Advancing Construction Industrialization through Digital Twins

Heilongjiang Construction High-Tech Capital Group Co., Ltd.

Smart and digital application in Heilongjiang Construction Industry Modernization Demonstration Park
Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China

Advancing Digital Workflows through Digital Twins

Mott MacDonald / Systra Designers working with Balfour Beatty / Vinci Joint Venture

High Speed Two Sectors N1 and N2 Main Works Civil Contract
Birmingham, Country North Sectors, United Kingdom

Advancing Economic Infrastructure through Digital Twins

CCCC Water Transportation Consultants Co. Ltd. (WTC)

SAPT Automatic Container Yard and Housing Project in Pakistan
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Advancing Industrial Sustainability through Digital Twins

MCC Capital Engineering & Research Incorporation Ltd.

Henan Jiyuan Iron & Steel, 80MW High-Temperature Ultrahigh-Pressure Gas Power Generation Energy-Saving Renovation Project
Jiyuan City, Henan Province, China

Advancing Infrastructure Resilience through Digital Twins

Italferr S.p.A.

The New Polcevera Viaduct
Genova, Liguria, Italy

Advancing Urban Planning through Digital Twins

Civil Engineering and Development Department, Hong Kong SAR Government and AECOM

The Digital Design for the Establishment of the Kwu Tung North, New Development Area
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Digital Cities Award for Comprehensive Roadway Digital Twins

Shenzhen Expressway Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd

Yangang East Interchange Project
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Digital Cities Award for Comprehensive Water Digital Twins

Águas do Porto, EM

H2PORTO Technological Platform for the Integrated Management of Porto's Urban Water Cycle
Porto, Portugal

Mortenson | Clark, a Joint Venture

Chase Center & Warriors Mixed-Use Office and Retail Development
San Francisco, California, United States

Project Playbook:SYNCHRO

Pt Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk

Design and Build Harbour Road 2 Project
North Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

Project Playbook: ContextCapture, gINT, LEAP, LumenRT, Navigator, OpenBridge, OpenRoads, PLAXIS, ProStructures, RM Bridge

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Italferr S.p.A.

The New Polcevera Viaduct
Genova, Liguria, Italy




Project Playbook: Descartes, gINT, iModel.js, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, SYNCHRO




After a bridge collapse in northern Italy, Italferr S.p.A. was tasked with designing a new viaduct. The structure would be a pivotal point for the city, county, and country’s transportation. The project team needed to use the same footprint as the original structure, measuring over 1,000 meters in length and consisting of 19 steel-concrete spans. The EUR 202 million project also needed to follow a tight schedule.




Italferr S.p.A. implemented a BIM model along with Bentley’s connected data environment (CDE) based on ProjectWise. The project team used Bentley applications to create digital models of the terrain, road, civil works, and mechanical and electrical systems. Bentley applications helped reduce design costs and improve collaboration due to faster decision making, more accurate calculations, and better management of revisions. Currently in the construction phase, the project is on schedule for a June 2020 completion.

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Shenzhen Municipal Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.

BIM Design and Application in the Rapid Transformation Project of 4th Ring Road and Dahe Road in Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou, Henan, China




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, gINT, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBridge, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, ProStructures




Located in Zhengzhou in Henan, China, the city is planning a 3D transportation project that will take people around the central urban area. The CNY 40 billion project will include two expressways—a ground-level road of 93 kilometers and an elevated bridge expressway of 63.6 kilometers—that will reach 80 kilometers per hour. The project will also include 27 interchanges, 21 river-crossing bridges, and 34 rail nodes.




Shenzhen Municipal Design & Research Institute was tasked with designing this complex municipal transportation project, which required reliable communication workflows and design intention. ContextCapture was used to create a 3D reality model of the 120-square-kilometer site. OpenRoads Designer was used to build a parametric member library for over 10 different road model types. OpenBridge Modeler helped overcome difficulties in modeling the variable cross-section bridges. The project team’s BIM design and workflows helped accurately manage about 50,000 prefabricated segments and reduce cost and waste by 40%.

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Voyants Solutions Private Limited

Detailed Design, Tendering and Project Management Services for Establishment of 12 IT/Hi-Tech Parks in Bangladesh
Bangladesh

Project Playbook: LumenRT, OpenBuildings Designer, STAAD

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Heilongjiang Construction High-Tech Capital Group Co., Ltd.

Smart and digital application in Heilongjiang Construction Industry Modernization Demonstration Park
Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, ProStructures, STAAD




Covering 1.26 million square meters, the Heilongjiang Construction Industry Modernization Demonstration Park is a prefabricated industrial building project aimed at transforming traditional construction in Heilongjiang province into an environmentally, green economic industry. The CNY 3.6 billion project required multiple, dispersed participants to collaborate on a tight planning, design, and construction timeline.




