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2009 / Timo Tirkkonen

5D-BRIDGE - Finnish bridge BIM

Timo Tirkkonen
Finnish Road Administration, Bridge Engineering

NVF-seminarium2009, Framtidens broar och brobyggare

31 augusti - 1 september 2009, Göteborg
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5D-BRIDGE - Finnish bridge BIM

• 5D-BRIDGE (5D-SILTA in Finnish) is an umbrella project

under which various separate R&D projects are carried out
• Cooperation between different actors in the consortium:
bridge owners, designers, contractors, software producers, etc.
• Finnish Road Administration
• Finnish Rail Administration
• Helsinki City
• Oulu University
• A-Insinöörit Oy
• Destia Oyj
• Geotrim Oy
• Ponvia Oy
• Ramboll Finland
• SiltaNylund Oy
• SITO Oy
• Skanska Infra Oy
• Tekla Oyj
• Terrasolid Oy
• WSP Finland Oy
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5D-BRIDGE - Finnish bridge BIM

Idea: Entering from traditional 2D bridge design to use of 5D bridge
information model through the whole life-cycle of the bridge

*A.Karjalainen, WSP Finland Oy

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5D-BRIDGE - Finnish bridge BIM

Steps until now 5D-BRIDGE2 2008-2010

• More pilot projects
• On-site measurements
• Modelling of custom components
• Guidelines for bridge modelling
• National and International cooperation
5D-BRIDGE 2005-2007
• Pilot projects
• Also bridge renovation projects
• Tekla Structures, Solid Works
• Modelling of reinforcement
• Use of model in on-site measuring
• Evaluation
Smart Bridge 2001-2004
• 3D process development
• 3D modelling of concrete bridges
• Design models
• Laser scanning: control measurements
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Smart bridge (Älykäs silta) 2001 - 2004

3D Bridge design modelling
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Smart bridge (Älykäs silta) 2001 - 2004

Laser scanning
As built models by laser scanning
• substructures
• formwork of superstructure
• concrete deck slab
• final structure

Original point cloud

As built modelled concrete surfaces
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Smart bridge (Älykäs silta) 2001 - 2004

Quality control
• comparing design and as built
models vs. quality requirements
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5D-Bridge (5D-Silta) 2005 - 2007

Bridge renovation project
(Kajaanin varikkosilta)
• Existing bridge and depot building
to be removed
• New bridge to be built connected to
existing bridge
• Source information of present
structures by laser scanning
• BIM design of concrete bridge
• As built bridge geometry vs.
quality requirements

*A.Karjalainen, WSP Finland Oy

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5D-Bridge (5D-Silta) 2005 - 2007
Comparing 2D design to product modelling
(Master's thesis of A.Kouvalainen)
Traditional + familiar and safe
2D-design + easy to learn
+ programs are existing
+ easy working with simple line
geometry
Product + supports life-cycle thinking
(information) + all information saved in one place
modelling + cumulative increase of information
+ details (or objects) consisting
product information
+ intelligence of objects makes
creation of joints easier
+ fast quantity surveying
+ making changes fast in certain
cases
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- information scattered in many
documents
- document management hard
- drawings consist lines and text
=> no intelligence
- same information in many places
- contradictions between documents
- new and strange
- needs change in attitudes
- needs investing in new programs
and training
- in some cases modelling of details
difficult and time consuming
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5D-Bridge2 (5D-Silta2) 2008 - 2010

Case: Eteläkylän Isosilta, Pyhäjoki,
Finland
• Museum bridge, constructed 1837
• Timber truss structure What we have done?
• Weak condition – needs quick repairing • Laser scanning
• How the BIM technology can help in • Processing of point cloud
renovation? • 3D Modelling of structures
based on point cloud
Laser scanned point cloud with RGB color from • CAD import of point cloud or
images taken by scanner modelled geometry
• Preliminary 3D Modelling of
the bridge for renovation
• Creating drawings of the
existing bridge based on BIM
• Preliminary structural analysis
based on dimensions of the
model (truss profiles, spans
etc.)
• Pilot for classify and visualise
WSP Finland Oy of damages
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5D-Bridge2 (5D-Silta2) 2008 - 2010

3D modelling of structures based on point cloud

Preliminary 3D modelling of the bridge for renovation

WSP Finland Oy

Creating drawings of the

bridge based on BIM
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5D-Bridge2 (5D-Silta2) 2008 - 2010

Custom components -project
• modelling of custom
components used in bridges
• based mainly on Finnra
standard drawings made for
parapets, bearings,
expansion joints, drying
equipment etc.
• joints of steel structures
(Ruukki-types)
• using premodelled
components makes
modelling faster
• components will be imported
from Finnra standard
component library
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5D-Bridge2 (5D-Silta2) 2008 - 2010

Guidelines for bridge modelling WSP Finland Oy
• General guidelines
• requirements for source information
• requirements for models in different design
stages
• requirements of use of standards
• Guidelines for different software users
• in cooperations with producers and users

Lukkari bridge, Pori,

Ramboll Finland
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Further development

• Integrating bridge modelling to whole road design process

• Relation to bridge management system and bridge register
(= needed model storage?)
• Better standardisation to make data transfer easier
• Using bridge BIM during maintenance?
• condition inspection reporting
• Further piloting in larger projects
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Thank you!