaga Nasional Berhad Transmission Route Planning with Bentley GIS Malaysian Peninsula, Malaysia
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The Geomatics Unit of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), the largest electric utility company in Malaysia, conducts transmission line route design for Peninsular Malaysia. The department has augmented its existing GIS technology with Bentley Map to efficiently utilize 3D and LiDAR data in transmission route planning. Bentley Map offers the flexibility to input both CAD and GIS, and provides analytical tools to conduct GIS analysis in both 2D and 3D.
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As a preliminary step during trial implementation, TNB is gradually moving the GIS data set into Bentley Map and planning a semi-automated route selection workflow. TNB aims to customize the Bentley software to enable it to become the preferred transmission-line route selection application. A more automated approach will reduce errors and improve productivity and accuracy.
Common goals of water resource professionals include increasing efficiencies in engineering processes while minimizing environmental consequences, preserving public capital investment, and enhancing the level of service of costly but necessary water infrastructure. This award category features projects that demonstrate the innovative use of technology to plan, design, manage, model, and construct water and wastewater treatment plants.
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INNOVATION IN WATER OR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS CH2M HILL City of Las Vegas Wastewater Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) Infrastructure Replacement Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Originally built in the 1950s, the City of Las Vegas Wastewater Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) required a USD 20 million upgrade to improve treated water quality prior to discharge. CH2M HILL was tasked with modeling more than 18 facilities and the underground network of piping and utilities, then linking the content to a database accessible via the WPCF Operations & Maintenance Manual.
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All design disciplines authored content within a controlled environment using Bentley’s intelligent modeling tools configured to meet the client’s BIM goals. Bentley Navigator facilitated model review and visualization. CH2M HILL managed data and information using ProjectWise and developed the ProjectWise Resource Manager to distribute extremely large datasets to team members in eight offices across North America. ProjectWise was used to reduce the effort to model the existing plant by 50 percent.
INNOVATION IN WATER OR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS Black & Veatch Legacy Document Management System Migration
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States Kansas City, Missouri-based Black & Veatch (B&V), a diverse engineering, construction, and consulting company, created the Cygnet proprietary document and data management system, which became the default system for water division projects worldwide. Cygnet had accumulated more than 10 million documents by the time B&V selected ProjectWise to replace the in-house system.
The B&V IT team leveraged the inherent capabilities in ProjectWise for custom programming and, following a unique methodology for exporting files and capturing metadata, migrated more than 8 million documents for 7,000 projects in two years. The USD 250,000 migration is expected to yield USD 8 million in net benefits over five years as well as save USD 265,000 per year in storage and server costs, and USD 165,000 in contracted support costs.
MWH Global Taoyuan County Sewage System BOT Project of Taiwan
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Taoyuan, Taiwan As part of a 35-year build-operate-transfer project, the Taiwan Branch Office of MWH Americas designed a 200,000 cubic-meter-per-day wastewater treatment plant and 284 kilometers of sewage pipeline to serve a population of 250,000 in Taoyuan County, Taiwan. Bentley OpenPlant Modeler was used to create the conceptual design, with 3D animations to communicate the design intent to the local government.
Bentley OpenPlant Modeler was then used during the design phase to easily integrate the work of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering as well as collaborate with architecture and landscape design. The resulting BIM model was eventually integrated with the plant’s MIS interface to create an asset management platform. Using Bentley software for this TWD 20 billion project saved nearly two months during design.
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INNOVATION IN WATER OR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS GMI S.A. Ingenieros Consultores Fresh Water, Wastewater, Tailing, Reclaimed Water, and Seepage Systems Engineering Arequipa, Peru For this USD 350 million project in Arequipa, Peru, the objective was to use two pump stations to transport 6,480 cubic meters per hour of water through 15 kilometers of pipe from an equalization pond to a fresh water storage tank at the new 240,000 million-ton-per-day copper concentrator plant. Analysis of the pumping stations and pipelines considered sustained and occasional loads to ensure reliable, optimal water conveyance.
GMI used Bentley AutoPIPE for design and stress analysis of the piping system, supports, and anchor blocks. The software allowed analysis of critical points in the topography, as well as high operating and transient pressures. HAMMER was used to prevent water hammer in the pipelines and determine device protections. By minimizing potentially damaging forces against the system, GMI achieved an economical installation.
QuEST Global Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Coke Oven Effluent Recycling and Zero Liquid Discharge Plant Bellary, Karnataka, India
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QuEST Global Engineering designed and developed a complex coke oven effluent recycling plant for GE Water & Process Technologies in Bellary, Karnataka, India. The INR 400 million plant featured ultra-filtration/membrane bioreactor, reverse osmosis, and zero liquid discharge technologies to recover 95 percent of the water. Intelligent 3D design solutions enabled a five-member team to execute the project in approximately 6,500 hours.
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Completely designed using Bentley products, deliverables included 500 isometrics, 600 support drawings, 25 civil structures, and numerous steel structures. Using Bentley solutions reduced project execution time by 40 percent, improved visualization, and optimized the design to avoid on-site clashes. Products included Bentley PlantSpace, Bentley Navigator, promis•e, STAAD.Pro, Structural Modeler, MicroStation, and ProjectWise.
Projects in this award category demonstrate excellence in planning, designing, operating, modeling, and analyzing water, wastewater, or stormwater networks using hydraulics and hydrology software.
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INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Maynilad Water Services, Inc. Remote Leak Detection through Hydraulic Modeling Malabon City, Philippines
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In Malabon City, Philippines, the Tinajeros district metered area (DMA) had 2,183 residential connections to Maynilad Water Services, provider for greater Manila’s west zone. The DMA’s two inflows did not supply water at the prescribed service level, and the pipe network experienced high head loss. Total pipe replacement, a five-month project estimated at USD 1.7 million, was unfeasible.
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A subsequent leak-detection study based on field data, pressure profiling, and hydraulic modeling identified potential locations of leakages. Calibrating the model in WaterGEMS using its Darwin Calibrator module solved the problem of detecting leaks beneath 2-meter-thick pavement. Analysis took just three days. Field work confirmed a leak in the spot indicated by the model. The repair took two days and cost USD 1,160, an amount equivalent to less than 1 percent of the total pipe replacement.
INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Barwon Region Water Corporation Optimizing System Yield and Operational Cost with Hydrology and Hydraulics Modeling
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Colac Shire, Victoria, Australia To augment raw water supply for the city of Colac in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, the Barwon Region Water Corporation (Barwon Water) considered several key factors before selecting the Wurdee Boluc Channel as the source. The AUD 25 million pumped system will increase Colac’s supply by 1,000 million liters per annum for the next 20 years. WaterGEMS optimized the operational strategy, while eWater SOURCE calculated the long-term system yield.
Barwon Water optimized the pipe size and pump curve combination by applying WaterGEMS tools such as Pump Combination Curves and Energy Management. By optimizing the system yield and operations using the combination of water resources and hydraulic modeling, Barwon Water reduced estimated capital costs by AUD 3 million and estimated operational costs by AUD 20,000 per year.
Power and Water Corporation Optimization of Pumping Schedules in Remote Communities
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Northern Territory, Australia Power and Water Corporation (PWC) is a government-owned corporation that provides electricity, water, and sewerage services across the Northern Territory, Australia. In the 1.3 million-square-kilometer area, 72 remote communities pay 30 to 50 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity – about five times the cost in urban centers. PWC used WaterGEMS and its Darwin Scheduler module to determine optimal pump schedules to save energy costs and reduce carbon emissions in these communities.
Smart meters provided data on water use and flows in the system, enabling the precise definition of hourly demand patterns and the accurate modeling of the pumping regimes. WaterGEMS energy management tools were used to determine energy use and cost for a 30-day period in multiple scenarios. The pumping schedule optimization is expected to save between 15 and 25 percent on energy, which corresponds to an annual cost savings of AUD 270,000-450,000.
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INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS City of Phoenix and NCS Engineers Development of a Sustainable Modeling Program for the City of Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona, United States An updated citywide wastewater system master plan was needed for Phoenix, Arizona. Through this USD 150,000 project, the City of Phoenix and NCS Engineers teamed up in an innovative public-private partnership to define an ideal modeling program for the City of Phoenix that would be truly sustainable – one in which updates would not be necessary since it would stay in synch with the GIS.
NCS Engineers developed tools to import and set up models using SewerGEMS’ WaterObjects.NET customization technology. Without utilizing the WaterObjects API of SewerGEMS, the project completion would have been significantly delayed and much costlier. As a benefit of this approach, the whole project was completed within 10 percent of the normal project cost of outsourcing, and the results were more reliable and accurate.
Delhi Jal Board Proposed Layout and Design of Delhi Jal Board’s Water Networks Delhi, India
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Delhi Jal Board supplies water through a network of 9,000 kilometers of water mains and lines to Delhi, India, whose population has grown to more than 16 million residents. Numerous unauthorized colonies not under the oversight of Delhi Jal Board, however, drew water from its sources. In addition, due to everincreasing demand, the current network of pipes in some authorized colonies also needed to be upgraded.
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For this project, Delhi Jal Board proposed, designed, and constructed or rehabilitated water pipes for both types of colonies. Using WaterGEMS and its Darwin Designer module, pipe sizing was performed automatically, so the design of water networks that used to take weeks or months to complete was finished in days.
INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Toowoomba Regional Council Comparison of Gravity and Pressure Sewer System Options Crows Nest, Queensland, Australia The condition of sewerage assets in the Toowoomba region of Queensland, Australia, ranged from underperforming trickling filter treatment plants to a state-of-the-art activated sludge treatment plant. One regional common effluent drainage system operated by Toowoomba Regional Council had a history of poor effluent quality and wet-weather overflows. This AUD 15 million project investigated sewerage options for the township.
Through the use of SewerGEMS, the council realized that pressure sewer systems did not represent the best value for money – in this case, because of the population densities, topographic constraints, and the presence of existing infrastructure. So for Crows Nest, a conventional gravity system was the preferred option, which could cost as much as AUD 2 million less in terms of capital costs than a pressure sewer system.
Barwon Region Water Corporation Advance Sewerage Model Building and Updating Geelong, Victoria, Australia Barwon Region Water Corporation (Barwon Water) is Victoria, Australia’s largest regional urban water corporation, providing water, sewerage, and recycled water to an area of 8,100 square kilometers, which includes a 5,800-kilometer network of pipes. Barwon Water’s sewer system is approaching its capacity, so the goal of this AUD 620,000 project was to build seven models of the Geelong sewerage system.
Given the size of Barwon Water’s sewerage system and SewerGEMS capability, partner GHD proposed to build a single model (instead of seven) that contains every pipe in the system. Since Barwon Water’s GIS has sewer pipe and property connectivity, and water consumption data at every property, the SewerGEMS model-building process was automated, which yielded a cost savings of AUD 480,000 less than originally estimated.
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INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS CIDCO of Maharashtra Design of Water Supply Network for Ulwe Node Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) of Maharashtra, India, had created a water supply distribution network plan for Ulwe, a node in Navi Mumbai, before an airport and other infrastructure were earmarked for the area. CIDCO decided to undertake the distribution plan revision in the water supply design by dividing the entire Ulwe node into two phases: the first phase already laid and the second to be developed.
CIDCO treated the second-phase development areas with independent tapping from the transmission line from Hetawane Dam, which runs toward one side of Ulwe node. Using WaterGEMS, the firm produced four different design outputs and selected the option that provided the optimal design (that is, the least costly design) that met the pressure requirements.
CIDCO of Maharashtra Sewer Network for Ulwe Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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The technical challenge of this INR 10 million project for the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) of Maharashtra, India, was to design a sewer network in which the sewerage flowed by gravity with sewer-line depths that would reduce the number of sewerage pump houses required. This could be achieved by having two sites for the sewerage treatment plants, which would reduce the flow distance.
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Using SewerCAD, CIDCO discovered that it needed only one sewerage pump house, with the sewerage flowing entirely by gravity to the one sewerage pump house, and only then being pumped into the sewerage treatment plant. This eliminated the need to pump sewerage from one sewerage pump house to another, saving on recurring electricity and operational costs, not to mention the savings achieved by not building the originally planned additional sewerage pump house.
INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Dar Al-Omran Zarqa Water Network Restructuring and Rehabilitation Zarqa, Jordan The objectives of this USD 100 million water system restructuring and rehabilitation project in Zarqa, Jordan – an area encompassing 4,761 square kilometers with a population of 871,600 – was to improve the hydraulic efficiency of the water supply network, reduce high rates of water loss, and provide greater access to potable water in areas serving impoverished population groups. The proposed work in the Zarqa Governorate project, which is funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, included 35 kilometers of new and replaced
primary and secondary trunk mains and 550 kilometers of new and replaced tertiary distribution mains. WaterCAD was indispensable in facilitating the development of cost-efficient solutions for such a complex water system. In addition, performing the water modeling work using WaterCAD from within AutoCAD enabled the efficient generation of tender drawing for the new and replaced pipes.
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd. Development of Sewerage Network and Wastewater Treatment Facility Bhatpara, West Bengal, India In this INR 230 billion project for the Bhatpara municipality in India, L&T Construction Equipment expanded the area’s wastewater infrastructure by designing a new sewerage treatment plant to reduce pollution to the Hooghly River. The project replaced old, dilapidated sewers with new pumping stations, which collect and pump sewerage to existing and new wastewater treatment plants.
L&T Construction Equipment imported AutoCAD survey drawings into SewerGEMS and synchronized the data for analysis and optimization of the network design. The challenge was to design a huge network in a flat terrain by restricting the depth of sewer to less than 5 meters. By changing gradients in design constraints, the depth could be optimized. SewerGEMS improved productivity and saved time by analyzing a variety of scenarios quickly.
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INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS L&T Construction Equipment Ltd. Improvement to Water Distribution System in the South Division Bangalore, Karnataka, India For this INR 1.53 billion project, L&T Construction Equipment improved the water distribution system and reduced unaccounted-for water in the south operations division of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board in Bangalore, India. The project included the design and establishment of district meter areas, leak detection and reduction of unaccounted-for water, and repair or replacement of the distribution network.
