Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) for Highway Engineering

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Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) for Highway
Engineering

• Value for one Value for all
• Dan Russell Director Construction Technology
• Eric Cylwik Modeler II Heavy / civil division
• Sundt Construction, inc.

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Definitions

• BIM Building Information Model (object)
• BIM Building Information Modeling (process)
• VDC Virtual Design and Construction (process)
• Process is much more important than object

Information
Sharing
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VDC Adoption Problems

• Need for Construction Technology for Highway
  Design Construction Solutions
• BIM historically has been vertical focused
• With a few exceptions, little has been done on
  horizontal projects
• Software providers have been focused vertically
• Owners drove change in vertical world

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Get Everyone Involved

• No Value without Input
• Value comes from
• Applications in field
• Better Communication
• Re-purposing Information Upstream
• Exploring Possibilities in real time
• Communication Vs. Assumption

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Design Preconstruction

• Real world examples

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Validate

• Accurate Validation Now

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Explore
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Communicate
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Communicate
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Communicate
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Quantify

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Quantify

• RUTHRAFF

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Quantify
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Quantify
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Quantify
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Quantify
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Construction

• Real World Examples

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Qualitative Quantitative
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Qualitative Quantitative
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Qualitative Quantitative
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Quantitative
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Qualitative
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Qualitative
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Quantitative

• Comparing Digital
• Models

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Quantitative Qualitative
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Knowing all of the known
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Communicating
Communication -- No strings attached
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Communicating
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Communicating
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Passing Information

• Accurate Exact
• For Design
• For Estimating
• For Planning
• For Surveying
• For Doing

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Real World Summary

• Quantification Qualification
• Test typical on ALL scenarios
• Downstream Communication
• Only adding information, not recreating
• Machine Control
• Visual feedback
• Less to be Assumed
• Daily lift models
• 3D model review with contractor/subs/craft
• 3D Visuals for communication with public

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Questions and Answers
Value for one Value for all Dan Russell
Director Construction Technology dnrussell_at_sundt.c
om 480-293-3375 Eric Cylwik Modeler ii Heavy
/ civil division eecylwik_at_sundt.com 480-293-3302
www.sundt.com Sundt Construction, inc.