UT20796 - Thinking Inside of the Box: Use of

Autodesk BIM Technology for Hydropower Projects

Joseph Huang, PhD, AIA Raghavendra Bhat
BIM Practice Leader, MWH Pune BIM Leader, MWH
@atelier_hch @rnbhat1

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 About the Speakers
Joseph Huang
 BIM Practice Leader (North America E&I) at MWH
 Registered Architect (Illinois)
 Autodesk Revit Certified Professional
 PhD degree from Illinois Institute of Technology
 AU Speaker in 2011, 2013, 2016
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Raghavendra Bhat
 Pune BIM Leader at MWH Global in India
 Sr. Civil Engineer
 Autodesk Certified Associate and Professional
 Integrator, Mentor & Trainer
 AU Speaker in 2013, 2016
 Class summary

Learn how the BIM implementation in hydro industry and

explore the potential usage of Revit in non-building/vertical
construction field.

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 Key learning objectives

At the end of this class, you will be able to:

 Apply BIM to any unique project types with some strategic
planning
 Optimizing the integrated design and engineering plus
visualization workflows
 Best practices of design collaboration and coordination
methods
 Exploring some technologies and potential workflows for
the next projects
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 Agenda

 Hydropower Overview
 BIM Integration
 Site Information Modeling
 Facility Information Modeling
 Design Validation
 Collaboration and Coordination
 Applying Advanced Technologies

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 Hydropower & Wet Infrastructure Overview

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 Hoover Dam

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 Panama Canal Third Set of Locks

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 BIM Integrated Design for Hydropower

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 BIM Integrated Project Delivery
Planning Phase Design Phase Construction Phase Operations & Maintenance

LOD 100-200 LOD 200-300 LOD 350-400 LOD 500

1. BEP 2. Survey 3. Model 4. Design

• Required • Site Info Authoring Validation
Information • As-Built • Per Discipline • Engineering
• Deliverable • Point Cloud • Scope/ Phase Analysis
strategy • Bi-direction

5. Clash 6. Cost 7. Site 8. Facility

Detection Estimate Logistics Management
• Constructability • QTO • Construction • Life Cycle Data
• Job Safety • Visualize the Sequencing • CMMS
Progress

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 BIM Integration Map

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 Site Information Modeling

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 Site Information Model (Infraworks 360)

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 Flood Simulation (Project Boulder)

Hydronia RiverFlow2D

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 InfraWorks Model Builder + GIS Mapping

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 InfraWorks + Point Cloud (Points Cloud Terrain)

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 InfraWorks + Point Cloud (Point Cloud Modeling)

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 Reality Capture – Point Cloud

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 Reality Capture – Photogrammetry

• Helicopter/ Drone
• Capture Sequence
• 3D Mesh vs. Point Cloud
• Another option besides
Laser Scanning / LiDAR

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 InfraWorks 360 + A360

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 Facility Information Modeling

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 Model Authoring Tools – Civil 3D
Site Information Model Model Authoring Tools
InfraWorks 360 Civil 3D

.IMX, .sqlite

Civil 3D Productivity Tools

Model Builder - Shared Reference Point
USGS .DWG .DWG
GIS Data .ADSK .DWG -.RFA
Global Mapper – C3D Site Designer
FormIt Revit .LandXML

.RVT

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 Model Authoring Tools – Revit

STR-ARCH Model

= +

MEP Model

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 Hydraulic Geometry (draft tube & spiral case)

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 Revit Parts – Lift Modeling
Displace Elements (view)

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 Revit 3D Rebar & Dynamo

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 Revit 3D Rebar & AutoCAD / Tekla

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 Model Authoring Tools – Inventor
Revit

BIM Exchange
.SAT .RFA Radial gate assembly Trunnion assembly Trunnion bracket Trunnion tendons
.IGES .ADSK
.DWG

Inventor

Wheel gate section Wheel assembly Guide wheel assembly

Direct Plugin

Wheel gate assembly

ADSK Simulation Mech.

or ANSYS

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 4D Modeling / Construction Sequencing

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 5D Modeling / Cost Estimating

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 BIM for Facility Management (6D)

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 Design Validation & Coordination

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 Visualization – A360 Rendering

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 Visualization – Autodesk VRED

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 Engineering Analysis Integration

Revit Flow-3D

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 Engineering Analysis Integration

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 Design Coordination Review by Navisworks

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 Navisworks – Compare 2 Versions of the Model

Red: Overlapping (the same) Items

Cyan: New Added Items
Yellow: Removed Items

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 Navisworks Clash Detection

SwitchBack, Element ID, HTML, XML

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 Navisworks Model Review Workflow
Update models and validate

Originating Models HTML Viewpoint Report

by BIM Authoring
Tools XML Saved Viewpoints

Clash Report
Revit Models (HTML)
(RVT) Navisworks
Navisworks Navisworks
Federated
Publish Model Clash Review Publish
Model File Set
Civil 3D Models (NWD) (NWF) Model with
(NWF)
(DWG) .NWC Saved
Viewpoints
batch
(NWD)
process

Add Comments Add Comments,

on Saved Grouping,
*Viewpoints Review-Approve
Internal QA/QC:
3D Visual Check
2D Standards Check Design Review Clash Detection
< weekly > Progress Meeting: Review:
< weekly by Engineers < major milestone by
+ BIM Manager > BIM Manager >

Viewpoints: Saved views in Navisworks. Typically the viewpoint may contain some markup like text, tag and comments.

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 BIM 360 Glue & Navisworks

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 BIM + Advanced Technologies

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 The Evolution of Technology

3D BIM Modeling Reality Capture

2D Drawings Animations Augmented Reality
Rendering Images Virtual Reality

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 Augmented Reality

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 Virtual Reality

• Experiencing real spatial environment with human scale &

daylighting confirmation
• Supplement clash detections - Clearance and flaw detection to
avoid change orders
• Enhance training in a facility before and after final build
• Multiply stakeholders collaborating in a 3D virtual model for review

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 Mixed Reality

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 Mixed Reality – HoloLens with MWH way

Credit: Damon Webster, Kwan Lee & MWH UK Team

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 Questions?

Raghavendra Bhat Joseph Huang

raghavendra.bhat@mwhglobal.com joseph.huang@mwhglobal.com

THANK YOU
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