L&T Construction used WaterGEMS to reduce the man-hours required for the design of this complicated network. The Darwin Calibrator module in WaterGEMS overcame the largest challenge of the project, which was generating simulation results that were the same or closest to field measurements taken in the existing distribution network. WaterGEMS optimized the design to be economical currently as well as for the next 20 years.
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd. Surge Analysis for GIDC 25 MGD Water Supply Scheme Bharuch, Gujarat, India
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Various water supply schemes were proposed to meet the demands of the industrial zone developed by Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) in the Dahej region of India. The selected scheme provided 25 million gallons per day from the Nand Intake on the Bhagirathi River by way of a new 8-meter RCC intake well. The scheme included eight pumps and 55 kilometers of pipeline from the pumping station to the Dahej water reservoir.
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L&T Construction Equipment used HAMMER to model and carry out the surge analysis of the pumping station and pipeline. The software noted various locations of up-surge and down-surge in the pipeline where surge protection devices were recommended. The analysis also noted where severe vapor pressure needed to be addressed. HAMMER provided the needed insight for this INR 2.13 billion water project.
INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Hydraulic Modeling for Barshi Barshi, Maharashtra, India In the state of Maharashtra, India, Barshi was sourcing its water supply from two dams, one 65 kilometers away and one 15 kilometers away. Barshi has 10 wards that are divided into three parts to control water distribution. The goal of this INR 287 million project was to conduct hydraulic modeling for a 24x7 water supply network.
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran used WaterGEMS to analyze the 2,500-pipe network. WaterGEMS analyzed and helped plan the water network efficiently. The analysis also revealed that it is possible for 50 percent of the population to receive their feed from a pure water sump as a gravity flow, which resulted in significant energy consumption reductions and savings in operational costs.
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Hydraulic Modeling for Chandur Railway Chandur Railway, Maharashtra, India Chandur Railway is a council in the District of Amravati in the state of Maharashtra, India. The existing water supply for a population of 19,564 is intermittent, supplying one hour of water every other day. In this INR 41.3 million project, hydraulic modeling was conducted to determine the optimum investment to revamp and expand the water supply system using the existing infrastructure.
The existing and proposed complex network of more than 900 pipes was assessed using WaterGEMS for various scenarios. The analysis revealed that it is feasible to supply 50 percent of the population using a conventional gravity system, which resulted in an energy consumption reduction and major savings in operational costs.
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INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Hydraulic Modeling for Dahanu Dahanu, Maharashtra, India The city of Dahanu, India, has a population of 66,131 and an existing water supply of 106 liters per capita per day coming from the Sakhare Dam. The intermittent supply was inadequate, unequitable, and did not have sufficient residual pressure. On behalf of Dahanu Municipal Council, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran performed hydraulic modeling based on GIS data to design a 24x7 water supply system that will deliver 135 liters per capita per day.
On this INR 275 million project, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran used WaterGEMS to perform hydraulic modeling and a water audit to identify water losses, quantify nonrevenue water, and redesign the system for equitable and pressurized water distribution for the next 30 years. Multiple scenarios were created and analyzed using WaterGEMS, with the optimum solution costing 50 percent less than the original estimate.
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Hydraulic Modeling for Degloor Degloor, Maharashtra, India
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Inhabitants of the city of Degloor, India, receive water for 30 to 45 minutes per day. With a total distribution system in Degloor of 46 kilometers, Degloor’s water supply system was analyzed and modified to satisfy future demands of the city. The model was analyzed for 24x7 water supply with 135 liters per capita per day. An investment of INR 300 million was recommended to revamp and expand the existing water supply system.
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Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran used WaterGEMS for the hydraulic modeling on this project to determine the best utilization of existing infrastructure. WaterGEMS produced a GIS-based digitized water network used for hydraulic modeling and water audit to identify water losses, quantify nonrevenue water, and redesign the system for equitable and pressurized water distribution for the next 30 years.
INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Hydraulic Modeling for Satara Satara, Maharashtra, India In the state of Maharashtra, India, water reform projects carried out under the Maharashtra Sujal Nirmal Abhiyan water program have enabled municipal councils and corporations to better manage their water supply infrastructure. Synergy Engineering & Environmental Solutions (SEES) assessed the hydraulic performance of more than 700 pipes in Satara Municipal Council’s network and recommended an investment of INR 273 million to achieve 24x7 continuous water supply.
Satara had supplied its population with water from the Sakhare Dam. The intermittent supply was inadequate, inequitable, and under-pressurized. SEES carried out water audits and GIS-based hydraulic modeling using WaterGEMS to identify water losses, quantify nonrevenue water, and redesign the system for equitable and pressurized water distribution.
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Sinnar Sujal Reform Project Sinnar, Maharashtra, India With a prolific growth of population from 35,000 to 65,000 in the last decade, Sinnar is one of the main development industrial hubs in the Nashik-Pune-Mumbai Golden Triangle in Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran was contracted by the Sinnar Municipal Council for this USD 12 million project, which will upgrade the water supply system that currently is intermittent and extremely leakage prone.
Using WaterGEMS, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran modeled the existing Sinnar network using GIS shape files. The WaterGEMS model was then run using Kadwa Dam as the new water source. The time required for development planning on a project like this is usually 12 months, but WaterGEMS reduced the time to four months, resulting in a significant project cost savings.
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INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Washim Sujal Reform Project Washim, Maharashtra, India As district headquarters, Washim, India, is growing faster than its water supply system, which had intermittent water and no discrete zoning. In this USD 9 million project, the water supply system is being augmented to supply water 24/7 with adequate pressure to meet the demands of newly developed areas. The creation of district metering systems was included in the plans to facilitate the system’s operations.
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran used WaterGEMS for the Washim Municipal Council water distribution modeling project. Using GIS shape files to build the model, WaterGEMS accurately determined the areas that could be served under existing capacities, enhanced the planning of district metering areas, and improved the quality of presentation.
MidCoast Water Nabiac Borefield Nabiac, New South Wales, Australia
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MidCoast Water delivers water and sewerage services to 40,000 households in New South Wales, Australia. This AUD 1.6 million project was for the Nabiac groundwater borefield, a system of 18 production bores installed over 18 square kilometers that will provide the water source for the Nabiac Water Treatment Plant. The aquifer, flora, and fauna will not be adversely affected by the construction or operation of the borefield.
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Once the plant is operational, the benefits of utilizing WaterGEMS will be evident in the reliable flow pumped from the bore network to the plant. The net present value over 30 years is 14 percent lower for the optimum design identified with the WaterGEMS model, compared to the original design of the borefield pipe network. The selected combination of bore pumps is estimated to save AUD 6,000 per year in power costs.
INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS NJS Engineers India Pvt Limited Guwahati Water Supply Project Guwahati, Assam, India The largest city in Assam, Guwahati is the gateway to northeastern India. The public water supply covered 30 percent of the city for two to three hours a day, with much of the water originating from degraded water treatment plants and pipes that suffered high leakage rates. Those residents without access to pipe water relied on groundwater that was not adequate for drinking due to high rates of iron and fluorine.
The goal of this INR 18 billion project by NJS Engineers India for the Guwahati Jal Board was to construct waterworks facilities for a 100 percent potable water supply. Recommendations made based on the modeling project using WaterGEMS have been approved by the client and implemented. NJS Engineers India reduced large-scale drawings by 60 percent, saved 200 man-hours, and achieved an INR 450 million cost savings.
Progressive Consulting Engineers, Inc. Phased Approach to Water System Modeling Rochester, Minnesota, United States Rochester Public Utilities needed long-range planning to meet the future water supply needs of Rochester, Minnesota. The overall goal was to create a water system with new water mains, wells, and storage facilities to provide acceptable pressures and fire flows in all areas of the city. The challenge for Progressive Consulting Engineers was to limit the number of pressure-reducing valves and booster stations.
Using WaterCAD for this USD 175,000 project, Progressive Consulting Engineers analyzed areas served by booster pumps to determine if service from another pressure zone would work without boosting the pressure. Analyzing the model in WaterCAD helped reduce the number of booster stations, saving energy costs and reducing the carbon footprint.
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INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Project Management Group Surge Analysis for Sea Water Supply and Return Line for Essar Refinery Jamnagar, Gujarat, India The Essar Oil Refinery in Jamnagar, India, receives and recirculates water from the sea. Operating with two water intake pumps, plus one as a standby, the supply system discharge is 6,500 cubic meters per hour. The goal of this INR 80 million project was to assess the pipeline pressure variations for scenarios where the supply system discharge would be 8,400 cubic meters per hour with three pumps in operation.
Using traditional methods, it would have taken at least nine months to complete the project. Using HAMMER software for water hammer and transient analysis, Project Management Group performed the transient analysis in three months. HAMMER’s computationally rigorous hydraulic engine and easy-to-use interface helped efficiently identify high-pressure surge and evaluate surge mitigation measures.
SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria India Pvt. Ltd. 24x7 Equitable Water Supply System for Pune Pune, Maharashtra, India
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SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria India’s water supply system project is one of the largest water upgrade projects in India. With a long and cherished history, Pune is strategically one of the most important cities of modern India. This USD 450 million project for Pune Municipal Corporation will ensure a safe, equitable 24x7 water supply to the entire population of Pune for the next 30 years.
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The goal was to better manage water distribution by dividing Pune into smaller areas. The firm collected basic data in formats like AutoCAD and Excel and imported it into WaterGEMS, which then analyzed the existing network and identified water-supply zones for each service reservoir. The SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria India project also included the establishment of bulk meters and measuring instruments at all the components of the water supply system.
INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS SMEC International Greater Colombo Wastewater Project Colombo, Sri Lanka SMEC International was contracted to be the design and supervision consultant for the Colombo wastewater management project, which consisted of 284 kilometers of pipe length (modeled in approximately 5,000 pipes), 13 pump stations, and two long sea outfalls. The challenge was to determine the best way to connect the new area to the existing Colombo sewer system so modifications were minimal and cost acceptable.
SMEC International used SewerCAD to develop five alternative solutions for the network, including pump stations. SewerCAD’s data synchronization with GIS databases was useful when building separate models for 30 subsewer networks. The firm developed a detailed recommendation for presentation to the Colombo Municipal Council for study and review.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam Feasibility Report of Sewerage Works of Moradabad Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, had a limited and inefficient drainage system, with open drains that discharged sewage into the rivers Ramganga and Gangan. During monsoon season, stormwater drainage was severely affected. The Urban Works Unit of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, the state-owned company charged with development and regulation of water supply and sewerage services, designed an economic sewerage system, taking into account the challenging soil strata, topography, and water-logged areas.
Using SewerGEMS, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, analyzed the options for pumping station locations and underground sewer networks. Reviewing the design of the sewer system with SewerGEMS, the study justified the removal of two unnecessary pumping stations, saving a few million rupees in operation and maintenance expenditures. SewerGEMS was also critical for modeling various rehabilitation alternatives for planning purposes.
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INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam JICA-assisted Agra Water Supply Project Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India The city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, is situated on the banks of the Yamuna River, which has been a source of drinking water for centuries. Rapid urbanization and construction of irrigation networks have substantially reduced fresh water inflow, and discharges from upstream cities have resulted in severe pollution. Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, the state-owned company charged with development and regulation of water supply and sewerage services, undertook this INR 34 billion project to improve Agra’s water supply.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam used WaterGEMS models, a GIS-based asset database, and other data sets for collaboration among the project team members and contractors, which resulted in a 35 percent reduction in largescale drawings and a savings of 300 man-hours – translating into an INR 300 million project cost savings.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam JICA-assisted Ganga Action Plan Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Varanasi is located along the western bank of the Ganga River, the holiest river in India. Only 33 percent of the sewage generated was being collected and treated at sewage treatment plants, with the remaining 67 percent discharged directly into the Ganga River and its tributary River Varuna. The objective of this INR 4.96 billion project is to improve water quality in the Ganga River and sewerage and water supply services in Varanasi.
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Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, the state-owned company charged with development and regulation of water supply and sewerage services, used SewerGEMS to configure, run, evaluate, visualize, and compare what-if scenarios within a single file. The design engineers could more easily compare scenarios when evaluating design, operational, sanitary loading, and network topology strategies, which resulted in better decision support.
INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd Sewerage System for Atmakur Atmakur, Andhra Pradesh, India With no sewerage system in the town of Atmakur, Andhra Pradesh, India, sewage was disposed of in various locations around town, which generated unhealthy and unhygienic conditions. Sewage found its way into the streams and other low-lying raw water sources, contaminating the town’s water supply. Proper disposal of treated sewerage will improve the health of Atmakur inhabitants as a whole.
Vitya Consultants was tasked by the Public Health Engineering Department to design a sewerage network with 100 percent coverage in this INR 600 million project. SewerGEMS features such as Sanitary Load and Inflow Control Centers proved crucial to providing centralized management for sanitary loading, RDII inflow, stormwater flows, and conduit infiltration. SewerGEMS users added, deleted, and modified types of inflow using standard or advanced SQL-type queries.
Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd Stormwater Drainage System for Nandikotkur Nandikotkur, Andhra Pradesh, India Comprising 23.08 square kilometers in Andhra Pradesh, India, the town of Nandikotkur had no stormwater drainage system in place when the Public Health Engineering Department commissioned this INR 990 million project from Vitya Consultants. The goal was to plan for a stormwater drainage system for up to 30 years into the future.
Vitya Consultants used StormCAD to design the system and develop a long-term operations and management plan. StormCAD automated the design, which reduced time and costs.
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INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd Water Supply System for Kothagudem Kothagudem, Andhra Pradesh, India The major source of water for Kothagudem in the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, India, is the Kinnerasani water supply system, which was commissioned in 2000 to provide a potable water supply. Kinnerasani Reservoir is the water source and is located at a distance of 25 kilometers from the town. The goal for Vitya Consultants on this INR 480 million project was to improve the system performance for the 16.1-square-kilometer area.
WaterGEMS was used to model the water distribution system. The hydraulic zoning was carried out using the topographical survey data and the physical constraints, which had been further fine-tuned using the road network and ward boundary maps. After hydraulic zoning for the town was finalized, five water supply zones were proposed for the town that would allow the system to be sustainable for 30 years.