The project team implemented a coordinated 3D BIM strategy and industrialized project delivery using a digital twin, establishing an open, connected data environment (CDE). Using ProjectWise and Bentley’s integrated 3D digital applications—including OpenRoads ConceptStation and OpenBuildings Designer—shortened design time by five days and cost evaluation time by 80%. ContextCapture helped generate an accurate 3D reality model, improving earthworks measurements and calculations by two times. Working in Bentley’s CDE saved CNY 4.5 million in construction costs and provided a complete lifecycle asset management solution.

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Johnson Pilton Walker

6 & 8 Parramatta Square
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia




Project Playbook: OpenBuildings Designer




Situated in the geographic center of Sydney, 6 & 8 Parramatta Square will meet the city’s growing demands for high-quality workspace while creating a world-class civic space. Johnson Pilton Walker (JPW) is the lead design firm for the 50-story office building covering 125,000 square meters. With strict development, planning, and environmental controls, the AUD 600 million project presented numerous design and delivery challenges, requiring innovative strategies and careful collaboration.




Using OpenBuildings Designer, JPW established an open, connected data environment (CDE), facilitating integrated design through implementing a digital twin. Bentley’s flexible, collaborative design application streamlined workflows and accelerated iterative modeling to resolve clashes and complex spatial parameters, achieving a sustainable design. The software allowed the team to model over 8,000 façade panels in less than an hour, compared to seven to 14 days using traditional methods. Extracting digital data directly from the 3D model resulted in more accurate, efficient deliverables, saving significant time, costs, and resources.

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POWERCHINA Hubei Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.

Technology Application in Miluo Western 220kV Substation Project
Miluo City, Hunan Province, China

Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, Bentley Substation, ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBridge, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, Promis.e, ProSteel, ProStructures, STAAD, SYNCHRO

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Hebei Huizhi Electric Power Engineering Design Co., Ltd.

Longquan 220kV substation
Xingtai, Hebei Province, China




Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, Bentley Substation, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, ProSteel, ProStructures, STAAD




The Longquan 220-kilovolt substation will resolve power supply issues in the western region of Xingtai, improving the regional power grid structure and relieving the load on adjacent substations. The RMB 94.7 million project is in a rugged topographical area with elevation differences up to 11 meters. To meet these design challenges, Hebei Huizhi Electric Power Engineering Design carried out comprehensive, collaborative 3D design to generate accurate construction deliverables.




The team utilized Bentley’s substation design and engineering applications to model different discipline components; establish an open, connected data environment (CDE); and deliver a coordinated substation design. Working in the CDE and using Navigator, the team extracted accurate material and engineering quantities directly from the 3D models, shortening the design cycle by 10%. Bentley’s connected digital design solution optimized design to save RMB 92,000 in construction and installation costs.

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PESTECH International Berhad

Digitization of 132/33kV Gas-insulated Switchgear Substation at Sibiyu Sarawak
Sibiyu, Sarawak, Malaysia




Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, Bentley Substation, ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, ProjectWise, Promis.e




A new 132/33-kilovolt, gas-insulated substation is being installed in Sarawak, Malaysia to accommodate load demand and improve supply reliability to rural villages. PESTECH International was awarded the MYR 58 million contract to deliver the project within 28 months. The new substation project was complex, requiring that the substation connect to existing 275-kilovolt transmission lines.




Bentley Substation helped create a library of components and build the 3D model, while ProjectWise was used for collaboration and content management. Using OpenBuildings Designer and Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, the team modeled the substation control building and automated cable calculations to optimize cable lengths and routes. Working in an open, connected data environment (CDE) reduced errors and rework to accelerate design time by 50%, saving about MYR 85,000. Using the 3D models to extract accurate bills of material saved an additional MYR 90,000.

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Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd; Yangtze Ecology and Environment Co., Ltd.

Application of Digitalization in Jiujiang Smart Water Management Platform
Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

Project Playbook: ContextCapture, Descartes, iModelHub, LumenRT, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, OpenRoads, ProjectWise

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CCCC Water Transportation Consultants Co. Ltd. (WTC)

SAPT Automatic Container Yard and Housing Project in Pakistan
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan




Project Playbook: LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Modeler, OpenRail, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, ProStructures, STAAD




CCCC Water Transportation Planning Design Institute was tasked with constructing engineering assets for a port in Sindh, Pakistan. The estimated USD 90 million project covers 30 hectares and includes automated container yards, auxiliary buildings, railways, and other supporting facilities. The project team needed to follow strict requirements for construction quality and meet a tight timeframe while avoiding pipe network and civil foundation collisions.




To overcome the many project challenges, team members created and applied a BIM model to establish all digital assets, laying a foundation for constructing the automated yard. MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer helped create the yard and road engineering models. OpenBuildings helped model the auxiliary buildings while OpenRail ConceptStation was used to design railways. Combining these models into a larger, projectwide BIM model improved collaboration by 35% and modeling efficiency by 30%. More than 300 collision points were detected, and the project cost is expected to be reduced by 5%.

