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.

The Harbor Road 2 design and build project is the first elevated toll road project to use a double-decker construction. The USD 530 million bridge will span 3.98 kilometers. The complex project needed to avoid many aboveground and belowground structures, as well as work around two other projects taking place simultaneously.

PT. Wijaya Karya used PLAXIS to conduct advanced geotechnical analyses of the site. OpenRoads was used to review the design alignment while OpenBridge Modeler helped run the design iteration, carrying out detail modeling of the three bridge structures. Bentley applications helped limit waste and decrease movement of heavy equipment, reducing the project’s carbon footprint. The project team increased its return on investment by 23% while cutting the project time by three years. When completed, the Harbour Road 2 bridge will accommodate 63,500 vehicles per day.

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%.

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.

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.

To facilitate economic and social growth in eight administrative regions of Bangladesh, 12 high-tech IT parks are being developed as smart green campuses in 12 districts. Voyants Solutions was responsible for conceptual design of the project prototype through to commissioning and client handover. With limited design parameters and timeframe to create an iconic and unique campus, Voyants Solutions required flexible 3D modeling applications.

Voyants Solutions proposed a design concept based on the water lily, the national flower of Bangladesh, with a curvilinear building structure and connecting walkways, skywalks, and plazas throughout the campus. STAAD helped design the complex geometric framing while OpenBuildings Designer provided 3D visualization and integration of architectural and engineering elements. Bentley applications helped optimize design coordination to submit the schematic design 15 days early, saving 50% in design time, with 60% less resources, achieving an ROI of five times the initial investment. The 3D model will further facilitate construction scheduling and monitoring.

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.

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.

The Miluo Western 220-kilovolt substation will enhance power reliability to 150,000 users in Hunan, China. The substation is the state grid’s first 3D pilot project that employed 3D design standards during construction. For the CNY 113.2 million project, POWERCHINA Hubei Electric Engineering needed to implement 3D digital collaborative design and provide digital twin models to the state grid for substation operation and maintenance within a 10-month timeline.

ContextCapture was used to model the existing landscape, avoiding demolition of six residential houses. ProjectWise helped establish an open, connected data environment (CDE), reducing design and review time by 65 days. Working in the CDE with Bentley’s 3D BIM applications reduced land occupation by 0.94 hectares. Construction simulation with SYNCHRO 4D reduced construction time by 30 days. Bentley applications helped POWERCHINA Hubei save CNY 1.5 million and deliver the project early.

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%.

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.

In downtown Juijiang, China, the Changjiang Ecological Environmental Protection Group and Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute are building a smart water management platform. The CNY 7.7 billion pilot project includes a sewage plant, supporting network, and water ecological restoration. The project team needed to include water business application software, BIM engineering management software, network system monitoring, and a hydraulic model system.

The project team created a simulation and modeling platform for managing decisions and preventing disasters. ContextCapture helped produce a 3D reality model, which covered 220 square kilometers. OpenBuildings Designer helped develop the structures while OpenRoads was used for water supply and drainage systems, as well as managing surveying and mapping. The iModel was uploaded into the iModelHub cloud platform via ProjectWise iModel Bridge service, allowing for better data access and sharing. Bentley applications reduced labor by 80% and cost by 60%, saving about CNY 4 million.

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.

Guoco Tower is a 64-story, mixed-use development project with an 18-meter-deep, three-level basement connected to the existing underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) railway station. ARUP Singapore was retained as civil and structural consultant to develop a foundation design that met specifications impacting the MRT and surrounding city structures. The team also needed to develop accepted factors of safety for settlement and loading requirements for the new building.

Using PLAXIS facilitated accurate modeling and analysis, which supported planning and sequence excavation works to accommodate the MRT structural movement parameters. The software also reduced the number of iterative analysis procedures needed to predict long-term structure settlement. gINT helped manage the variable and complex geological data and produce a geotechnical interpretive report within one week of completing the ground investigation works. Bentley applications facilitated a timely, cost-effective foundation and earth retaining structural scheme that simplified and accelerated construction, while controlling deformation and impact on existing adjacent infrastructure.

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.

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.

Hatch was retained as the engineering, procurement, construction, and manufacturing contractor for a new sulfuric acid manufacturing plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The USD 245 million project included a 1,400 ton-per-day manufacturing facility, and a 20-megawatt electrical waste heat power generation system with a thermal cooling tower. Given the high environmental risks of hauling acid to this remote area and constraints on supply, the client fast-tracked the project timeline.

The team used STAAD to model and analyze the structural steel components and OpenPlant to design a digital twin of the entire plant, saving 10% to 15% in purchasing costs. ProjectWise helped manage and share data in an open, connected data environment (CDE), streamlining digital workflows to cut six weeks from the delivery schedule. Bentley applications helped optimize engineering quality and industrialize project delivery, setting an industry benchmark that reduced production ramp-up time from six months to one week.