Yash Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Augmentation of Water Supply Schema for Gangapur Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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Gangapur is a town in the Aurangabad district of India with an area of 2,080 hectares. The population of the city increased rapidly during the last decade due to its strength in agriculture, education, and sugar, but the water supply system in operation since 1995 had not worked properly. The purpose of this INR 184 million project was to supply the Municipal Council of Aurangabad with a new system designed to supply water for the next 30 years.
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Yash Engineering Consultants used WaterGEMS to analyze the existing water distribution system with current and future water demand to determine the adequacy of the existing system. A new distribution line was proposed to cater to future water demand. WaterGEMS also analyzed the system for fire demand. Compatibility with AutoCAD reduced the system design time significantly.
INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS Yash Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Barshi Underground Sewerage System Barshi, Maharastra, India Situated on a plateau in the state of Maharastra, India, Barshi lacks basic civic amenities such as sewerage and storm drainage, resulting in serious environmental pollution due to the overflow of silted drains as well as the accumulation of stormwater in low-lying areas. Yash Engineering Consultants was commissioned by Barshi Municipal Corporation for this INR 833 million project to design a technically and commercially viable underground drainage system.
Because it was a greenfield project, SewerGEMS quickly provided compliance with local regulations. SewerGEMS calculated contributing populations at each manhole and applied the peak factor. It also simulated various eventualities to detect weaker sections of the collection network. The analysis provided precautionary steps to prevent overflow, such as standby pump capacity and bypass arrangements.
“Bentley’s research, focus, and dedication to providing solutions for sustaining infrastructure mean less worry for our designers.” – Abhijit Patki, Project Management Group
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PROJECT NAME
2IM Group, LLC
I-294 Tri-State Tollway Stormwater Quality Project
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3Deling Sp. z o.o.
Laser Scanning and Point-cloud Processing of Dubai Heritage Buildings
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International Borders Digital Data Creation and Updating
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AAKH s.r.o.
R1 Nitra
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Abu Dhabi Municipality - Spatial Data Division
Geotechnical Information Management System (GIMS)
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Aditya Birla Group Ltd.
Preheater Boiler for Aditya Cement
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AECOM Asia
Project Consultancy Service for Kannur International Airport
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AECOM India Pvt. Ltd.
NH-47 in Kerala, India
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AEM Gestioni Srl
District Heating GIS System
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Chenab Railway Bridge Project
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Elevated Viaduct over Barapullah Nallah
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HM Afcons Infrastructure Limited
Afcons Infrastructure Limited
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African Consulting Surveyors and Graphic Engineering Mining Level 116 Underground Equipment Installation Clash Detection Solutions & Services
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ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal U.S.A. World Class Equipment Reliability Project
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Architekturbüro Erich Kalis
The Moving and Revolving House
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Arup
Adaptation of the Gamazo Wharf Esplanade
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HM Arup
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Las Vegas High Roller Observation Wheel
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Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd.
Application of Mobile LiDAR Data for Road Asset Management
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Asian Broadcasting Network (M) Sdn. Bhd.
ABN Fiber and Coax for Geospatial Network Design
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Aster Building Solutions Pvt Ltd
Process Building - Coca Cola Beverages
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Astiv Ingeniería
Waterproofing and Collection of Stormwater in Betearte Landfill
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Atkins China Limited
Airfield Pavement Grading Design
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Atkins China Limited
Hong Kong Link Road 3D Design
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Ausenco
Global Worksharing for Aktogay Copper Mine Project
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Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Creation of 3D City Model for City of Brussels Using LiDAR Point-cloud Data
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Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Multilevel Access Platform with Supporting Piping and Equipment
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Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Skid Structure with Access Platform
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Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Technological Structure
182
Azimut Benetti S.p.A.
Mega-yacht System Design
142
B+S AG
Glättimüli Turbo Roundabout
161
Barwon Region Water Corporation
Advance Sewerage Model Building and Updating
215
Barwon Region Water Corporation
Optimizing System Yield and Operational Cost with Hydrology and Hydraulics Modeling
213
Basu Consulting Engineers
Globe Multiplex Shopping Mall
182
BBKS-Projekt Sp. z o.o.
OpenRoads Technology Implementation on Airside Design
97
F
Beifang Investigation Design & Research Co. Ltd
Parametric Design Application of Hydropower Engineering
131
F
Bergmann Associates
NYS Route 17 at Exit 122
159
Bielle Group s.r.l.
Innovation in Furniture Design and Production
143
F
Black & Veatch
Legacy Document Management System Migration
209
W
Bloom Companies, LLC
Rawson Avenue Interchange Reconstruction
36
Bluescope Lysaght Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Ilham Bahru Tower
183
BPB Chodor-Projekt sp. z o. o.
Galeria Korona Kielce
183
BPB Chodor-Projekt sp. z o. o.
Weiss Factory
184
BridgeGuard, a Division of Talon Research, Inc.
BridgeGuard-Gen2
38
Cablevision S.A. de C.V.
Las Alamedas Fiber-to-the-Home Digital Network
75
CB&I Power
AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant i-models
58
CDM Smith Inc.
Six-laning of Walajahpet-Poonamalee Section of NH-4
162
CH2M HILL
City of Las Vegas Wastewater Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) Infrastructure Replacement
208
Chastain & Associates LLC
Oakley Sedimentation Basin
97
W
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F
China ENFI Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
Qian Bayin Molybdenum Ore Selection in Mongolia
105
F
China Nerin Engineering Co., Ltd.
Upgrading Projects of Smelting Technology of Tongling Nonferrous Copper
105
ALPHABETICAL BY ORGANIZATION – INDEX ORGANIZATION NAME
PAGE
China Shipbuilding NDRI Engineering Co., Ltd
China Communications Construction Company Limited Southern Headquarters
45
CIDCO of Maharashtra
Design of Water Supply Network for Ulwe Node
216
CIDCO of Maharashtra
Sewer Network for Ulwe
216
Geo Web Publisher as a Geographical Information Dissemination Tool
82
City of Phoenix and NCS Engineers
Development of a Sustainable Modeling Program for the City of Phoenix
214
CNGS Engineering
Central Process Platform – V. Filanovsky Oil Field
113
Comune di Palau
Design of Barrage Viewpoint
98
Conseil General de L’Ain
Integration of a Town Bypass Project into a Point Cloud
162
Consolidated Contractors Company on Behalf of TCAJV
Midfield Terminal Building - Abu Dhabi International Airport
Construction Management & Design Services, Inc. and Brighton Engineering, Inc.
Nestle NH3
123
F
CPC Corporation
Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking Project
141
F
Crossrail Ltd
Information Mobility for the Crossrail Smart Railway
27
W
Crossrail Ltd
Managing Complexity on Crossrail
80
HM City of Grenoble
F
F
F
142
Saudi Sadara Isocyanates Project
184
Dar Al-Omran
Zarqa Water Network Restructuring and Rehabilitation
217
DB Inzenjering
Port Milena Bascule Bridge
38
Proposed Layout and Design of Delhi Jal Board’s Water Networks
214
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
DMRC Phase-3 Network – Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden
152
DEM
Global Switch Sydney East Data Centre
49
Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia
Improving National Mapping Cartographic Generalization
84
Zero Energy Building in Southern Europe
46
HM Delhi Jal Board
HM Eco Design s.r.l.
EMMEDUE S.p.A.
EMMEDUE PanelCAD
49
Energotechnika Engineering sp. z o.o.
Imos Gdynia
132
HM Engensus, and Forte & Tablada
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Lighting
46
W
EPCOR Water Services Inc.
WALRUS – Water and Land Related Utility System
72
Equinox Engineering Ltd.
Musreau Gas Plant
143
Eskom Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Kusile Power Station - Virtual 3D Plant Simulator for O&M
130
HM Eskom Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Lethabo Power Station - 3D Laser Scanning Project
122
HM Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu SA
W
W
SR
47
IT Campus - Banyan Park
50
Excelize Architectural Services Pvt. Ltd.
Making BIM Better with ProjectWise
50
Feedback Infra Pvt. Ltd.
Detailed Design for Six-laning of NH-7 from Hosur to Krishnagiri
163
Felgen et Associes Engineering S.A.
World Trade Center Tower IV
51
Ferrovial Agromán S.A.
River Erne Extradosed Bridge
39
Fitzpatrick Engineering Group
Ottare Medical Office Building
185
FLSmidth Pvt. Ltd.
1.5 Million TPA Alumina Plant – Mud Washing Package
107
Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC
Lower Fox River, Operable Unit 1
92
Frames Process and Energy Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
Produced Water Treatment Package for Pre-salt FPSOs
144
Francelina Neto
Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
24
Gammon India Ltd.
Improvement of Connectivity of NH-37 with Jalukbari Junction at Guwahati
39
Gammon India Ltd.
Patna-Buxar Road Project (NH-30 and NH-84)
163
Gammon India Ltd.
Ukai Natural Draft Cooling Tower
185
Gemeente Tiel
Land Management with the Help of Stereoscopic Aerial Images
98
Genesys International Corporation Ltd.
Terrestrial LiDAR in Geological Application for SJVNL
124
Giprotyumenneftegaz
42 Megawatt Gas-turbine Power Plant of the Tyamkinskoye Field
133
Global Technology Integrator Ltd.
Drawing Management System
84
HGC Electronic Mark Plant Circulation System
74
HM Global Technology Integrator Ltd.
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Accommodation for Drill Ships
Excelize Architectural Services Pvt. Ltd.
HONORABLE MENTION HM
Refinery Master Plan Phase 2
Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION WINNER SR
HM Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.
21, 63
FINALIST
204
WINNER W
China Power Construction Corporation Jiangxi Electric Duxiling 220 Kilovolt Substation Power Design Institute
W
SR
PROJECT NAME
231
INDEX – ALPHABETICAL BY ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
GMI S.A. Ingenieros Consultores
Fresh Water, Wastewater, Tailing, Reclaimed Water, and Seepage Systems Engineering
210
Graphic Engineering Solutions and Services (Pty) Ltd and African Consulting Surveyors
Hazelmere Dam Laser Survey and Reverse Engineering
124
Graphic Engineering Solutions and Services (Pty) Ltd and African Consulting Surveyors
PRASA Depot Modernization
201
Grontmij Nederland B.V.
Natuurbrug Zandpoort
40
Grottaroli s.n.c. di Grottaroli Corrado e Fabrizio
Plan - Design - Produce
144
GS Engineering & Construction
Baek-Suk Bridge Construction Project
GS Engineering & Construction
Mokpo Cable-stayed Bridge
GS Engineering & Construction
Yeosu Bridge, 5-span Steel Composite Cable-stayed Bridge
40
3D Construction Design for Qingyuan Pumped Storage Power Station
132
Integration of Urban Infrastructure through Utility Tunnel
205
SACS Application in the Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation and Substructure Design
114
Design of the Air-cooling Steel Structure for Jinhui
186
HM Hamkar
Shvan Hotel
179
HM Hansa Luftbild AG
Addis Ababa Land Administration System
82
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Widening and Reconstruction
159
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Warehouse District and Washington Street Complete Streets
164
Hanwha E&C
EVA Project
145 186
F
SR
F
HM Guangdong Hydropower Planning & Design Institute
F
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Co. Ltd.
HM Guodian United Power Technology Co. Ltd.
Hameng Cooling System (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.
F
Harbin Boiler Factory Co., Ltd.
Boiler Structure Design for 2x1000 MW Ultra-supercritical Coal-fired Generator Set
Hatch Associates Pty Ltd
Qinghai Magnesium Smelter – Dehydration Facility
104
F
Hatch Mott MacDonald and NORR Architects
Northwest PATH Pedestrian Tunnel
151
HDR, Inc.
HDR’s Cutting-edge TAM Innovations
202
Helsinki City Planning – Action Plan, Project, and Content Management
83
SR HM Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd
F
F
F
W
16, 64 133
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Exchanger Support Modification 11E-50
187
Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Advanced Integrated Plant Construction System
65
HNTB Corporation
M-1 RAIL Streetcar Project – Advanced Utility Investigation
93
Monitoring of Land Subsidence at Bane Nováky
106
Huadian Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Design Optimization of 2×330 MW Direct Air-cooling System
187
Hubei Electric Power Survey and Design Institute
Calaca 2×150 MW Coal-fired CFB Power Plant
134
Ian Simpson Architects
One Blackfriars Road
69
ICA Ingenieria
Line 12 "Linea Dorada" Subway System
85
Imarati Engineers & Consultants
IEC BIM-based Program Management
20, 59
Incat Crowther
Bhagwan Dryden
115
Ineco
HS2 Birmingham Delta Junction
150
Infotech Enterprises Ltd.
Detail View-capturing Utility
75
Infra Support Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Mysore Outer Ring Road
164
Infrastructure Engineers, Inc.
Bridge Management for Worldwide Navy Bridges
202
Innovación Sistemas y Proyectos
Cancún Federated Geospatial Information System
81
Instituto de Cartografia Aeronáutica
Challenges and Results in Brazilian Aeronautical Chart Production
85
W
Intelliwave Technologies Inc.
Alberta Oil Sands
62
F
iSAT Networks Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
132 Kilovolt Substation
205
Isgec Heavy Engineering Ltd.
Structural 3D Model for CFBC Boiler
134
F
2013 BE INSPIRED AWARDS
Shahe Aqueduct Project
Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. Qianping Reservoir Project
HM Hornonitrianske Bane Prievidza, a.s.
232
64 22, 37
W
HM Helsinki City Planning Department
SR
PAGE
Isolux Corsan India Engineering & Construction Pvt. Ltd. Partial Design of Four- to Six-laning of NH-6 (Surat to Hazira Section)
165
W
J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc.
Cascade Tunnel Study
120
Jarlsø AS
Jarlsø Telecom Tower
188
F
Jawor Design Studio and LabDigiFab
Parametric Pavilion
69
JM Souto Engenharia e Consultoria Ltda.