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Chengdu Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute; Chengdu Institute of Survey & Investigation

Application of BIM+GIS in Municipal Reconstruction in Shanbanqiao Area of Chengdu
Chengdu, Sichuan, China




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, Descartes, gINT, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBridge, OpenBuildings Modeler, OpenRoads, ProjectWise




Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, is undergoing a road reconstruction. The estimated CNY 1.38 billion project will include construction of 4.3 kilometers of road, as well as bridges, tunnels, an underground pedestrian passage, and pipeline and auxiliary works. The design speed of the main road needed to be 60 kilometers per hour while the auxiliary road’s design speed needed to be 40 kilometers per hour.




Responsible for the design, the project team required high levels of coordination to avoid mistakes, omissions, and collisions on the project. OpenBridge Modeler allowed for quick building of structures to minimize local traffic impact. OpenRoads helped quickly restore 64 roads while storing road network information to complete the traffic simulation. ProjectWise helped increase internal work efficiency by 20%. The team reduced construction drawing time by 120 hours and found 16 collisions. Using visualization shortened the approval process by 15%, saving time and cost.

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ARUP Singapore Pte Ltd

Tanjong Pagar Mixed Development
Singapore

Project Playbook: gINT, MicroStation, PLAXIS

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Anil Verma Associates, Inc.

Regional Connector Transit Corridor (RCTC)
Los Angeles, California, United States




Project Playbook: gINT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, PLAXIS, ProjectWise




The Regional Connector Transit Corridor (RCTC) will bring together three existing rail lines with three miles of twin tunnels connecting three new underground stations being built in downtown Los Angeles. Anil Verma Associates (AVA) is the lead architect for the design of the stations and plaza and assisted with civil engineering design. Running beneath a high-density corridor lined with four- to 60-story buildings, the USD 1.7 billion transit system presented enormous geotechnical challenges, along with other integration and interface issues.




Using OpenBuildings Designer and utilizing gINT data during the early design stages achieved a 20% decrease in the stations’ carbon footprint, reducing excavation to provide construction savings and environmental benefits. PLAXIS provided accurate geotechnical assessments to coordinate with existing infrastructure and enabled real-time resolution of settlement issues to expedite and optimize excavation. Working in an open, connected data environment (CDE) using ProjectWise provided over 400 users with real-time access to controlled information, streamlining design and construction.

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Golder Associates (Hong Kong) Limited

Hong Kong MTR West Island Line Contract 703 -Sheung Wan to Sai Ying Pun Tunnels- Soil-structure Interaction Analyses
Hong Kong




Project Playbook: MicroStation, PLAXIS




The Western Island Line (WIL) is a fully underground railway that alleviates heavy traffic congestion and provides a safe and reliable mode of transportation in the western district of Hong Kong Island. The USD 200 million WIL contract involved constructing two single-track tunnels, posing unprecedented geotechnical challenges that required special grouting protective measures beneath 10 buildings along the tunneling route in the proposed design scheme. The contractor engaged Golder Associates (Hong Kong) Limited (GAHK) to provide specialist geotechnical services for tunneling, tunnel dismantling, and shaft excavation works.




GAHK used PLAXIS 3D to model and analyze the contractor’s design scheme during tendering, to design associated underground structures, and to perform construction simulation. Parametric modeling and analysis helped optimize design, saving time and costs while enhancing tunneling safety. MicroStation facilitated production of construction drawings from 3D models. Bentley’s geotechnical engineering solution reduced the number of buildings requiring the originally proposed grouting protection from 10 to three, shortening construction by three months.

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Hatch

Sulphuric Acid Plant in the DRC
Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Project Playbook: LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, STAAD

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CISDI Engineering Co., Ltd.

Tata Steel TSK Plant No. 2 Blast Furnace Project in India
Kalinga Nagar, Orissa, India




Project Playbook: AutoPIPE, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, SYNCHRO




Tata Steel Limited contracted CISDI Engineering (CISDI) to deliver a CNY 2.5 billion steel blast furnace in Orissa, India. The furnace included a designed capacity of 5,873 cubic meters and an annual iron output of 4.375 million tons. As the world’s largest blast furnace project, the design required numerous geographically dispersed disciplines to implement international design standards on a tight 22-month design schedule.




CISDI used ProjectWise to establish an open, connected data environment (CDE), reducing communication costs and saving 500 resource hours. Using OpenPlant’s piping and instrumentation diagrams saved 433 design hours through single data entry populating the procurement and 3D models. MicroStation and Navigator, along with LumenRT, helped identify more than 1,500 collisions, reducing costly rework on site to save CNY 3 million. Simulating the construction schedule with SYNCHRO optimized the construction process, and the BIM approach industrialized project delivery to support the entire project lifecycle.

