Highway Infrastructure

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BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING
SOFTWARE AUTODESK INFASTRUCTURE SUITE
A comprehensive software suite consisting of a variety of programs that aid in the
design, analysis and visualization of highway infrastructure consisting of :
AutoCAD / Map 3D / Raster Design / Utility Design / Civil 3D
ReCap

Navisworks Simulate / Manage
Revit / Revit Structure
Robot Structural Analysis Professional
3ds Max Design


Total Cost = 5,100

AUTODESK INFASTRUCTURE SUITE
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
AutoDesk 360 :
A service that allows you to store design files online in the cloud (up to 25GB) and
access them from any web browser on a computer / mac or portable device,
including iPhones & iPads, Android based smart phones & tablet computers and
more.
Structural Analysis for AutoDesk 360 :
Integrates structural analysis into the BIM process allowing an engineer on site to
explore and visualize results within your Revit software product

CASE STUDY
BIM ON M25 WIDENING DBFO
The M25 London Orbital Motorway is one of the busiest highways in Europe. To reduce
serious congestion, the UK Government put in place a construction program to increase
the capacity from 3 to 4 lanes in each direction.
The physical limit of the existing fence lines and the deadline of the Olympics dictated the
approach to the project.
Design and construction methods
had to be fast and right first time.

Thus BIM was applied to this
project.

Project ran by both Skanska Balfour
Beatty & Atkins.


CASE STUDY
BIM ON M25 WIDENING DBFO
There are as yet no international or national BIM standards for geometry and data
adequate for civil infrastructure. The project therefore defined its own standards for each
discipline. Atkins created automated software tools, methods and objects to achieve this.
The 3D models from the designs of all the disciplines involved were brought together in
Autodesk Navisworks.
Its automatic clash detection function was used to detect and track any conflicts
between disciplines. These were both physical conflicts and infringements of
clearance zones
The final BIM models for each section were issued to site for the construction phase; over
three quarters of the site staff (approx 120 personnel) received training and had constant
access to the models for a range of purposes.
They proved invaluable for daily briefings, for understanding the space available for the
current activity and assessing the implications of design changes.
CASE STUDY
BIM ON M25 WIDENING DBFO
The BIM approach saved millions of pounds in programme efficiencies and helped to
deliver the project ahead of time and within budget.
Feedback and continuous improvement over the duration of the project have added
further aspects of BIM methodology to the process. Initially the aim was purely to achieve
a buildable design without clashes. Later models have far more data structure, enabling
property data (stored within the model or in external databases) to be attached to
recognisably named objects.
Atkins and Skanska Balfour Beatty Joint Venture were jointly awarded an Autodesk BIM
Experience Award for use of BIM through Design and Construction in April 2011.
Contract data
Contract value: 850M
Duration: 39 months
Completion date: June 2012
AUTODESK INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN SUITE
STANDARD 2014
Hardware/System Requirements:
Supported OS 32-Bit OS: Windows 7 & 8
- 64-Bit OS: Windows 7 & 8
CPU Type 32-Bit: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or Higher
with SSE2 technology.
- 64-Bit: AMD Athlon 64 or AMD Opteron with SSE2 technology
Intel Xeon or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and
SSE2 technology.
Memory Minimum: 2GB/4GB -
Recommended: 4GB/8GB
Video Minimum: Windows display adapter capable of 1024x768 with True Colour
capabilities.
- Recommended: Windows display adapter capable of 1920x1080 with True Colour
capabilities.
Hard Disk Approximately 25GB Required

COSTING
Standard Workstations Recommended for AutoCAD & Standard Suites:
Prebuilt minimum requirement setups are around 790
Prebuilt recommended setups are around 3,115