Feasibility Study of Railway, Goiás to Rio de Janeiro
152
Westfield Sydney Redevelopment
47
HM John Wardle Architects
ALPHABETICAL BY ORGANIZATION – INDEX
F
PROJECT NAME
JSC Mosgiprotrans
Moscow-Kazan-Yekaterinburg High-speed Railway
153
JSC Neolant
Construction of Booster Oil-refining Station on Bayandukom Oilfield
145
JSK Architects
The Squaire
51
K2 Ingeniería
Tarnava Arch Bridge
Kellogg Joint Venture Gorgon
Gorgon Project
Kencana Bestwide Engineering
Front-end Engineering and Detail Design for D1 Cluster Development Project
115
ProjectWise Solution for Natural Gas Pipeline Design
206
Kobayashi Consultant Co., Ltd.
National Road Expansion Project
125
Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd., Pasco Corp., and Asia Air Survey Co. Ltd.
LiDAR Mapping Project in Thailand
125
Kursk Power Station and JSC Neolant
Information Support System for Decommissioning Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
Kutumbale Consultants & Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
Preheater Building
188
L&T Construction – Infrastructure IC
Four-laning of Maharashtra-Sangareddy Section of NH-9
165
L&T Construction – Infrastructure IC
Six-laning of Hosur-Krishnagiri Section of NH-7
166
L&T Construction – Minerals & Metals IC
490.5-square-meter Sinter Plant
189
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Development of Sewerage Network and Wastewater Treatment Facility
217
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
151
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Improvements to Water Distribution System in the South Division
218
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Surge Analysis for GIDC 25 MGD Water Supply Scheme
218
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Customer Care Center
177
L&T RAMBØLL Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Design of Overpass for Sadasivpet Bypass on NH-9
166
HM Kleinfelder
F
Chhabra Supercritical TPS 2x660 MW Steam Generator and Auxiliary Package
189
L&T-Valdel Engineering Ltd.
OSX-3 FPSO Project
113
W
LAB Architecture Studio with SIADR
Wujin Council Offices
68
F
LCW Consult, SA
The Corgo River Valley Viaduct
37
Leadrail Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Track Structures Design of Chennai Metro Project
190
LEM3A Advanced Architecture
Parametric Bioclimatic Trees
70
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Barshi
219
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Chandur Railway
219
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Dahanu
220
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Degloor
220
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Satara
221
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Sinnar Sujal Reform Project
221
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Washim Sujal Reform Project
222
Maynilad Water Services, Inc.
Remote Leak Detection through Hydraulic Modeling
212
Mericon Oy
Länsisatama Sea Pier Extension Dredging Project
99
Michigan Department of Transportation
ProjectWise: A Change in Construction
86
MidCoast Water
Nabiac Borefield
222
W
SR
Monoberg - MapMatic
Innovation in Road Inventory
F
Morphosis Architects
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
F
Mortenson Construction
Senate Wind Farm
93
Mott MacDonald
NH-231 from Raebareli to Jaunpur
167
Mott MacDonald
Rajpur to Bilaspur Road Improvement NH-200
167
Mott MacDonald India
Shimla-Hamirpur NH-88
168
Municipality of Amsterdam Physical Planning Department
Smart Document Management Project
86
Municipality of Dzerzhinsk City
Using Topography to Control the City
87
MWH Global
Taoyuan County Sewage System BOT Project of Taiwan
209
Napier City Council
Common Platform for Spatial Data Management
76
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
National Spatial Data Infrastructure Web Portal
87
NJS Engineers India Pvt Limited
Guwahati Water Supply Project
223
126 23, 45
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
F
HONORABLE MENTION HM
L&T-MHI Boilers Pvt. Ltd F
SPECIAL RECOGNITION WINNER SR
F
17, 27
F
F
41 18, 63
FINALIST
SR
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WINNER W
SR
ORGANIZATION NAME
233
INDEX – ALPHABETICAL BY ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION NAME HM Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
W
HC Platform: ONGC
114
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited - IEOT
Guyed Tower Platform Concept for Marginal Fields
116
OJSC Magnitogorsk Gipromez
Rolling Mill Cable Management
108
Pall India Pvt. Ltd.
Jet-pulse Blowback Filtration System (Gas Solid Separation System-GSS)
140
Phenix Construction Technologies
Moveable Roof Design
190
Philadelphia Water Department
Philadelphia Water Department Deploys Geospatial Management
88
PLH Architects
DSV Headquarters
52
PMC Projects
Collaboration on TO Expansion Project
108
Power and Water Corporation
Optimization of Pumping Schedules in Remote Communities
213
F
Precision Valley Communications
Impossible Obstacles Achieved with Innovative and Accelerated Design
73
Prefalux S.A.
Lycée Athénée
52
Prime SD Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Transformer Manufacturing Plant
191
Profarb Grupa Chemiczna Sp. z o.o.
Installation for Alkyd Resin Production
141
Progressive Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Phased Approach to Water System Modeling
223
Project Management Group
Surge Analysis for Sea Water Supply and Return Line for Essar Refinery
224
Projenia S.r.l.
6th of October Power Plant
135
Projenia S.r.l.
Marcinelle CCGT Power Plant
135
Proteus EPCM Engineers
Vista Gold Corp – Mt. Todd Gold Project
109
Quandel Consultants, LLC
Dearborn to Kalamazoo, Supplemental Data for Signal Improvement
153
QuEST Global Engineering Private Ltd
Coke Oven Effluent Recycle and Zero Liquid Discharge Plant
210
Richa Industries Ltd.
NEEPCO
191
Rishabh Engineering Services
P&ID for Process Plant
146
Rishabh Software Pvt. Ltd.
Hebron Topside Project
116
RITES Ltd.
Inlet Water Pipeline from Ma-er Ghat to Dhapa
192
RNZ Pegasus Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd.
Pipeline and Riser Detailed Design Engineering
117
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Cancer Treatment Centre for Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals
44
Royal New Zealand Navy
Drawing Management
88
S.N. Bhobe and Associates Pvt. LTD.
South Kasheli Bridge
41
Sacyr Construcción
Intersection of N-I and M-603 Retrofitting
168
Sahara India Pariwar
Hotel Sahara Star
192
Schenck (Tianjin) Industrial Technology Co., Ltd.
Colombia Carbones Andinos 150 TPH Coal Washery
193
Schenck (Tianjin) Industrial Technology Co., Ltd
300 TPH Dense Media-type Coal Washery at Rajgangpur, Orissa
193
School of Architecture, University of Kentucky College of Design
A Place for Ideas (Thoughtspace)
126
ScottishPower
ScottishPower Strategy for Asset Management and Process Safety
32
Seoyeong Engineering
Double-track Line for Dodam-Yeongcheon
154
SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria India Pvt. Ltd.
24x7 Equitable Water Supply System for Pune
224
Shawmut Design & Construction
Dudley Square Municipal Building
65
Shibanee and Kamal Architects
Bhau Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership
176
Shinryo Corporation
UNIGEN Inc. Gifu Plant
66
ShreeCon Consultants
Bath Castle Ludhiana
194
Siberian Generation Company
RCM2 at Siberian Generation Company
33
Sigma Mascot (HK) Limited
Successfully Utilizing 3D Scanning Technology in Greater China
127
Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de México
Improving the Water Network Efficiency in Mexico City by Using GIS Technology
89
SK E&C
New Paraxylene Project
146
SK E&C
New Paraxylene Project
194
SMEC India Pty. Ltd.
Meerut-Karnal Four-laning
169
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar Single-track Rail Line
154
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Duplication of Existing Bangabandhu Bridge Over Jamuna River
155
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Four-laning of Nagpur-Saoner-Betul
169
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Padma Rail Link From Dhaka to Bhanga via Jessore
155
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F
234
PROJECT NAME
ALPHABETICAL BY ORGANIZATION – INDEX
SMEC International
Greater Colombo Wastewater Project
225
Sotepa Ltda.
Implementation of Highways SC-477 and SC-422
170
Sotepa Ltda.
Refurbishment and Widening of the SC-403 Highway
170
Sotepa Ltda.
Refurbishment and Widening of the SC-453 Highway
171
Sotepa Ltda.
Surfacing and Rating of Urban Roads in Blumenau
171
South Carolina Department of Transportation
SCDOT Intranet ProjectWise Search
89
Southern Company
Information Management in Capital Project Execution Through to Operations and Maintenance
28
Southern Company
Plant Yates Units 6 and 7
131
Soyuzchempromproject
Butadiene-styrene Thermoplastic Elastomer Plant
147
Spectrum Group
The International Airport in Samara
99
Steuernagel Ingenieure GmbH
Restoration of St Leonhard's Church
121
Studio Klaschka
Sorsby Medical Practice and West Ham Lane Health Centre Refurbishments
127
W
Suncor Energy Inc. (Edmonton Refinery)
Information Plant
26
F
Sydney Trains
The Virtual Planroom
81
Syndicate West
Magic Corn Kiosk for Westfield
53
Taesung S&I Co., Ltd.
Honam High-speed Railway Lot No. 3-3
156
Taesung S&I Co., Ltd.
Sihwa Multi Techno Valley
100
Taikisha Engineering India Ltd.
Car Manufacturing Plant
177
Taikisha Engineering India Ltd.
Honda Siel Cars India Ltd.
195
Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board
Analysis and Design of Distribution Tanks
195
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PROJECT NAME
WINNER W
ORGANIZATION NAME
F
HM Tapani Launis Ltd
W
F
48
Distribution Substation for NESCO
196
Tata Steel Limited
Elliptical Arch Shed for Fabrication Yard
196
TateHindle Ltd.
Long Road, Clay Farm
53
TC servis, s.r.o.
Center of Shared Services for Optical Networks
76
Tebodin Poland
Road Bypass of Opalenica City Along DW 307
172
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.
Enhancing the Value of Engineering Information Using ProjectWise
TECON S.r.l.
Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Project
Telecom Italia Information Technology
Telecom Italia Asset Management
28
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Transmission Route Planning with Bentley GIS
206
Terracon
Adding Value Through Innovation
100
Terradata AG
3D Model of a Roman Urn Grave
128
Territory and Municipal Services ACT Government
Integrated Asset Management System
201
the jdi group, Inc.
Prilling Facility
197
The Soil Engineer
Kariba Plunge Pool Geotechnical Investigation
101
Comparison of Gravity and Pressure Sewer System Options
215
HM Toowoomba Regional Council
W
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136 19, 112
Union Territory of Puducherry Hydrology Organization
Geospatial Data Standardization and Dissemination for Hydrology Project
90
United Conveyor Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd.
Fly Ash Handling Project
136
Improving Asset Information Management by Adopting a Common Data Environment Approach
29
Shooting Sport Center
66
URS Corporation
Stockholm Bypass, FSK06 Akalla - Häggvik Design Contract
158
URS Scott Wilson India Private Limited
Detailed Design of Mullar Ghat Blackspot Improvement
172
Utah Transit Authority
Transit Asset Management
200
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
Feasibility Report of Sewerage Works of Moradabad
225
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
JICA-assisted Agra Water Supply Project
226
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
JICA-assisted Ganga Action Plan
226
V R TECHNICHE Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Four-laning of Jorabat-to-Shillong Section of NH-40
173
VenturisIT GmbH
Production Hall Extension for V6/R4 Unit Manufacturing
128
VenturisIT GmbH
Solar Carport
70
Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Sewerage System for Atmakur
227
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
United Utilities Group PLC UralNIIAS
HONORABLE MENTION HM
SR
Munch Museum
Tata Power Company Ltd.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION WINNER SR
F
235
2013 BE INSPIRED AWARDS
INDEX – ALPHABETICAL BY ORGANIZATION
236
ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
PAGE
Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Stormwater Drainage System For Nandikotkur
227
Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Water Supply System for Kothagudem
228
Volkswagen AG
Simulation and Analysis of Waste of Energy vs. Usage of Energy
54
Wagner-Schaffner J. & Cie. S. à r.l.
Construction of a Woodchip-fired Boilerhouse
137
Warren and Mahoney and HASSELL Australia
Christchurch International Airport Integrated Terminal Project
54
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
SR 9 at 32nd St. SE and 84th St. NE Safety Improvements
173
Webber Architects
Patsan Residence
55
Western Power Distribution
GIS for Distribution Networks
77
Western Railway
Rail Over Bridge at Milan Subway
42
Wharf T & T Limited
Transform WTT AM/FM/GIS in the Modern Information Age
77
Witteveen+Bos
Stadsvisie Hoorn 2005-2025
174
WSP Group plc
JP/SH Stenkumla-Dunsjö
156
Yash Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Augmentation of Water Supply Schema for Gangapur
228
Yash Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Barshi Underground Sewerage System
229
Zentech Engineering Co., Ltd.
Gumusut-Kakap Semi-FPS Project
117
PROJECT BY COUNTRY – INDEX PROJECT NAME
LOCATION
Barwon Region Water Corporation
Advance Sewerage Model Building and Updating
Geelong
215
Barwon Region Water Corporation
Optimizing System Yield and Operational Cost with Hydrology and Hydraulics Modeling
Colac Shire
213
DEM
Global Switch Sydney East Data Centre
Sydney
49
Incat Crowther
Bhagwan Dryden
Dampier
115
Westfield Sydney Redevelopment
Sydney
47
Kellogg Joint Venture Gorgon
Gorgon Project
Barrow Island
MidCoast Water
Nabiac Borefield
Nabiac
222
PMC Projects
Collaboration on TO Expansion Project
Galilee Basin
108
Power and Water Corporation
Optimization of Pumping Schedules in Remote Communities
Northern Territory
213
Proteus EPCM Engineers
Vista Gold Corp – Mt. Todd Gold Project
Northern Territory
109
FINALIST
F
Sydney Trains
The Virtual Planroom
Sydney
81
F
ORGANIZATION NAME
PAGE
F
Territory and Municipal Services ACT Government Integrated Asset Management System
Australian Capital Territory
201
Comparison of Gravity and Pressure Sewer System Options
Crows Nest
215
Patsan Residence
Merewether
55
AUSTRALIA F
F
F
Webber Architects BANGLADESH SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar Single-track Rail Line
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Duplication of Existing Bangabandhu Bridge Over Jamuna River
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Padma Rail Link from Dhaka to Bhanga via Jessore
154 Saidabad
155 155
BELGIUM F
Creation of 3D City Model for City of Brussels Using LiDAR Point-cloud Data
Brussels
Felgen et Associes Engineering S.A.