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MCC Capital Engineering & Research Incorporation Ltd.

CASTRIP® Ultra-thin Strip Project of Shagang Group in Zhangjiagang
Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China




Project Playbook: AutoPIPE, Bentley Raceway & Cable Management, Bentley Substation, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, ProSteel, ProStructures, SYNCHRO




The reconstructed Shagang steel plant will include a new Castrip® production line, shortening the line length from 800 meters to 50 meters, reducing energy usage and environmental impact. The USD 100 million project requires high-density equipment, pipelines, and instruments to be arranged within limited space, and reconstruction works based on the original factory buildings. MCC Capital Engineering and Research Incorporation (MCC) is responsible for the Castrip® production line’s technical integration and engineering design.




ProjectWise helped establish an open, connected data environment (CDE), integrating 11 engineering disciplines and equipment designers. MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, and OpenPlant facilitated accurate design and construction simulation, improving design efficiency by 15% and shortening the construction period by five months. Working in the CDE with Bentley’s interoperable technology saved around USD 3.45 million in project costs and helped create a digital twin of the project assets for full lifecycle management.

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Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.

China Three Gorges New Energy Dalian Zhuanghe III (300MW) Offshore Wind Farm Project
Dalian, Liaoning, China

Project Playbook: MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, ProSteel, SACSs

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China Ocean Engineering Shanghai Company (COES)

Sewol Ferry Wreck Recovery in One Piece
Offshore Mokpo, Yellow Sea, Gwangju, South Korea




Project Playbook: MOSES




Known as the Sewol Ferry disaster, the MV Sewol ferry sank in 2014 off the coast of South Korea, tragically killing 304 people. Korean Ministry of Oceans & Fisheries (MOF) retained China Ocean Engineering Shanghai Company (COES) to recover the ferry from the offshore seabed, at a depth of 44 meters, within 18 months. MOF required that the ferry be recovered from the sea floor in one piece and without damage.




COES utilized MOSES for operation engineering analysis, conducting numerous analyses to solve engineering issues. MOSES helped develop an innovative solution to recover the ferry, involving two barges to side lift the wreck and then float it on a semi-submerged ship. This solution is the first in the world for such a largescale shipwreck recovery completed in one piece, despite the high current and waves of the Yellow Sea. MOSES improved engineering accuracy, saving 1,000 engineering resource hours and enabling the timely recovery of the victims’ remains to their families.

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Engenium

Iron Ore Magnetic Separator Plant
Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, ProSteel, ProStructures




A client of Engenium was studying the possibility of developing new magnetic separation technology to increase the recovery of iron ore at an existing facility in the Pilbara region of Australia. Engenium was hired by the owner of the iron ore operation to develop a feasibility study that included process development, equipment selection, capital estimates, and timeline. Integrating the brownfield facility into the new design, as well as developing multiple process and layout options within a short design schedule, was a challenge for this AUD 90 million project.




Engenium developed feasibility plant designs for the client and delivered 3D plant models that included tie-ins to the existing plant. Additionally, capital estimates were quickly and reliably determined from the design models. Bentley’s design solution allowed Engenium to deliver the feasibility study in less than two months, which is at least 50% faster than previous comparable projects.

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Hunan Hydro & Power Design Institute

Hanjiang Yakou Shipping Hub Engineering Project
Yicheng City, Hubei Province, China

Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, ProStructures

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China Nuclear Industry 24 Construction Co., Ltd.

Shandong Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant
Yantai, Shandong Province, China




Project Playbook: Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, ProjectWise, ProConcrete, ProSteel, ProStructures




Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant is the first nuclear power plant built in Shandong province and one of the largest in China. China Nuclear Industry 24 Construction is responsible for the complex civil works of the nuclear island. The organization sought to optimize big data management and information sharing to shorten the construction period, reduce costs, and improve engineering quality by coordinating multidiscipline design and construction.




The team used ProjectWise to establish an open, connected data environment (CDE) and ProStructures to create a 3D civil engineering model, incorporating rebar, concrete, and steel structural elements through Bentley’s specific steel and concrete design applications. Using the model to simulate construction works and scheduling optimized construction saved 26 days in assembly time. Bentley’s interoperable 3D BIM solution digitized design and construction of more than 13,000 tons of rebar and 42,000 cubic meters of concrete to achieve big data integration that improved efficiencies by 87%.

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Sargent & Lundy

Modernization of Big Bend Power Station in Tampa Florida
Apollo Beach, Florida, United States




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, Descartes, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, Pointools, OpenBuildings Designer, ProStructures, STAAD




As part of Tampa Electric’s commitment to providing clean energy and safe, reliable power to its customers, the utility is modernizing the Big Bend Power Station near Apollo Beach, Florida. The USD 853 million project requires coordinating existing on-site equipment and facilities with new infrastructure, complex piping systems, and all project participants. Sargent & Lundy is responsible for detailed engineering, design, and on-site construction management and commissioning services.