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.

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.

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.

In China’s Yellow Sea, Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute is designing and surveying an offshore wind farm project. The CNY 5.14 million project will have a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts and will be the first offshore wind power project in the icy-seas of northern China. The large-scale project faced many challenges, including communication with a wide range of disciplines and ensuring ice-resistance so that the farm can withstand harsh winter conditions.

Performing calculations in SACS improved design efficiency and quality, helping the team save 230,000 tons of standard coal annually. The team also reduced the emission of sulfur dioxide by 6,000 tons per year and carbon dioxide by 637,000 tons per year, making the facility more environmentally sustainable. The project team used ProjectWise as the collaborative management platform, providing seamless storage and access of data information for all participants. MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, and OpenPlant helped design the hydraulic, electric, and structural assets.

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%.

With a capacity of 75 megawatts, the Hanjiang Yakou Shipping Hub will alleviate the electricity shortage in the Yicheng area of Hubei, China and achieve an annual navigation grade benefit of CNY 287 million. The CNY 3.35 billion project involves coordinating numerous design disciplines and complex design solutions to accommodate the compact equipment space and 49-month construction period. Hunan Hydro & Power Design Institute (HDI) was tasked with improving quality and efficiencies, reducing costs, and eliminating environmental impact.

The team established an open, connected data environment (CDE) using ProjectWise to streamline workflows and standardize processes, improving design efficiency by 30% and accuracy by 17%. OpenBuildings Designer’s 3D information model helped complete design work within 45 days. 3D collaborative digital design eliminated errors and material shortages to reduce on-site change orders by 80%. Bentley applications helped optimize workflow processes to realize electricity generation three months ahead of schedule.

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.

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.

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.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) currently manages 6,341 projects and 1,823 contracts through all phases of the project lifecycle. The agency needed to integrate disparate data and document applications so that it could support and manage common business processes, data, and document sharing across systems. ProjectWise provided the solution for gathering all sources of information, serving as a reliable and secure hub for information sharing and integration.

Since implementing ProjectWise in 2013, SCDOT has achieved workflow efficiencies, increased productivity, improved accuracy, and saved on technology costs. ProjectWise has streamlined consultant selection and scoring, enabling the agency to process many times the number of contracts. Having a central information hub expedites project delivery by saving time searching for information stored in multiple applications. It has also reduced costs associated with maintaining multiple applications. Using ProjectWise has improved information accuracy, enabling better informed decisions.

Part of the Trans European Network, the EUR 6.2 billion Napoli-Bari route will integrate rail infrastructure in southeast Italy, shortening travel time by several hours. This project covers a 60-kilometer stretch from Apice to Bovino, where lines run primarily through tunnels. Five mixed steel-concrete viaducts manage the transitions between tunnels and open-air construction. Italferr S.p.A. chose a BIM methodology to achieve a more efficient design and build process.

To facilitate data and information exchange among various parties, Italferr set up a connected data environment (CDE) based on ProjectWise. The project team uses OpenBuildings Designer parametric modeling components to optimize and automate manual processes. Once a federated model of the railway infrastructure is assembled, parametric content can be managed dynamically. Modeling the technical components of the project allows Italferr to explore alternative scenarios, improve design quality and accuracy, and reduce costs.

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.

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%.

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.

The Sungai-Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) Line runs through the center of Kuala Lumpur and its southern suburbs, serving approximately 2 million people. As Malaysia’s first metro megaproject, it includes constructing 13.5-kilometer twin bored tunnels and 17 individual construction sites, the largest exceeding 17,000 square meters in the dense capital city. MMC-Gamuda joint venture is the turnkey contractor tasked with optimizing project design and constructability.

The team used drones to quickly capture hundreds of high-quality images and infinite amounts of data along the project corridor, processing the images with ContextCapture to deliver accurate 3D reality meshes of the site. Using ProjectWise to establish an open, connected data environment (CDE) provided the interoperability to make the reality models available across cloud-based BIM and GIS data platforms, enhancing understanding of existing site conditions. Bentley’s BIM and reality modeling solution optimized digital workflows on the USD 7.5 billion metro megaproject, saving 1,000 resources hours for surveyors, engineers, and project managers.

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.

Malaysia’s Pan Borneo Highway is a 1,060-kilometer, four-lane dual carriageway running along undulating terrain and through existing communities and protected reserves in Sarawak. The project is serving as a benchmark for expanding the use of BIM to develop a complete asset management system for highways. With the first 32.77-kilometer stretch fully completed, project delivery partner Lebuhraya Borneo Utara (LBU) is now responsible for integrating the construction data with asset performance technology to manage operations and maintenance.