World Trade Center Tower IV
Brussels
121 51
Projenia S.r.l.
Marcinelle CCGT Power Plant
Charleroi
135
Accommodation for Drill Ships
Rio de Janeiro
BRAZIL HM Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu SA
Frames Process and Energy Systems India Pvt. Ltd. Produced Water Treatment Package for Pre-salt FPSOs
F
47 144
Instituto de Cartografia Aeronáutica
Challenges and Results in Brazilian Aeronautical Chart Production
Rio de Janeiro
85
JM Souto Engenharia e Consultoria Ltda.
Feasibility Study of Railway, Goiás to Rio de Janeiro
Uruaçu – Corinto – Campos
152
L&T-Valdel Engineering Ltd.
OSX-3 FPSO Project
Santos Basin
113
Sotepa Ltda.
Implementation of Highways SC-477 and SC-422
Moema to Doutor Pedrinho
170
Sotepa Ltda.
Refurbishment and Widening of the SC-403 Highway
Florianópolis
170
Sotepa Ltda.
Refurbishment and Widening of the SC-453 Highway
Tangará to Luzerna
171
Sotepa Ltda.
Surfacing and Rating of Urban Roads in Blumenau
Blumenau
171
South Region
131
HONORABLE MENTION HM
Avineon India Pvt Ltd
SPECIAL RECOGNITION WINNER SR
HM Toowoomba Regional Council
18, 63
WINNER W
HM John Wardle Architects SR
CAMEROON F
Beifang Investigation Design & Research Co. Ltd Parametric Design Application of Hydropower Engineering CANADA
F
EPCOR Water Services Inc.
WALRUS – Water and Land Related Utility System
Edmonton
72
Equinox Engineering Ltd.
Musreau Gas Plant
Grande Praire
143
Hatch Mott MacDonald and NORR Architects
Northwest PATH Pedestrian Tunnel
Toronto
151
Alberta Oil Sands
Alberta
62
W Intelliwave Technologies Inc. Rishabh Engineering Services
P&ID for Process Plant
Rishabh Software Pvt. Ltd.
Hebron Topside Project
Atlantic Ocean
116
Information Plant
Edmonton
26
W Suncor Energy Inc. (Edmonton Refinery)
146
CHINA Atkins China Limited
Airfield Pavement Grading Design
Hong Kong
96
Atkins China Limited
Hong Kong Link Road 3D Design
Hong Kong
161
Upgrading Projects of Smelting Technology of Tongling Nonferrous Copper
Tongling
105
China Power Construction Corporation Jiangxi Electric Power Design Institute
Duxiling 220 Kilovolt Substation
Pingxiang
204
F
China Shipbuilding NDRI Engineering Co., Ltd
China Communications Construction Company Limited Southern Headquarters
Guangzhou
45
Global Technology Integrator Ltd.
84
Drawing Management System
Hong Kong
HM Global Technology Integrator Ltd.
HGC Electronic Mark Plant Circulation System
Hong Kong
74
HM Guodian United Power Technology Co. Ltd.
SACS Application in the Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation and Substructure Design
Beijing
114
Design of the Air-cooling Steel Structure for Jinhui
Baicheng County
186
Qinghai Magnesium Smelter – Dehydration Facility
Golmud
104
Hameng Cooling System (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. W Hatch Associates Pty Ltd
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
China Nerin Engineering Co., Ltd. W
237
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PROJECT NAME
SR HM Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd Shahe Aqueduct Project
LOCATION
PAGE
Pingdingshan
16, 64
Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. Qianping Reservoir Project
Luoyang
133
Huadian Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Design Optimization of 2×330 MW Direct Air-cooling System
Shihezi
187
Wujin Council Offices
Changzhou
68
Sigma Mascot (HK) Limited
Successfully Utilizing 3D Scanning Technology in Greater China
Hong Kong
127
Wharf T & T Limited
Transform WTT AM/FM/GIS in the Modern Information Age
Hong Kong
77
W LAB Architecture Studio with SIADR
HM Guangdong Hydropower Planning & Design Institute 3D Construction Design for Qingyuan Pumped Storage Power Station
Harbin Boiler Factory Co., Ltd.
Qingyuan
132
Boiler Structure Design for 2x1000 MW Ultra-supercritical Coal-fired Generator Set
Shanwei
186
Colombia Carbones Andinos 150 TPH Coal Washery
Tunja
193
Center of Shared Services for Optical Networks
Otrokovice
76
DSV Headquarters
Hedehusene
52
6th of October Power Plant
6th of October City
135
Addis Ababa Land Administration System
Addis Ababa
82
Helsinki City Planning – Action Plan, Project, and Content Management
Helsinki
83
Länsisatama Sea Pier Extension Dredging Project
Helsinki
99
Geo Web Publisher as a Geographical Information Dissemination Tool
Grenoble
82
Integration of a Town Bypass Project into a Point Cloud
Pont-de-Veyle
162
COLOMBIA Schenck (Tianjin) Industrial Technology Co., Ltd. CZECH REPUBLIC TC servis, s.r.o. DENMARK PLH Architects EGYPT Projenia S.r.l. ETHIOPIA HM Hansa Luftbild AG
FINLAND HM Helsinki City Planning Department
Mericon Oy FRANCE HM City of Grenoble
Conseil General de L’Ain GERMANY
F
Architekturbüro Erich Kalis
The Moving and Revolving House
48
JSK Architects
The Squaire
Frankfurt
51
Steuernagel Ingenieure GmbH
Restoration of St Leonhard's Church
Frankfurt
121
VenturisIT GmbH
Solar Carport
Calw
70
Volkswagen AG
Simulation and Analysis of Waste of Energy vs. Usage of Energy
Emden
54
Jarlsø Telecom Tower
Accra
188
Parametric Bioclimatic Trees
Athens
70
Production Hall Extension for V6/R4 Unit Manufacturing
Györ
128
501 FSEG
International Borders Digital Data Creation and Updating
Dehradun
83
Aditya Birla Group Ltd.
Preheater Boiler for Aditya Cement
Chittorgarh
179
AECOM Asia
Project Consultancy Service for Kannur International Airport
Kannur
95
AECOM India Pvt. Ltd.
NH-47 in Kerala, India
Palakkad
160
Chenab Railway Bridge Project
Chenab Valley
178
Afcons Infrastructure Limited
Elevated Viaduct over Barapullah Nallah
New Delhi
180
Aster Building Solutions Pvt Ltd
Process Building - Coca Cola Beverages
Bangalore
180
Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Multilevel Access Platform with Supporting Piping and Equipment
Hyderabad
181
Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Skid Structure with Access Platform
Hyderabad
181
Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Technological Structure
Hyderabad
182
Basu Consulting Engineers
Globe Multiplex Shopping Mall
Kolkata
182
CDM Smith Inc.
Six-laning of Walajahpet-Poonamalee Section of NH-4
Chennai
162
CIDCO of Maharashtra
Design of Water Supply Network for Ulwe Node
Navi Mumbai
216
CIDCO of Maharashtra
Sewer Network for Ulwe
Navi Mumbai
216
Proposed Layout and Design of Delhi Jal Board’s Water Networks
Dehli
214
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
DMRC Phase-3 Network – Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden
New Delhi
152
Excelize Architectural Services Pvt. Ltd.
IT Campus - Banyan Park
Mumbai
50
GHANA Jarlsø AS GREECE LEM3A Advanced Architecture HUNGARY VenturisIT GmbH INDIA
2013 BE INSPIRED AWARDS
HM Afcons Infrastructure Limited
238
HM Delhi Jal Board
PROJECT BY COUNTRY – INDEX PAGE
Making BIM Better with ProjectWise
Aurangabad
50
Feedback Infra Pvt. Ltd.
Detailed Design for Six-laning of NH-7 from Hosur to Krishnagiri
Hosur
163
FLSmidth Pvt. Ltd.
1.5 Million TPA Alumina Plant – Mud Washing Package
Rayagada
107
Gammon India Ltd.
Improvement of Connectivity of NH-37 with Jalukbari Junction at Guwahati
Guwahati
39
Gammon India Ltd.
Patna-Buxar Road Project (NH-30 and NH-84)
Patna
163
Gammon India Ltd.
Ukai Natural Draft Cooling Tower
Ukai
185
Genesys International Corporation Ltd.
Terrestrial LiDAR in Geological Application for SJVNL
Luhri
124
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Co. Ltd.
Integration of Urban Infrastructure through Utility Tunnel
Ahmedabad
205
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Exchanger Support Modification 11E-50
Mumbai
187
Infotech Enterprises Ltd.
Detail View-capturing Utility
Hyderabad
75
Infra Support Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Mysore Outer Ring Road
Mysore
164
iSAT Networks Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
132 Kilovolt Substation
Dehradun
205
Isgec Heavy Engineering Ltd.
Structural 3D Model for CFBC Boiler
Rehla
134 165
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
165
L&T Construction – Infrastructure IC
Six-laning of Hosur-Krishnagiri Section of NH-7
Tamil Nadu
166
L&T Construction – Minerals & Metals IC
490.5-square-meter Sinter Plant
Angul
189
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Development of Sewerage Network and Wastewater Treatment Facility
Bhatpara
217
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
Hyderabad
151
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Improvements to Water Distribution System in the South Division
Bangalore
218
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Surge Analysis for GIDC 25 MGD Water Supply Scheme
Bharuch
218
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Customer Care Center
Chennai
177
L&T RAMBØLL Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Design of Overpass for Sadasivpet Bypass on NH-9
Sadasivpet
166
L&T-MHI Boilers Pvt. Ltd
Chhabra Supercritical TPS 2x660 MW Steam Generator and Auxiliary Package
Chhabra
189
Leadrail Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Track Structures Design of Chennai Metro Project
Chennai
190
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Barshi
Barshi
219
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Chandur Railway
Chandur Railway
219
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Dahanu
Dahanu
220
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Degloor
Degloor
220
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Satara
Satara
221
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Sinnar Sujal Reform Project
Sinnar
221
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Washim Sujal Reform Project
Washim
222
Mott MacDonald
Rajpur to Bilaspur Road Improvement NH-200
Raipur to Bilaspur
167
Mott MacDonald
NH-231 from Raebareli to Jaunpur
Uttar Pradesh
167
Mott MacDonald India
Shimla-Hamirpur NH-88
Shimla
168
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
National Spatial Data Infrastructure Web Portal
New Delhi
87
NJS Engineers India Pvt Limited
Guwahati Water Supply Project
Guwahati
223
HC Platform: ONGC
Mumbai
114
Guyed Tower Platform Concept for Marginal Fields
Mumbai
116
Jet-pulse Blowback Filtration System (Gas Solid Separation System-GSS)
Panipat
140
Phenix Construction Technologies
Moveable Roof Design
Kolkata
190
Prime SD Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Transformer Manufacturing Plant
Naidupet
191
Project Management Group
Surge Analysis for Sea Water Supply and Return Line for Essar Refinery
Jamnagar
224
QuEST Global Engineering Private Ltd
Coke Oven Effluent Recycle and Zero Liquid Discharge Plant
Bellary
210
Richa Industries Ltd.
NEEPCO
Agartala
191
RITES Ltd.
Inlet Water Pipeline from Ma-er Ghat to Dhapa
Kolkata
192
S.N. Bhobe and Associates Pvt. LTD.
South Kasheli Bridge
Thane
41
Sahara India Pariwar
Hotel Sahara Star
Mumbai
192
Schenck (Tianjin) Industrial Technology Co., Ltd.
300 TPH Dense Media-type Coal Washery at Rajgangpur, Orissa
Mumbai
193
SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria India Pvt. Ltd.
24x7 Equitable Water Supply System for Pune
Pune
224
Bhau Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership
Pune
176
ShreeCon Consultants
Bath Castle Ludhiana
Ludhiana
194
SMEC India Pty. Ltd.
Meerut-Karnal Four-laning
Meerut to Karnal
169
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Four-laning of Nagpur-Saoner-Betul
Nagpur and Betul
169
HM Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited - IEOT W Pall India Pvt. Ltd.
W Shibanee and Kamal Architects
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Surat
Four-laning of Maharashtra-Sangareddy Section of NH-9
HONORABLE MENTION HM
Isolux Corsan India Engineering & Construction Pvt. Ltd. Partial Design of Four- to Six-laning of NH-6 (Surat to Hazira Section) L&T Construction – Infrastructure IC
SPECIAL RECOGNITION WINNER SR
F
Excelize Architectural Services Pvt. Ltd.
F
F
LOCATION
FINALIST
F
PROJECT NAME
WINNER W
F
ORGANIZATION NAME
239
INDEX – PROJECT BY COUNTRY F
ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
LOCATION
PAGE
Taikisha Engineering India Ltd.
Car Manufacturing Plant
Gurgaon
177
Taikisha Engineering India Ltd.
Honda Siel Cars India Ltd.
Rajasthan
195
Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board
Analysis and Design of Distribution Tanks
Tamil Nadu
195
Tata Power Company Ltd.
Distribution Substation for NESCO
Mumbai
196
Tata Steel Limited
Elliptical Arch Shed for Fabrication Yard
Jamshedpur
196
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.
Enhancing the Value of Engineering Information Using ProjectWise
Kolkata
136
Union Territory of Puducherry Hydrology Organization Geospatial Data Standardization and Dissemination for Hydrology Project
Puducherry
90
URS Scott Wilson India Private Limited
Detailed Design of Mullar Ghat Blackspot Improvement
Belgaum
172
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
Feasibility Report of Sewerage Works of Moradabad
Moradabad
225
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
JICA-assisted Agra Water Supply Project
Agra
226
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
JICA-assisted Ganga Action Plan
Varanasi
226
V R TECHNICHE Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Four-laning of Jorabat-to-Shillong Section of NH-40
Jorabat to Shillong
173
Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Sewerage System for Atmakur
Atmakur
227
Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Stormwater Drainage System for Nandikotkur
Nandikotkur
227
Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Water Supply System for Kothagudem
Kothagudem
228
Western Railway
Rail Over Bridge at Milan Subway
Mumbai
42
Yash Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Augmentation of Water Supply Schema for Gangapur
Aurangabad
228
Yash Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Barshi Underground Sewerage System
Barshi
229
Shvan Hotel
Erbil
179
River Erne Extradosed Bridge
Cavan
39
AEM Gestioni Srl
District Heating GIS System
Cremona
73
Azimut Benetti S.p.A.