The team merged 3D laser scans of the existing structures from MicroStation with OpenBuildings Designer’s BIM model, developing a digital twin that improved design accuracy by approximately 20%. A digital twin also minimized on-site rework, saving an estimated USD 1 million to USD 2 million in construction costs. STAAD.Pro helped develop optimized design options to accommodate the complex, 400-foot pipe span, saving 350 tons of steel and USD 2 million in material costs. Real-time design reviews with improved visualization saved an additional USD 1 million.

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South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)

Seamless Information Sharing and Integration Across Multiple Platforms Using ProjectWise
Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Project Playbook: ProjectWise

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GHD

Enterprise Automation to create a CDE for every project
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, Descartes, gINT, Haestad, Hammer, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenFlows, OpenRail, OpenRoads, OpenUtilities, Pointools, ProjectWise




GHD is a leading professional services firm with more than 200 offices across five continents. GHD adopted ProjectWise in 2009 and established cloud-based project information management infrastructure in 2018. Support teams now initiate nearly 20 ProjectWise projects a week, most involving customizations, and provide daily support for more than 1,400 users. Requiring a more sustainable support model, GHD has worked closely with Bentley to create a new framework for enterprise-wide management of project and asset information using ProjectWise.




The new framework adopts standards for a project-centric connected data environment (CDE). ProjectWise enabled GHD to create user interfaces to revolutionize project setup, functionality creation, project maintenance, and user management. This new system has shortened project startup time by more than 200% and reduced support time by up to 20 hours per project. Caching server management time has been cut by 900 hours per year, which led to a 400% return on investment.

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Mott MacDonald / Systra Designers working with Balfour Beatty / Vinci Joint Venture

High Speed Two Sectors N1 and N2 Main Works Civil Contract
Birmingham, Country North Sectors, United Kingdom




Project Playbook: gINT, iModelHub, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBridge, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRail, OpenRoads, Power Rail Track, ProjectWise, SYNCHRO




High Speed 2 Ltd.’s railway route from London to Birmingham (HS2 Phase One) will increase capacity and reduce journey time from 1 hour 24 minutes to 45 minutes. The GBP 4 billion project is 230 kilometers long with 53 tunnels and 74 kilometers of cuttings. Working on behalf of Balfour Beatty VINCI Joint Venture, Mott MacDonald SYSTRA is developing the Stage 1 design scheme for Area North, a 70-kilometer stretch with 320 primary assets and 550 sub-assets. The project team is using model-based delivery to minimize drawing production.




Mott MacDonald SYSTRA has produced more than 4,000 models as the source of all information. Removing drawing production during design has dramatically reduced program time and cost while improving collaboration and engagement. Deemed the only solution capable of facilitating this process, Bentley’s open design applications and connected data environment (CDE) enabled by ProjectWise helped achieve behavioral changes and skills development among project stakeholders.

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Italferr S.p.A.

AV/AC in Southern Italy: Napoli-Bari Route
Napoli-Bari, Campania-Puglia, Italy

Project Playbook: ContextCapture, Descartes, gINT, iModel.js, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, SYNCHRO

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Larsen and Toubro Limited, Transportation Infrastructure IC, Railway SBG

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor of India, CTP-14 Integrated Package (128 km)
Rewari to Dadri, India




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBridge Designer, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads Designer




The Dedicated Freight Corridor of India Limited has embarked on the second phase of development, consisting of 550 kilometers of double-line electrified track for operating trains at up to 100 kilometers per hour. Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) won the INR 37 billion contract to design and construct the 128-kilometer section (CTP-14) from Rewari to Dadri in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. This challenging section involves difficult, inaccessible terrain and complicated earthworks.




L&T used Bentley technology to create a single repository for the free flow of accurate information and a collaborative way of working that has decreased resource hours by about 15%. The project team is leveraging Bentley software to conceptualize, design, and execute the project, using reality modeling for major components, such as bridges, viaducts, station yards, and retaining walls. Interoperability has allowed the team to coordinate work and significantly reduce resources for design review.

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Sweco Nederland B.V.

Bergen Light Rail Norway
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway




Project Playbook: Descartes, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRail Designer, OpenRoads, ProjectWise




The NOK 6.2 billion extension of the light rail system serving the city of Bergen, Norway follows a 9-kilometer route with eight stops through the mountainous city. The system’s first underground depot is in one of two tunnels totaling 5 kilometers. Working in collaboration with the client Bybanen Utbygging, Sweco Nederland B.V. used ProjectWise to create a connected data environment (CDE) for 18 disciplines located in five countries.




