Adding Value through

utilising BIM in the highways

and transportation sector:
Case Studies

Steve Jarvis MEng MCIHT

HDS BIM Coordinator – Mott MacDonald
The Mott MacDonald BIM definition

“A co-ordinated set of processes,

supported by technology, that add
value through creating managing and
sharing the properties of an asset
throughout its lifecycle”
BIM is more than fabulous 3-D design

London 2012 – Olympic Shooting Venue

BIM is more than just stunning 3D visualisation…

Virtual world

Real world

Image: Hatch Mott MacDonald

BIM is not just about buildings…

Image: Hatch Mott MacDonald

BIM is all about information

Deliverables

Data

BIM
Model 2D drawings

Process/workflow

Schedules
 BIM is about collaboration

Designers Customers

BIM
Model

Suppliers Contractors
BIM is all about outcomes

BIM
Define desired model See that they
outcomes
are delivered

Put in place a PROCESS and audit to make it happen

 BIM is for the whole lifecycle

BIM
Model

Source: Autodesk
BIM in asset management

The biggest potential value is over the life of the

asset.

operate
build
design
LifeCycle

Capital

Energy Inspections
Cleaning

Occupancy
Redecorations
Asset Replacement
Reactive maintenance
Planned maintenance
10 benefits we are bringing with BIM

Better outcomes through collaboration

Enhanced performance
Optimised solutions
Greater predictability
Faster project delivery
10 benefits we are bringing with BIM

Reduced safety risk

Fits first time
Reduced waste
Whole life asset
Continual improvement
Highways has done BIM since the 1990’s

Direct Outcomes: By-products:

Processes • Visualisation
3D model • Clash detection
Sharing • 3d model for quantities
Whole life cycle • Drawings
Data integration • 3D model for
Interoperability construction
4D (time) • Planning
5D (cost) • Facilities management
nD (carbon, sustainability, etc) • Etc.
Data rich
GIS
Highways has done BIM since the 1990’s

Direct Outcomes: By-products:

Processes • Visualisation Yes
3D model Yes • Clash detection
Sharing Yes • 3d model for quantities Partly
Whole life cycle • Drawings Partly
Data integration Yes • 3D model for
construction Yes
Interoperability
4D (time) • Planning
5D (cost) • Facilities management
nD (carbon, sustainability, etc) • Etc.
Data rich
GIS
The benefits are
already here
London Underground: Victoria Station Upgrade
Project constraints modelled
Design co-ordination
Clash detection
 Engineering analysis integration

Bi-directional use of model data – between modelling tools

and engineering analysis software
 New applications: ground treatment

Clashes and voids eliminated before site works

 New applications: ground treatment

Auto report extraction from model listing

unique reference coordinates
Jet grout plant selection
Digital setting out

Advanced Excavator Control

System works directly from 3D
design data

GPS or LPS 3D total station system

 Working around existing assets

laser scan imported to model

Communication using 3D prints
CDM Workshops & Inductions

Improved visualisation
3D walk-throughs
Construction sequences
tested
Site inductions
 Port Mann/ Highway 1
Improvement Project

Vancouver, British Columbia

 Project Objectives

Reduce congestion at entry and exit points to

Highway 1;

Reduce travel times for trips across the corridor

and improve connections within and between
communities;

Improve access to and egress from the corridor

for goods movement;

Facilitate the introduction of transit service along

the corridor and the improvement of transit
service across the corridor;

Expand HOV, cycling and pedestrian networks

along or in the vicinity of the corridor

Improve safety for vehicle operators and

passengers, cyclists and pedestrians.
www.pmh1project.com
 Project Background and Timeline
Teaming – Summer/Fall 2006

RFP Released - July 2007

Technical Submittal – February 2008
Financial Submittal – July 2008

Preferred Proponent Announced – August 2008

LNTP / Mobilization – September 2008

Design “Complete” – Early 2011

Bridge opens to Traffic – December 2012

Substantial Completion – December 2013
Final Completion – December 2014
The Project
Cape Horn Interchange
Key Traffic Capacity
Improvements
 Model Based Design

Cape Horn Interchange Civil3D Model

Model Based Design
Model Based Design
3D Design for Bybanen
LRT
Bergen, Norway
 Bybanen Operation Dates

Flesland
Terminal
Phase 1
Phase 2 Phase 3 (2017?)
(2010) (2013) (2015)

Depot
(2015)

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Mott MacDonald Team Locations
• Dublin : Civils / LRT Systems / Coordination

• Cork : Roads / Retaining Structures

• Croydon : Tunnels

• Budapest : Tunnels

• Bristol : Geotechnical

• Prague : Bridges

• Bergen : Project Management

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Project Challenges

• Multiple Design Disciplines and

Locations

• New Client and Territory for MM

• 3D from Ground Up

• Language

• Localisation and Standards

• Stakeholders

• Sub-consultants

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Design Coordination - ProjectWise

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 3D & 2D Workflow

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 3D & 2D Workflow

• Preliminary Concept : Agree Basics

• 3D Coordination : Early Stage review

from all Project Stakeholders in 3D

• 2D Extractions and Drawings : Once

3D designs clash checked and fully
coordinated

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 3D PDFs – Early Stage Reviews

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 3D & 2D Workflow

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Novapoint - Norwegian Design

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Novapoint - Norwegian Design

• Water/Drainage/Cabling & Roads & Tunnels

Design Modules

• 3D Product Libraries

• Cross Sections Defined

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Novapoint - Norwegian Design
• Terrains Defined & Design in Plan & Profile

• Norwegian Drawing Standards

• Quantity Take-offs

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Novapoint - 3D Model

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Novapoint - Setting Out

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Setting Out From 3D Model – 360 Glue on iPads

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Setting Out From 3D Model

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Setting Out From 3D Model
• Information directly from 3D model

• Appreciation of construction interfaces

• Maintain Project Controls

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Site Clearance

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Site Clearance

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Road & Track Geometry

• Surfaces and Strings in 3D Model

• Supplemented with LandXML and Genio

Files

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 4D – Preliminary Construction Sequencing

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Project Controls – Define Change

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Project Controls – Define Change

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Project Controls – Define Change

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

 Project Controls – Define Change

Project 3D Design Construction Controls

3D Design for Bybanen LRT
Bergen, Norway