Mega-yacht System Design
Livorno
142
Bielle Group s.r.l.
Innovation in Furniture Design and Production
Longiano
143
Comune di Palau
Design of Barrage Viewpoint
Palau
98
Zero Energy Building in Southern Europe
Scandiano
46
EMMEDUE S.p.A.
EMMEDUE PanelCAD
Fano
49
Grottaroli s.n.c. di Grottaroli Corrado e Fabrizio
Plan - Design - Produce
Fano
144
Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Project
Isola del Giglio
IRAQ HM Hamkar
IRELAND Ferrovial Agromán S.A. ITALY F
HM Eco Design s.r.l.
SR
W TECON S.r.l. Telecom Italia Information Technology
Telecom Italia Asset Management
19, 112 28
JAPAN Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd.
Application of Mobile LiDAR Data for Road Asset Management
Minakami
123
Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. Advanced Integrated Plant Construction System
Hitachi
65
Kobayashi Consultant Co., Ltd.
National Road Expansion Project
Nagano
125
Shinryo Corporation
UNIGEN Inc. Gifu Plant
Ikeda
66
Zarqa Water Network Restructuring and Rehabilitation
Zarqa
217
Global Worksharing for Aktogay Copper Mine Project
Ayagoz District
107
Prefalux S.A.
Lycée Athénée
Luxembourg City
52
Wagner-Schaffner J. & Cie. S. à r.l.
Construction of a Woodchip-fired Boilerhouse
Beckerich
137
Asian Broadcasting Network (M) Sdn. Bhd.
ABN Fiber and Coax for Geospatial Network Design
Johor, Penang, and Selangor
74
Bluescope Lysaght Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Ilham Bahru Tower
Kuala Lumpur
183
Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia
Improving National Mapping Cartographic Generalization
Kencana Bestwide Engineering
Front-end Engineering and Detail Design for D1 Cluster Development Project
Bintulu
115
RNZ Pegasus Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd.
Pipeline and Riser Detailed Design Engineering
West Belumut
117
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Transmission Route Planning with Bentley GIS
Malaysian Peninsula
206
Zentech Engineering Co., Ltd.
Gumusut-Kakap Semi-FPS Project
Pasir Gudang
117
Las Alamedas Fiber-to-the-Home Digital Network
Mexico City
75
JORDAN Dar Al-Omran KAZAKHSTAN Ausenco LUXEMBOURG
2013 BE INSPIRED AWARDS
MALAYSIA
240
84
MEXICO Cablevision S.A. de C.V.
PROJECT BY COUNTRY – INDEX
F
ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
LOCATION
PAGE
ICA Ingenieria
Line 12 "Linea Dorada" Subway System
Mexico City
85
Innovación Sistemas y Proyectos
Cancún Federated Geospatial Information System
Cancún
81
Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de México
Improving the Water Network Efficiency in Mexico City by Using GIS Technology
Mexico City
89
Qian Bayin Molybdenum Ore Selection in Mongolia
Erdenetsagaan
105
Port Milena Bascule Bridge
Ulcinj
38
Gemeente Tiel
Land Management with the Help of Stereoscopic Aerial Images
Tiel
98
Grontmij Nederland B.V.
Natuurbrug Zandpoort
Zandvoort
40
Municipality of Amsterdam Physical Planning Department
Smart Document Management Project
Amsterdam
86
Witteveen+Bos
Stadsvisie Hoorn 2005-2025
Hoorn
174
Napier City Council
Common Platform for Spatial Data Management
Napier
76
Royal New Zealand Navy
Drawing Management
Devonport
88
Warren and Mahoney and HASSELL Australia
Christchurch International Airport Integrated Terminal Project
Christchurch
54
Munch Museum
Oslo
48
Fresh Water, Wastewater, Tailing, Reclaimed Water, and Seepage Systems Engineering
Arequipa
210
Refinery Master Plan Phase 2
Limay
142
Calaca
134
Remote Leak Detection through Hydraulic Modeling
Malabon City
212
BBKS-Projekt Sp. z o.o.
OpenRoads Technology Implementation on Airside Design
Pyrzowice
97
BPB Chodor-Projekt sp. z o. o.
Galeria Korona Kielce
Kielce
183
MONGOLIA China ENFI Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. MONTENEGRO DB Inzenjering NETHERLANDS
GMI S.A. Ingenieros Consultores PHILIPPINES HM Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.
W Maynilad Water Services, Inc. POLAND
F
BPB Chodor-Projekt sp. z o. o.
Weiss Factory
Ostrowiec Świetokrzyski
184
Energotechnika Engineering sp. z o.o.
Imos Gdynia
Gdynia
132
Jawor Design Studio and LabDigiFab
Parametric Pavilion
Wroclaw
69
Monoberg - MapMatic
Innovation in Road Inventory
Cracow
126
Tebodin Poland
Road Bypass of Opalenica City Along DW 307
Opalenica
172
The Corgo River Valley Viaduct
Vila Real
37
Tarnava Arch Bridge
Sighisoara
41
CNGS Engineering
Central Process Platform – V. Filanovsky Oil Field
Caspian Sea
113
Giprotyumenneftegaz
42 Megawatt Gas-turbine Power Plant of the Tyamkinskoye Field
Uvat
133
JSC Mosgiprotrans
Moscow-Kazan-Yekaterinburg High-speed Railway
JSC Neolant
Construction of Booster Oil-refining Station on Bayandukom Oilfield
Usinsk
Kursk Power Station and JSC Neolant
Information Support System for Decommissioning Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
Kurchatov
17, 27
Municipality of Dzerzhinsk City
Using Topography to Control the City
Dzerzhinsk
87
HONORABLE MENTION HM
Hubei Electric Power Survey and Design Institute Calaca 2×150 MW Coal-fired CFB Power Plant
SPECIAL RECOGNITION WINNER SR
PERU
F
NORWAY HM Tapani Launis Ltd
FINALIST
NEW ZEALAND
WINNER W
F
PORTUGAL F
LCW Consult, SA ROMANIA K2 Ingeniería RUSSIA
F
SR
F
153 145
Rolling Mill Cable Management
Asha
108
Profarb Grupa Chemiczna Sp. z o.o.
Installation for Alkyd Resin Production
Smolensk
141
F
Siberian Generation Company
RCM2 at Siberian Generation Company
Khakassia and Altai Krai
33
Soyuzchempromproject
Butadiene-styrene Thermoplastic Elastomer Plant
Voronezh
147
Spectrum Group
The International Airport in Samara
Samara
99
UralNIIAS
Shooting Sport Center
Ekaterinburg
66
Saudi Sadara Isocyanates Project
Al Jubail
184
R1 Nitra
Nitra and Banská Bystrica
160
Monitoring of Land Subsidence at Bane Nováky
Nováky
106
SAUDI ARABIA Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. SLOVAKIA AAKH s.r.o. HM Hornonitrianske Bane Prievidza, a.s.
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
OJSC Magnitogorsk Gipromez F
241
INDEX – PROJECT BY COUNTRY ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
LOCATION
PAGE
SOUTH AFRICA African Consulting Surveyors and Graphic Engineering Solutions & Services
Mining Level 116 Underground Equipment Installation Clash Detection
Carletonville
106
W Eskom Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Kusile Power Station - Virtual 3D Plant Simulator for O&M
Witbank
130
HM Eskom Holdings (Pty) Ltd
F
Lethabo Power Station - 3D Laser Scanning Project
Viljoensdrift
122
Graphic Engineering Solutions and Services (Pty) Ltd and African Consulting Surveyors
Hazelmere Dam Laser Survey and Reverse Engineering
Verulam
125
Graphic Engineering Solutions and Services (Pty) Ltd and African Consulting Surveyors
PRASA Depot Modernization
201
SOUTH KOREA SR
F
GS Engineering & Construction
Baek-Suk Bridge Construction Project
Incheon
64
GS Engineering & Construction
Mokpo Cable-stayed Bridge
Mokpo
22, 37
GS Engineering & Construction
Yeosu Bridge, 5-span Steel Composite Cable-stayed Bridge
Yeosu
40
Hanwha E&C
EVA Project
Ulsan
145
Seoyeong Engineering
Double-track Line for Dodam-Yeongcheon
Andong
154
SK E&C
New Paraxylene Project
Ulsan
146
SK E&C
New Paraxylene Project
Ulsan
194
Taesung S&I Co., Ltd.
Honam High-speed Railway Lot No. 3-3
Iksan
156
Taesung S&I Co., Ltd.
Sihwa Multi Techno Valley
Ansan and Siheung City
100
Arup
Adaptation of the Gamazo Wharf Esplanade
Santander
95
Astiv Ingeniería
Waterproofing and Collection of Stormwater in Betearte Landfill
Mallabia
96
Sacyr Construcción
Intersection of N-I and M-603 Retrofitting
Alcobendas
168
Greater Colombo Wastewater Project
Colombo
225
Stockholm Bypass, FSK06 Akalla - Häggvik Design Contract
Stockholm
158
JP/SH Stenkumla-Dunsjö
Stenkumla to Dunsjö
156
B+S AG
Glättimüli Turbo Roundabout
Thun
161
Terradata AG
3D Model of a Roman Urn Grave
Brugg
128
SPAIN
SRI LANKA SMEC International SWEDEN W URS Corporation WSP Group plc SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN F
CPC Corporation
Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking Project
Kaohsiung
141
F
MWH Global
Taoyuan County Sewage System BOT Project of Taiwan
Taoyuan
209
Preheater Building
Tanga
188
LiDAR Mapping Project in Thailand
Bangkok
125
TANZANIA Kutumbale Consultants & Engineers Pvt. Ltd. THAILAND Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd., Pasco Corp., and Asia Air Survey Co. Ltd. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 3Deling Sp. z o.o.
Laser Scanning and Point-cloud Processing of Dubai Heritage Buildings
Dubai
122
Abu Dhabi Municipality - Spatial Data Division
Geotechnical Information Management System (GIMS)
Abu Dhabi
94
Midfield Terminal Building - Abu Dhabi International Airport
Abu Dhabi
21, 63
IEC BIM-based Program Management
Abu Dhabi
20, 59
SR
F
Consolidated Contractors Company on Behalf of TCAJV
SR
F
Imarati Engineers & Consultants UNITED KINGDOM
2013 BE INSPIRED AWARDS
F
242
Information Mobility for the Crossrail Smart Railway
London
27
W Crossrail Ltd
Crossrail Ltd
Managing Complexity on Crossrail
London
80
F
One Blackfriars Road
London
69
W Ineco
HS2 Birmingham Delta Junction
Birmingham
150
W Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Cancer Treatment Centre for Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals
London
44
W ScottishPower
ScottishPower Strategy for Asset Management and Process Safety
Ian Simpson Architects
32
Studio Klaschka
Sorsby Medical Practice and West Ham Lane Health Centre Refurbishments
London
127
Syndicate West
Magic Corn Kiosk for Westfield
Derby
53
TateHindle Ltd.
Long Road, Clay Farm
Cambridge
53
United Utilities Group PLC
Improving Asset Information Management by Adopting a Common Data Environment Approach
Warrington
29
Western Power Distribution
GIS for Distribution Networks
77
PROJECT BY COUNTRY – INDEX ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
LOCATION
PAGE
2IM Group, LLC
I-294 Tri-State Tollway Stormwater Quality Project
Cook County, Illinois
94
ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal U.S.A. World Class Equipment Reliability Project Las Vegas High Roller Observation Wheel
Las Vegas, Nevada
178
UNITED STATES F
HM Arup
Bergmann Associates
NYS Route 17 at Exit 122
Wallkill, New York
159
F
Black & Veatch
Legacy Document Management System Migration
Kansas City, Missouri
209
Rawson Avenue Interchange Reconstruction
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
36
BridgeGuard-Gen2
Hancock, Michigan
38
W CB&I Power
AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant i-models
South Carolina and Georgia
W CH2M HILL
City of Las Vegas Wastewater Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) Infrastructure Replacement Las Vegas, Nevada
BridgeGuard, a Division of Talon Research, Inc.
WINNER W
F
W Bloom Companies, LLC
58
Decatur, Illinois
97
FINALIST
Development of a Sustainable Modeling Program for the City of Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
214
F
Nestle NH3
Chatsworth, California
123
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Lighting
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
46
Ottare Medical Office Building
Cayce, South Carolina
185
W Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC
Lower Fox River, Operable Unit 1
Neenah, Wisconsin
92
F
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Widening and Reconstruction
Illinois
159
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Warehouse District and Washington Street Complete Streets
Peoria, Illinois
164
HDR, Inc.
HDR’s Cutting-edge TAM Innovations
Nevada
202
HNTB Corporation
M-1 RAIL Streetcar Project – Advanced Utility Investigation
Detroit, Michigan
93
W J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc.
Cascade Tunnel Study
Stevens Pass, Washington
120
HM Kleinfelder
Construction Management & Design Services, Inc. and Brighton Engineering, Inc. HM Engensus, and Forte & Tablada
Fitzpatrick Engineering Group
F
208
Pennsylvania
206
ProjectWise: A Change in Construction
Michigan
86
F
Morphosis Architects
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Dallas, Texas
F
Mortenson Construction
Senate Wind Farm
Graham, Texas
93
Philadelphia Water Department
Philadelphia Water Department Deploys Geospatial Management
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
88
Precision Valley Communications
Impossible Obstacles Achieved with Innovative and Accelerated Design
Washington, D.C.