Integrated design using Bentley software created more than 454 3D models. The project team realized time savings using OpenRail Designer (formerly Bentley Rail Track) to create alignments, plans, and profiles of track, civils, and overhead lines. OpenBuildings Designer automated placement of objects along the track, saving 500 resource hours. This shortened delivery time and helped meet the construction schedule. By engineering it right first time, Sweco cut project time by 15% and reduced costs to resolve errors during construction by 25%.

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MMC Gamuda KVMRT (T) Sdn Bhd

Drone Surveying for BIM and GIS Data Capture - Malaysian Metro Megaproject
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Project Playbook: AssetWise, ComplyPro, ContextCapture, Navigator, OpenRail, ProjectWise

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Ala Abdulhadi & Khalifa Hawas Consulting Engineering Company (AHCEC) for Madinah Development Authority (MDA)

Reality Modeling For Madinah Al Munawwarah
Madinah Al Munwarraha, Madinah Region, Saudi Arabia




Project Playbook: ContextCapture




Madinah Al Munawara is the second-holiest city for 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia wants to increase the annual number of pilgrims visiting the city from 8 million to 30 million by 2030, requiring expansion of facilities and infrastructure while preserving historical sites. AHCEC was tasked with creating a 3D reality model for a 55-square-kilometer area of the central region, including the Prophet’s Mosque, and performing mobile mapping for 7,104 kilometers of roadway.




ContextCapture helped process the drone-captured images, as well as existing point clouds. The team established a reality model for planning and design infrastructure to accommodate the additional pilgrims. ContextCapture completed the objective in nine months, saving over a year in surveying time and more than SAR 42 million. The interoperability of the application allowed the model to be exported in web-ready formats for governmental and stakeholder viewing. The project was completed 15 months ahead of schedule.

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PowerChina ZhongNan Engineering Corporation Limited

Application of Digital Platform for Targeted Poverty Alleviation in Shibadong Village
Huayuan County, Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, China




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, Descartes, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, ProjectWise




One of China’s poverty alleviation targets in a remote area of the Hunan province, Shibadong Village is implementing a three-month construction renovation project. Faced with complex eroding limestone landscape and lack of mapping data and engineering drawings, POWERCHINA ZhongNan Engineering Corporation was tasked with completing the renovation initiative within the required timeframe. The company needed to guide construction and promote targeted poverty alleviation concepts while facilitating village planning and management.




The team used OpenBuildings Designer for BIM design, ProjectWise for collaborative 3D design management, and ContextCapture to generate a 3D reality model of the existing village site. The applications helped establish a web-accessible digital platform and digital twin. The comprehensive digital solution streamlined planning, construction, and management to save 80% in time and 60% of costs. The automated features of ContextCapture facilitated processing of more than 100,000 aerial and ground captured images within 15 days, saving approximately CNY 1 million.

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Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd

Pan Borneo Highway
Sarawak, Malaysia

Project Playbook: AssetWise, ProjectWise

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Main Roads Western Australia

Trafficmap Release Two
Perth, Western Australia, Australia




Project Playbook: AssetWise




Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) is responsible for managing one of the world’s most expansive state road networks. Committed to improving data collection and sharing for road network management, MRWA needed to display and present accurate traffic data to stakeholders and the public. The organization developed Trafficmap to provide external users with open access to traffic data and to enable better asset management decisions by MRWA employees.




MRWA used AssetWise ALIM as the foundation for Trafficmap, providing an integrated, linear referenced, and spatially enabled road information system. Bentley’s asset information management application saved significant time collecting, analyzing, and using the data for its mapping and information dissemination efforts while optimizing decision making regarding roadway infrastructure. Publishing this data through a web-based interface provides clarity and transparency in road asset management decisions and allows stakeholders to make better investments. Trafficmap has realized an ROI of AUD 150,000 annually and saved users 25% to 30% in time accessing appropriate information.

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Transport for London

Stratford Station- Maximising capacity through the use of LEGION SpaceWorks
Stratford, London, Greater London, United Kingdom




Project Playbook: LEGION




Stratford Station’s passenger demand increased by approximately 100,000 passengers daily between 2012 and 2017, and another 30% daily increase is expected within the next 10-to-15 years, causing significantly more crowding at the station. With the station subject to unpredictable crowding peaks that vary by time of day, day of the week, and time of year, Transport for London required flexible technology to evaluate the station under different scenarios and determine an optimal solution.




The project team used LEGION to model the station, simulate traffic flow, and assess and quantify congestion impacts. The LEGION model could be used to test numerous interventions, optimizing optioneering to determine the best solution for all station users. Using the software enabled the team to safeguard land for which had been outlined for redevelopment, and to put forward the sequence in which identified station enhancements should take place. LEGION helped easily generate color graded heat maps that clearly and simply demonstrated modeling outcomes to the numerous project stakeholders, providing otherwise unavailable evidence to gain financial contributions.