During construction, a connected data environment (CDE) consisting of ProjectWise and AssetWise was used to facilitate seamless integration of construction data, plus planning and implementation of asset performance and reliability strategies. Bentley applications helped digitize construction information, linking data with asset tags and GIS applications to develop an efficient asset management system that delivers real-time reliable information for operations, maintenance, and engineering. The system implemented by LBU mitigates risk, increases operational efficiency, improves decision making, and ensures regulatory compliance. When completed, this management system will optimize costs, operations, and maintenance.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the University Avenue roadway which serves over 20,000 vehicles per day is over 60 years old needed redevelopment to meet the current needs of the community . To improve roadway conditions and traffic flow, provide non-vehicular access, and support economic growth, Cedar Falls initiated a USD 38.9 million revitalization. Delivering the winning conceptual design, Foth then needed to overcome technical, engineering, and coordination challenges, compounded by aggressive schedules and intense public involvement.

ProjectWise was used to store, manage, and share over 130 gigabytes of data, identifying and remediating design issues in hours rather than weeks. Using OpenRoads, STAAD, and OpenFlows, Foth modeled and analyzed several design alternatives. The modern, efficient transportation network is estimated to save USD 32 million over the next 25 years. LumenRT’s animated renderings effectively presented the design intent, accelerating public approval. Bentley applications reduced the design phase by 50% with construction beginning a year and a half ahead of schedule.

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%.

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.

Prime Investors Capital is building a 96-room Waldorf Astoria hotel alongside London’s historic Admiralty Arch. The landmark is located on The Mall, which connects Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. The Arch incorporates three archways accessing six levels and two basements. WSP is providing structural engineering for two new basements on either side of the Arch, below an existing road and above two London Underground tunnels. At an estimated GBP 20 million, the basements will house a pool, spa, ballroom, hotel services, and physical plant.

To conquer such a complex project in a congested area, it was critical for WSP to leverage geotechnical analysis, as well as a reliable structural solution. WSP completed the design using RAM, creating models for each construction stage. The team addressed the challenge of acoustically isolating the basements by designing a box-in-box system. WSP used PLAXIS to assess forces and stresses on the system, and RAM to model an innovative structural solution. RAM saved 25% of the structural design time, allowing WSP to complete the design phase one month ahead of schedule.

EPCOR Utilities was tasked with quantifying the health of EPCOR’s electrical distribution systems and identifying when asset replacement was needed to ensure reliable system operations that would minimize unplanned outages. The team conducted an asset condition assessment by analyzing more than a decade of data in AssetWise to develop failure probability curves and define the statistical relationship between asset condition and failure probability.

EPCOR integrated SCADA data with AssetWise to provide electrical loading information in near real time. Additionally, an asset health index was implemented in AssetWise to score overall asset health. The scores are used against failure probability curves to identify at-risk assets and determine a precise likelihood of failure. The project analyzed 117,000 unique assets and found that the annual risk cost totaled CAD $95 million. After implementing the asset health model, system average interruption duration index (SAIDI) for outages associated with defective equipment were down 43% from the previous year and the total SAIDI was well below the regulated threshold.

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.

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.

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.

The Tuas Water Reclamation Plant is part of the SGD 6.5 billion Deep Tunnel Sewerage System Phase 2 project and is PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency’s initiative to serve Singapore’s long-term used-water needs. The project team needed to work in accordance with the stipulations of PUB to create 3D models that ensured design consistency, improved multidiscipline coordination, as well as model-based tendering and asset management.

The project team used ProjectWise as the foundation for the CDE, creating a single source of truth among the globally dispersed team. Using OpenPlant, OPPID, and AECOsim ensured design consistency and improved multi-discipline coordination to save considerable design time. The applications’ automated material extraction directly from the 3D models reduced time for quantity takeoffs. LumenRT provided a visual understanding for prospective tenderers through flythrough and virtual construction sequencing. The fully federated 3D information model enables instant access to the plant’s data delivering a digital twin during construction and handover to the client.

The GBP 450 million Thames Tideway Tunnel project includes a 25-kilometer-long tunnel in the western section that interfaces with a significant amount of existing assets. The Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall, BAM Nuttall Joint Venture was established as the lead designer for this section and needed to provide real-time data access and information sharing to accommodate the technical engineering challenges among numerous project participants.

The project team established an open, connected data environment (CDE) using ProjectWise while the digital twin facilitated construction management and stakeholder buy-in. The CDE helped accommodated different file formats, eliminating delays and onsite rework by digitally identifying issues prior to construction. LumenRT helped facilitate digital maintenance planning to reduce ad-hoc model navigation, saving GBP 56,000 over a six-month period. Linking the SYNCHRO model with the digital twin visually identified clashes in a VR environment to optimize construction sequencing, saving thousands in costs.

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.

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.