73
Progressive Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Phased Approach to Water System Modeling
Rochester, Minnesota
223
Quandel Consultants, LLC
Dearborn to Kalamazoo, Supplemental Data for Signal Improvement
Michigan
153
School of Architecture, University of Kentucky College of Design
A Place for Ideas (Thoughtspace)
Lexington, Kentucky
126
Shawmut Design & Construction
Dudley Square Municipal Building
Boston, Massachusettes
65
South Carolina Department of Transportation
SCDOT Intranet ProjectWise Search
Columbia, South Carolina
89
Southern Company
Information Management in Capital Project Execution Through to Operations and Maintenance Birmingham, Alabama
28
Southern Company
Plant Yates Units 6 and 7
Newnan, Georgia
131
Terracon
Adding Value Through Innovation
Chattanooga, Tennessee
100
the jdi group
Prilling Facility
Painesville, Ohio
197
United Conveyor Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd.
Fly Ash Handling Project
Moundsville, West Virginia
136
Transit Asset Management
Salt Lake City, Utah
200
Marysville, Washington
173
Kariba
101
F
F
W Utah Transit Authority
Washington State Department of Transportation SR 9 at 32nd St. SE and 84th St. NE Safety Improvements (WSDOT)
23, 45
HONORABLE MENTION HM
ProjectWise Solution for Natural Gas Pipeline Design
Michigan Department of Transportation
SPECIAL RECOGNITION WINNER SR
Oakley Sedimentation Basin
Chastain & Associates LLC HM City of Phoenix and NCS Engineers
SR
33
ZIMBABWE The Soil Engineer
Kariba Plunge Pool Geotechnical Investigation
GLOBAL Infrastructure Engineers, Inc.
Bridge Management for Worldwide Navy Bridges
202
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
243
INDEX – ALPHABETICAL BY CATEGORY ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
PAGE
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD WINNERS SR HM Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd
Shahe Aqueduct Project
16
SR
F
Kursk Power Station and JSC Neolant
Information Support System for Decommissioning Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
17
SR
F
Kellogg Joint Venture Gorgon
Gorgon Project
18
SR
W
TECON S.r.l.
Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Project
19
SR
F
Imarati Engineers & Consultants
IEC BIM-based Program Management
20
SR
F
Consolidated Contractors Company on Behalf of TCAJV Midfield Terminal Building - Abu Dhabi International Airport
21
SR
F
GS Engineering & Construction
Mokpo Cable-stayed Bridge
22
SR
F
Morphosis Architects
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
23
INNOVATION IN ASSET LIFECYCLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
SR
W
Suncor Energy Inc. (Edmonton Refinery)
Information Plant
26
F
Crossrail Ltd
Information Mobility for the Crossrail Smart Railway
27
F
Kursk Power Station and JSC Neolant
Information Support System for Decommissioning Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
27
Southern Company
Information Management in Capital Project Execution Through to Operations and Maintenance
28
Telecom Italia Information Technology
Telecom Italia Asset Management
28
United Utilities Group PLC
Improving Asset Information Management by Adopting a Common Data Environment Approach
29
INNOVATION IN ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT W
ScottishPower
ScottishPower Strategy for Asset Management and Process Safety
32
F
ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal U.S.A. World Class Equipment Reliability Project
33
F
Siberian Generation Company
RCM2 at Siberian Generation Company
33
INNOVATION IN BRIDGES
SR
W
Bloom Companies, LLC
Rawson Avenue Interchange Reconstruction
36
F
GS Engineering & Construction
Mokpo Cable-stayed Bridge
37
F
LCW Consult, SA
The Corgo River Valley Viaduct
37
BridgeGuard, a Division of Talon Research, Inc.
BridgeGuard-Gen2
38
DB Inzenjering
Port Milena Bascule Bridge
38
Ferrovial Agromán S.A.
River Erne Extradosed Bridge
39
Gammon India Ltd.
Improvement of Connectivity of NH-37 with Jalukbari Junction at Guwahati
39
Grontmij Nederland B.V.
Natuurbrug Zandpoort
40
GS Engineering & Construction
Yeosu Bridge, 5-span Steel Composite Cable-stayed Bridge
40
K2 Ingeniería
Tarnava Arch Bridge
41
S.N. Bhobe and Associates Pvt. LTD.
South Kasheli Bridge
41
Western Railway
Rail Over Bridge at Milan Subway
42
INNOVATION IN BUILDING
2013 BE INSPIRED AWARDS
SR
244
W
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Cancer Treatment Centre for Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals
44
F
China Shipbuilding NDRI Engineering Co., Ltd
China Communications Construction Company Limited Southern Headquarters
45
F
Morphosis Architects
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
45
HM Eco Design s.r.l.
Zero Energy Building in Southern Europe
46
HM Engensus, and Forte & Tablada
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Lighting
46
HM Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu SA
Accommodation for Drill Ships
47
HM John Wardle Architects
Westfield Sydney Redevelopment
47
HM Tapani Launis Ltd
Munch Museum
48
Architekturbüro Erich Kalis
The Moving and Revolving House
48
DEM
Global Switch Sydney East Data Centre
49
EMMEDUE S.p.A.
EMMEDUE PanelCAD
49
Excelize Architectural Services Pvt. Ltd.
IT Campus - Banyan Park
50
Excelize Architectural Services Pvt. Ltd.
Making BIM Better with ProjectWise
50
Felgen et Associes Engineering S.A.
World Trade Center Tower IV
51
JSK Architects
The Squaire
51
PLH Architects
DSV Headquarters
52
Prefalux S.A.
Lycée Athénée
52
ALPHABETICAL BY CATEGORY – INDEX PROJECT NAME
PAGE
Syndicate West
Magic Corn Kiosk for Westfield
53
TateHindle Ltd.
Long Road, Clay Farm
53
Volkswagen AG
Simulation and Analysis of Waste of Energy vs. Usage of Energy
54
Warren and Mahoney and HASSELL Australia
Christchurch International Airport Integrated Terminal Project
54
Webber Architects
Patsan Residence
55
INNOVATION IN COLLABORATION USING I-MODELS
SR
CB&I Power
AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant i-models
58
F
Imarati Engineers & Consultants
IEC BIM-based Program Management
59
Alberta Oil Sands
62
INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION Intelliwave Technologies Inc.
SR
F
Consolidated Contractors Company on Behalf of TCAJV Midfield Terminal Building - Abu Dhabi International Airport
63
SR
F
Kellogg Joint Venture Gorgon
Gorgon Project
63
F
W
FINALIST
W
WINNER W
ORGANIZATION NAME
Shahe Aqueduct Project
64
GS Engineering & Construction
Baek-Suk Bridge Construction Project
64
Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Advanced Integrated Plant Construction System
65
Shawmut Design & Construction
Dudley Square Municipal Building
65
Shinryo Corporation
UNIGEN Inc. Gifu Plant
66
UralNIIAS
Shooting Sport Center
66
INNOVATION IN GENERATIVE DESIGN LAB Architecture Studio with SIADR
Wujin Council Offices
68
F
Ian Simpson Architects
One Blackfriars Road
69
F
Jawor Design Studio and LabDigiFab
Parametric Pavilion
69
LEM3A Advanced Architecture
Parametric Bioclimatic Trees
70
VenturisIT GmbH
Solar Carport
70
INNOVATION IN GEOSPATIAL NETWORKS W
EPCOR Water Services Inc.
WALRUS – Water and Land Related Utility System
72
F
AEM Gestioni Srl
District Heating GIS System
73
F
Precision Valley Communications
Impossible Obstacles Achieved with Innovative and Accelerated Design
73
HM Global Technology Integrator Ltd.
HGC Electronic Mark Plant Circulation System
74
Asian Broadcasting Network (M) Sdn. Bhd.
ABN Fiber and Coax for Geospatial Network Design
74
Cablevision S.A. de C.V.
Las Alamedas Fiber-to-the-Home Digital Network
75
Infotech Enterprises Ltd.
Detail View-capturing Utility
75
Napier City Council
Common Platform for Spatial Data Management
76
TC servis, s.r.o.
Center of Shared Services for Optical Networks
76
Western Power Distribution
GIS for Distribution Networks
77
Wharf T & T Limited
Transform WTT AM/FM/GIS in the Modern Information Age
77
HONORABLE MENTION HM
W
SPECIAL RECOGNITION WINNER SR
SR HM Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT Crossrail Ltd
Managing Complexity on Crossrail
80
F
Innovación Sistemas y Proyectos
Cancún Federated Geospatial Information System
81
F
Sydney Trains
The Virtual Planroom
81
HM City of Grenoble
Geo Web Publisher as a Geographical Information Dissemination Tool
82
HM Hansa Luftbild AG
Addis Ababa Land Administration System
82
HM Helsinki City Planning Department
Helsinki City Planning – Action Plan, Project, and Content Management
83
501 FSEG
International Borders Digital Data Creation and Updating
83
Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia
Improving National Mapping Cartographic Generalization
84
Global Technology Integrator Ltd.
Drawing Management System
84
ICA Ingenieria
Line 12 "Linea Dorada" Subway System
85
Instituto de Cartografia Aeronáutica
Challenges and Results in Brazilian Aeronautical Chart Production
85
Michigan Department of Transportation
ProjectWise: A Change in Construction
86
Municipality of Amsterdam Physical Planning Department
Smart Document Management Project
86
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
W
245
INDEX – ALPHABETICAL BY CATEGORY ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
PAGE
Municipality of Dzerzhinsk City
Using Topography to Control the City
87
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
National Spatial Data Infrastructure Web Portal
87
Philadelphia Water Department
Philadelphia Water Department Deploys Geospatial Management
88
Royal New Zealand Navy
Drawing Management
88
Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de México
Improving the Water Network Efficiency in Mexico City by Using GIS Technology
89
South Carolina Department of Transportation
SCDOT Intranet ProjectWise Search
89
Union Territory of Puducherry Hydrology Organization
Geospatial Data Standardization and Dissemination for Hydrology Project
90
INNOVATION IN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND MANAGEMENT W
Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC
Lower Fox River, Operable Unit 1
92
F
HNTB Corporation
M-1 RAIL Streetcar Project – Advanced Utility Investigation
93
F
Mortenson Construction
Senate Wind Farm
93
2IM Group, LLC
I-294 Tri-State Tollway Stormwater Quality Project
94
Abu Dhabi Municipality - Spatial Data Division
Geotechnical Information Management System (GIMS)
94
AECOM Asia
Project Consultancy Service for Kannur International Airport
95
Arup
Adaptation of the Gamazo Wharf Esplanade
95
Astiv Ingeniería
Waterproofing and Collection of Stormwater in Betearte Landfill
96
Atkins China Limited
Airfield Pavement Grading Design
96
BBKS-Projekt Sp. z o.o.
OpenRoads Technology Implementation on Airside Design
97
Chastain & Associates LLC
Oakley Sedimentation Basin
97
Comune di Palau
Design of Barrage Viewpoint
98
Gemeente Tiel
Land Management with the Help of Stereoscopic Aerial Images
98
Mericon Oy
Länsisatama Sea Pier Extension Dredging Project
99
Spectrum Group
The International Airport in Samara
99
Taesung S&I Co., Ltd.
Sihwa Multi Techno Valley
100
Terracon
Adding Value Through Innovation
100
The Soil Engineer
Kariba Plunge Pool Geotechnical Investigation
101
Qinghai Magnesium Smelter – Dehydration Facility
104
INNOVATION IN MINING AND METALS W
Hatch Associates Pty Ltd
F
China ENFI Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
Qian Bayin Molybdenum Ore Selection in Mongolia
105
F
China Nerin Engineering Co., Ltd.
Upgrading Projects of Smelting Technology of Tongling Nonferrous Copper
105
Monitoring of Land Subsidence at Bane Nováky
106
HM Hornonitrianske Bane Prievidza, a.s.
African Consulting Surveyors and Graphic Engineering Mining Level 116 Underground Equipment Installation Clash Detection Solutions & Services
106
Ausenco
Global Worksharing for Aktogay Copper Mine Project
107
FLSmidth Pvt. Ltd.
1.5 Million TPA Alumina Plant – Mud Washing Package
107
OJSC Magnitogorsk Gipromez
Rolling Mill Cable Management
108
PMC Projects
Collaboration on TO Expansion Project
108
Proteus EPCM Engineers
Vista Gold Corp – Mt. Todd Gold Project
109
INNOVATION IN OFFSHORE ENGINEERING
2013 BE INSPIRED AWARDS
SR
246
W
TECON S.r.l.
Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Project
112
F
CNGS Engineering
Central Process Platform – V. Filanovsky Oil Field
113
F
L&T-Valdel Engineering Ltd.
OSX-3 FPSO Project
113
HM Guodian United Power Technology Co. Ltd.
SACS Application in the Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation and Substructure Design
114
HM Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
HC Platform: ONGC
114
Incat Crowther
Bhagwan Dryden
115
Kencana Bestwide Engineering
Front-end Engineering and Detail Design for D1 Cluster Development Project
115
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited - IEOT
Guyed Tower Platform Concept for Marginal Fields
116
Rishabh Software Pvt. Ltd.
Hebron Topside Project
116
RNZ Pegasus Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd.
Pipeline and Riser Detailed Design Engineering
117
Zentech Engineering Co., Ltd.
Gumusut-Kakap Semi-FPS Project
117
ALPHABETICAL BY CATEGORY – INDEX ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
PAGE
INNOVATION IN POINT-CLOUD PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc.
Cascade Tunnel Study
120
F
Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Creation of 3D City Model for City of Brussels Using LiDAR Point-cloud Data
121
F
Steuernagel Ingenieure GmbH
Restoration of St Leonhard's Church
121
Lethabo Power Station - 3D Laser Scanning Project
122
3Deling Sp. z o.o.
Laser Scanning and Point-cloud Processing of Dubai Heritage Buildings
122
Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd.
Application of Mobile LiDAR Data for Road Asset Management
123
HM Eskom Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Genesys International Corporation Ltd.
Terrestrial LiDAR in Geological Application for SJVNL
124
Graphic Engineering Solutions and Services (Pty) Ltd and African Consulting Surveyors
Hazelmere Dam Laser Survey and Reverse Engineering
124
Kobayashi Consultant Co., Ltd.
National Road Expansion Project
125
Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd., Pasco Corp., and Asia Air Survey Co. Ltd.