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Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

Foth Transforms, Connects & Revitalizes Cedar Falls, Iowa Corridor
Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States

Project Playbook: Descartes, gINT, Haestad, iModel.js, LEAP, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenFlow SewerGEMS, OpenFlow WaterGEMS, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, RAM, STAAD

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CCCC First Highway Consultants Company Limited

Application of BIM Design on the expansion of JiHe Expressway
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenCities Map, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, SYNCHRO




Located amid a dense road network, this large-scale municipal initiative is a 3D reconstruction and extension of the JiHe Expressway in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The CNY 45 million project involved multiple engineering disciplines and presented site and design challenges. CCCC First Highway Consultants Company was tasked with improving coordination and management while optimizing design.




The project team established an open, connected data environment (CDE) using ProjectWise to manage and streamline workflows, saving 33 days in time. Unmanned aerial vehicles and ContextCapture helped capture images and create a reality model along the 43-kilometer line, reducing survey time by 42 days and saving nearly CNY 8 million. OpenRoads enabled the development of BIM models of roads, bridges and landscaping, improving design quality and efficiency and shortening the design cycle by 68 days to save CNY 20 million. Bentley applications facilitated dynamic comparative analysis of the current environment and design scheme, industrializing project delivery.

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Chongqing Communications Planning Survey & Design Institute; Guizhou Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd.

Integrated Application of BIM in Meitan-Shiqian Expressway
Guizhou, China




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBridge, OpenRoads, ProStructures




The Meitian-Shiqian Expressway runs a total length of 112.9 kilometers with almost 55% of the line comprised of bridges and tunnels. A large-scale project featuring numerous existing structures amid complex topography and geology, the CNY 17.88 billion initiative presented engineering design and construction management challenges. The project team needed to h create a BIM model to improve construction and full lifecycle management.




Unmanned aerial vehicles were used to survey the existing site while ContextCapture helped develop a 3D reality model to accelerate design optimization, shortening the construction period by 89 days. Using OpenRoads to build a multidiscipline BIM model helped identify more than 100 collisions prior to construction. Integrating LumenRT provided an immersive, virtual experience for builders to better understand design intent. The 3D BIM model helped accumulate 61 gigabytes of digital asset data, establishing a digital twin for future operations and maintenance.

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WSP

WSP Delivers Optimized Design for Complex Basement under Iconic Admiralty Arch
London, United Kingdom

Project Playbook: PLAXIS, RAM

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FG Consultoria Empresarial

New Patrimonium Headquarters done 100% in BIM Structural Design
Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil




Project Playbook: RAM, STAAD




Renowned architecture firm Gustavo Penna e Associados recommended FG Consultoria Empresarial to complete the structural design of the Patrimonium Headquarters in Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The BRL 23 million building comprises 1,500 square meters on six floors, with expansive openings that reveal a vibrant interior. The goal was to fully integrate the structural design with the architectural model to achieve a safe, viable, and economical structural solution.




FG Consultoria developed the entire project on a BIM platform, using Bentley’s RAM and STAAD software to integrate structural design with the architect’s Revit model. The designers created a bi-directional link between Revit and RAM Structural System for the beams, pillars, and concrete walls. The organization was able to use RAM for the retaining walls; the pre-stressed slab; and STAAD for the foundation blocks and posts. The full range of software capabilities, including interoperability along with a highly effective process, and seamless collaboration, reduced total project execution time by about 59%.

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Sterling Engineering Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd.

Dhirubhai Ambani International Convention & Exhibition Centre
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India




Project Playbook: RAM, RCDC, STAAD




The USD 160 million Dhirubhai Ambani International Convention & Exhibition Centre (CEC) is an 8-million-square-foot complex that includes a 2,000-seat theater, exhibition halls, high-end retail spaces, offices, and premium residences. Developed by Reliance Industries Ltd., the center will provide a world-class convention and exhibition venue in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Sterling Engineering Consultancy Services was appointed as principal structural consultant for this project, which had a strict five-year timeline.




The project team was required to connect the structural steel superstructure to the reinforced cement concrete ground floor and substructure, and successfully transfer loads. Using RAM to design and detail the structural steel, Sterling Engineering reduced modeling time by three months, at a cost savings of USD 35,000. STAAD (RCDC) saved 15 months in design, detailing, and production time, saving USD 75,000. Overall, Sterling completed work on the CEC structure, residential, and commercial areas seven months ahead of schedule.

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EPCOR Utilities

Implementing Risk Based Asset Management for Power Distribution
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Project Playbook: AssetWise

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Siemens Inc., Gas and Power

Siemens Asset Performance Management at San Gabriel Power Plant
Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines




Project Playbook: AssetWise




The San Gabriel Station in Batangas City is the first power plant to implement Asset Performance Management (APM) for Power Plants, a co-developed solution between Siemens and Bentley Systems. Siemens Energy Inc., Gas and Power embedded the plant’s asset data to develop a digital twin, which will act as a reliability model of the physical plant. APM for Power Plants assesses the plant’s overall performance, measuring it across the entire asset database. This solution includes a variety of implementation processes, such as analyzing performance history, developing maintenance strategies based on historical data, forecasting equipment failure, and visualizing real-time operating and condition data.