LiDAR Mapping Project in Thailand
125
Monoberg - MapMatic
Innovation in Road Inventory
126
School of Architecture, University of Kentucky College of Design
A Place for Ideas (Thoughtspace)
126
Sigma Mascot (HK) Limited
Successfully Utilizing 3D Scanning Technology in Greater China
127
Studio Klaschka
Sorsby Medical Practice and West Ham Lane Health Centre Refurbishments
127
Terradata AG
3D Model of a Roman Urn Grave
128
VenturisIT GmbH
Production Hall Extension for V6/R4 Unit Manufacturing
128
F
123 FINALIST
Construction Management & Design Services, Inc. and Nestle NH3 Brighton Engineering, Inc.
WINNER W
W
SPECIAL RECOGNITION WINNER SR
INNOVATION IN POWER GENERATION Eskom Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Kusile Power Station - Virtual 3D Plant Simulator for O&M
130
F
Beifang Investigation Design & Research Co. Ltd
Parametric Design Application of Hydropower Engineering
131
F
Southern Company
Plant Yates Units 6 and 7
131
HM Guangdong Hydropower Planning & Design Institute
3D Construction Design for Qingyuan Pumped Storage Power Station
132
Energotechnika Engineering sp. z o.o.
Imos Gdynia
132
Giprotyumenneftegaz
42 Megawatt Gas-turbine Power Plant of the Tyamkinskoye Field
133
Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. Qianping Reservoir Project
133
Hubei Electric Power Survey and Design Institute
Calaca 2×150 MW Coal-fired CFB Power Plant
134
Isgec Heavy Engineering Ltd.
Structural 3D Model for CFBC Boiler
134
Projenia S.r.l.
6th of October Power Plant
135
Projenia S.r.l.
Marcinelle CCGT Power Plant
135
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.
Enhancing the Value of Engineering Information Using ProjectWise
136
United Conveyor Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd.
Fly Ash Handling Project
136
Wagner-Schaffner J. & Cie. S. à r.l.
Construction of a Woodchip-fired Boilerhouse
137
HONORABLE MENTION HM
W
INNOVATION IN PROCESS MANUFACTURING W
Pall India Pvt. Ltd.
Jet-pulse Blowback Filtration System (Gas Solid Separation System-GSS)
140
F
CPC Corporation
Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking Project
141
F
Profarb Grupa Chemiczna Sp. z o.o.
Installation for Alkyd Resin Production
141
HM Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.
142
Mega-yacht System Design
142
Bielle Group s.r.l.
Innovation in Furniture Design and Production
143
Equinox Engineering Ltd.
Musreau Gas Plant
143
Frames Process and Energy Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
Produced Water Treatment Package for Pre-salt FPSOs
144
Grottaroli s.n.c. di Grottaroli Corrado e Fabrizio
Plan - Design - Produce
144
Hanwha E&C
EVA Project
145
JSC Neolant
Construction of Booster Oil-refining Station on Bayandukom Oilfield
145
Rishabh Engineering Services
P&ID for Process Plant
146
SK E&C
New Paraxylene Project
146
Soyuzchempromproject
Butadiene-styrene Thermoplastic Elastomer Plant
147
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Refinery Master Plan Phase 2
Azimut Benetti S.p.A.
247
INDEX – ALPHABETICAL BY CATEGORY ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
PAGE
INNOVATION IN RAIL AND TRANSIT W
Ineco
HS2 Birmingham Delta Junction
150
F
Hatch Mott MacDonald and NORR Architects
Northwest PATH Pedestrian Tunnel
151
F
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
151
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
DMRC Phase-3 Network – Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden
152
JM Souto Engenharia e Consultoria Ltda.
Feasibility Study of Railway, Goiás to Rio de Janeiro
152
JSC Mosgiprotrans
Moscow-Kazan-Yekaterinburg High-speed Railway
153
Quandel Consultants, LLC
Dearborn to Kalamazoo, Supplemental Data for Signal Improvement
153
Seoyeong Engineering
Double-track Line for Dodam-Yeongcheon
154
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar Single-track Rail Line
154
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Duplication of Existing Bangabandhu Bridge Over Jamuna River
155
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Padma Rail Link from Dhaka to Bhanga via Jessore
155
Taesung S&I Co., Ltd.
Honam High-speed Railway Lot No. 3-3
156
WSP Group plc
JP/SH Stenkumla-Dunsjö
156
2013 BE INSPIRED AWARDS
INNOVATION IN ROADS
248
W
URS Corporation
Stockholm Bypass, FSK06 Akalla - Häggvik Design Contract
158
F
Bergmann Associates
NYS Route 17 at Exit 122
159
F
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Widening and Reconstruction
159
AAKH s.r.o.
R1 Nitra
160
AECOM India Pvt. Ltd.
NH-47 in Kerala, India
160
Atkins China Limited
Hong Kong Link Road 3D Design
161
B+S AG
Glättimüli Turbo Roundabout
161
CDM Smith Inc.
Six-laning of Walajahpet-Poonamalee Section of NH-4
162
Conseil General de L’Ain
Integration of a Town Bypass Project into a Point Cloud
162
Feedback Infra Pvt. Ltd.
Detailed Design for Six-laning of NH-7 from Hosur to Krishnagiri
163
Gammon India Ltd.
Patna-Buxar Road Project (NH-30 and NH-84)
163
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Warehouse District and Washington Street Complete Streets
164
Infra Support Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Mysore Outer Ring Road
164
Isolux Corsan India Engineering & Construction Pvt. Ltd. Partial Design of Four- to Six-laning of NH-6 (Surat to Hazira Section)
165
L&T Construction – Infrastructure IC
Four-laning of Maharashtra-Sangareddy Section of NH-9
165
L&T Construction – Infrastructure IC
Six-laning of Hosur-Krishnagiri Section of NH-7
166
L&T RAMBØLL Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Design of Overpass for Sadasivpet Bypass on NH-9
166
Mott MacDonald
NH-231 from Raebareli to Jaunpur
167
Mott MacDonald
Rajpur to Bilaspur Road Improvement NH-200
167
Mott MacDonald India
Shimla-Hamirpur NH-88
168
Sacyr Construcción
Intersection of N-I and M-603 Retrofitting
168
SMEC India Pty. Ltd.
Meerut-Karnal Four-laning
169
SMEC India Pvt. Ltd.
Four-laning of Nagpur-Saoner-Betul
169
Sotepa Ltda.
Implementation of Highways SC-477 and SC-422
170
Sotepa Ltda.
Refurbishment and Widening of the SC-403 Highway
170
Sotepa Ltda.
Refurbishment and Widening of the SC-453 Highway
171
Sotepa Ltda.
Surfacing and Rating of Urban Roads in Blumenau
171
Tebodin Poland
Road Bypass of Opalenica City Along DW 307
172
URS Scott Wilson India Private Limited
Detailed Design of Mullar Ghat Blackspot Improvement
172
V R TECHNICHE Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Four-laning of Jorabat-to-Shillong Section of NH-40
173
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
SR 9 at 32nd St. SE and 84th St. NE Safety Improvements
173
Witteveen+Bos
Stadsvisie Hoorn 2005-2025
174
INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING W
Shibanee and Kamal Architects
Bhau Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership
176
F
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Customer Care Center
177
ALPHABETICAL BY CATEGORY – INDEX
F
ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
Taikisha Engineering India Ltd.
PAGE
Las Vegas High Roller Observation Wheel
178
HM Hamkar
Shvan Hotel
179
Aditya Birla Group Ltd.
Preheater Boiler for Aditya Cement
179
Afcons Infrastructure Limited
Elevated Viaduct over Barapullah Nallah
180
Aster Building Solutions Pvt Ltd
Process Building - Coca-Cola Beverages
180
Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Multilevel Access Platform with Supporting Piping and Equipment
181
Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Skid Structure with Access Platform
181
Avineon India Pvt Ltd
Technological Structure
182
Basu Consulting Engineers
Globe Multiplex Shopping Mall
182
Bluescope Lysaght Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Ilham Bahru Tower
183
BPB Chodor-Projekt sp. z o. o.
Galeria Korona Kielce
183
BPB Chodor-Projekt sp. z o. o.
Weiss Factory
184
Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.
Saudi Sadara Isocyanates Project
184
Fitzpatrick Engineering Group
Ottare Medical Office Building
185
Gammon India Ltd.
Ukai Nautral Draft Cooling Tower
185
Hameng Cooling System (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.
Design of the Air-cooling Steel Structure for Jinhui
186
Harbin Boiler Factory Co., Ltd.
Boiler Structure Design for 2x1000 MW Ultra-supercritical Coal-fired Generator Set
186
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Exchanger Support Modification 11E-50
187
Huadian Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Design Optimization of 2×330 MW Direct Air-cooling System
187
Jarlsø AS
Jarlsø Telecom Tower
188
Kutumbale Consultants & Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
Preheater Building
188
L&T Construction – Minerals & Metals IC
490.5-square-meter Sinter Plant
189
L&T-MHI Boilers Pvt. Ltd
Chhabra Supercritical TPS 2x660 MW Steam Generator and Auxiliary Package
189
Leadrail Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Track Structures Design of Chennai Metro Project
190
Phenix Construction Technologies
Moveable Roof Design
190
Prime SD Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Transformer Manufacturing Plant
191
Richa Industries Ltd.
NEEPCO
191
RITES Ltd.
Inlet Water Pipeline from Ma-er Ghat to Dhapa
192
Sahara India Pariwar
Hotel Sahara Star
192
Schenck (Tianjin) Industrial Technology Co., Ltd.
Colombia Carbones Andinos 150 TPH Coal Washery
193
Schenck (Tianjin) Industrial Technology Co., Ltd.
300 TPH Dense Media-type Coal Washery at Rajgangpur, Orissa
193
ShreeCon Consultants
Bath Castle Ludhiana
194
SK E&C
New Paraxylene Project
194
Taikisha Engineering India Ltd.
Honda Siel Cars India Ltd.
195
Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board
Analysis and Design of Distribution Tanks
195
Tata Power Company Ltd.
Distribution Substation for NESCO
196
Tata Steel Limited
Elliptical Arch Shed for Fabrication Yard
196
the jdi group
Prilling Facility
197
F
178
HM Arup
FINALIST
177
Chenab Railway Bridge Project
WINNER W
Car Manufacturing Plant
HM Afcons Infrastructure Limited
SPECIAL RECOGNITION WINNER SR HONORABLE MENTION HM
INNOVATION IN TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT Utah Transit Authority
Transit Asset Management
200
F
Graphic Engineering Solutions and Services (Pty) Ltd and African Consulting Surveyors
PRASA Depot Modernization
201
F
Territory and Municipal Services ACT Government
Integrated Asset Management System
201
HDR, Inc.
HDR’s Cutting-edge TAM Innovations
202
Infrastructure Engineers, Inc.
Bridge Management for Worldwide Navy Bridges
202
INNOVATION IN UTILITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE W
China Power Construction Corporation Jiangxi Electric Duxiling 220 Kilovolt Substation Power Design Institute
204
F
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Co. Ltd.
205
Integration of Urban Infrastructure through Utility Tunnel
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
W
249
INDEX – ALPHABETICAL BY CATEGORY
F
ORGANIZATION NAME
PROJECT NAME
iSAT Networks Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
132 Kilovolt Substation
205
ProjectWise Solution for Natural Gas Pipeline Design
206
Transmission Route Planning with Bentley GIS
206
HM Kleinfelder
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
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INNOVATION IN WATER OR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS W
CH2M HILL
City of Las Vegas Wastewater Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) Infrastructure Replacement
208
F
Black & Veatch
Legacy Document Management System Migration
209
F
MWH Global
Taoyuan County Sewage System BOT Project of Taiwan
209
GMI S.A. Ingenieros Consultores
Fresh Water, Wastewater, Tailing, Reclaimed Water, and Seepage Systems Engineering
210
QuEST Global Engineering Private Ltd
Coke Oven Effluent Recycle and Zero Liquid Discharge Plant
210
2013 BE INSPIRED AWARDS
INNOVATION IN WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS
250
W
Maynilad Water Services, Inc.
Remote Leak Detection through Hydraulic Modeling
212
F
Barwon Region Water Corporation
Optimizing System Yield and Operational Cost with Hydrology and Hydraulics Modeling
213
F
Power and Water Corporation
Optimization of Pumping Schedules in Remote Communities
213
HM City of Phoenix and NCS Engineers
Development of a Sustainable Modeling Program for the City of Phoenix
214
HM Delhi Jal Board
Proposed Layout and Design of Delhi Jal Board’s Water Networks
214
HM Toowoomba Regional Council
Comparison of Gravity and Pressure Sewer System Options
215
Barwon Region Water Corporation
Advance Sewerage Model Building and Updating
215
CIDCO of Maharashtra
Design of Water Supply Network for Ulwe Node
216
CIDCO of Maharashtra
Sewer Network for Ulwe
216
Dar Al-Omran
Zarqa Water Network Restructuring and Rehabilitation
217
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Development of Sewerage Network and Wastewater Treatment Facility
217
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Improvements to Water Distribution System in the South Division
218
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd.
Surge Analysis for GIDC 25 MGD Water Supply Scheme
218
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Barshi
219
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Chandur Railway
219
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Dahanu
220
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Degloor
220
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Hydraulic Modeling for Satara
221
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Sinnar Sujal Reform Project
221
Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran
Washim Sujal Reform Project
222
MidCoast Water
Nabiac Borefield
222
NJS Engineers India Pvt Limited
Guwahati Water Supply Project
223
Progressive Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Phased Approach to Water System Modeling
223
Project Management Group
Surge Analysis for Sea Water Supply and Return Line for Essar Refinery
224
SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria India Pvt. Ltd.
24x7 Equitable Water Supply System for Pune
224
SMEC International
Greater Colombo Wastewater Project
225
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
Feasibility Report of Sewerage Works of Moradabad
225
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
JICA-assisted Agra Water Supply Project
226
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
JICA-assisted Ganga Action Plan
226
Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Sewerage System for Atmakur
227
Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Stormwater Drainage System For Nandikotkur
227
Vitya Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Water Supply System for Kothagudem
228
Yash Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Augmentation Of Water Supply Schema For Gangapur
228
Yash Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Barshi Underground Sewerage System
229
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