Implementing AssetWise APM will enhance overall availability and plant reliability as well as drop costs by eliminating unnecessary time-based maintenance. With this system, the user can visualize the asset, check its status, perform analysis, and generate insights to predict and optimize asset reliability and performance using digital twins.

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Jacobs Engineering Group and Singapore’s National Water Agency, PUB

Tuas Water Reclamation Plant
Singapore

Project Playbook: LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, OpenPlant PID, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, STAAD

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AECOM Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant
Singapore




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenPlant




Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant is a large-scale, 137,00 cubic-meters-per-day, dual mode plant that can treat either salty water from the sea or freshwater from the Marina Reservoir. Spanning three hectares, mostly underground, the facility features 20,000 square meters of parkland on the roof and an unconventional architectural design to blend in with the surrounding coastal environment. The project team was tasked with implementing BIM strategies throughout design and construction and creating a digital twin for operation and maintenance management.




OpenPlant helped establish a 3D model of the complex facility design, incorporating pipelines and equipment. Navigator was used for design coordination, minimizing errors during construction. ContextCapture generated a high-resolution reality model of the existing site, using MicroStation to link geospatial data for accurate reflection of design intent compared to current construction progress. The digital twin, currently under development, will allow the team to link asset and performance data to evaluate change impact proactively, supporting plant operation and management.

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Houston Waterworks Team (a Joint Venture of Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. and CDM Constructors, Inc.)

Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion
Houston, Texas, United States




Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, iModel.js, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, OpenRoads, ProjectWise




To help reduce dependency on groundwater and increase the amount of fresh drinking water, the City of Houston initiated the Northeast Water Purification Plant expansion, which will add 320 million gallons per day by 2024 for the area’s fastest growing population. The Houston Waterworks joint venture team was tasked with designing and constructing the USD 1.4 billion expansion, needing to meet detailed collaborative BIM requirements that included handover of a complete, federated model and production of over 5,500 construction drawings.




The team established an open, connected data environment (CDE) using OpenPlant, OpenBuildings Designer, and MicroStation. Working within the CDE helped design in context and conduct collision detection, optimizing design efficiency estimated to reduce construction rework by 4,000 hours. Bentley’s design applications eliminated manual duplication of the four water treatment trains, saving 1,200 hours per train. Using iModels saved a total of 3,600 hours per submittal.

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Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall, BAM Nuttall Joint Venture

Thames Tideway Tunnel
Thames Tideway, London, United Kingdom

Project Playbook: LumenRT, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, Promis.e, SYNCHRO

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Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd.

Decision Support System for Emergency Disposal of Sudden Water Pollution in Middle Route of South-to-North Water Diversion Project
Beijing, China




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRoads, ProjectWise




Beijing’s Middle Route of the South to North Water Diversion channel is a long route subject to water pollution. Traditional emergency measures for obtaining information and disposal capability are insufficient to ensure safe and efficient water supply. To improve emergency response and disposal efficiency in the event of sudden water pollution, Henan Water and Power Engineering Consulting was retained to develop a decision support system and improve management and emergency disposal of pollution along the water delivery channel.




ContextCapture enabled the team to build a 37.8-kilometer, high-precision surface model of the existing site in nearly two months, saving approximately CNY 600,000. OpenBuildings Designer and MicroStation helped create 3D models of infrastructure, establishing real-time visualization and simulation of the water quality diffusion. Development of the online decision support system provided a visual platform that has saved more than CNY 3 million in disposal of sudden water pollution per occurrence, guaranteeing a safe water supply for 54 million people.

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NJS Engineers India P Limited

JICA Assisted Guwahati Water Supply Project
Guwahati, Assam, India




Project Playbook: Hammer, OpenCities Map, OpenFlows WaterGEMS, ProjectWise, STAAD




To achieve 24/7 potable water supply for all citizens, the Guwahati Metropolitan Drinking Water and Sewerage Board initiated an INR 1 trillion project to construct brand new water supply infrastructure. NJS was responsible for design review and construction management. The team needed to troubleshoot the existing distribution system models and manage data and construction processes among the numerous contractors, stakeholders, and the client.




OpenFlows WaterGEMS and OpenCities Map helped determine that 60% of the designed water supply network was subject to high pressure and water loss. The applications were used to design a solution to install pressure-reducing valves at strategic locations while accelerating design review to quickly complete the redesign. ProjectWise streamlined and standardized workflows to produce accurate deliverables, reducing production of large-scale printed drawings by 60% and minimizing rework. The team achieved 100% digitalization of the project, saving INR 250 million in overall costs. Upon completion, the project will improve living conditions in the area.

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