BIM Quality Assurance in Road

Projects

Mika Jaakkola,
Development manager
 Destia is a Finnish infrastructure and construction service company.
 We design build and maintaine roads, bridges, railways and industrial
infrastructure
 In 2014: revenue 431 M€, operating result 15 M€, 1500 emloyees
 Our operations are based on fairness, boldness and skill, and through these we
achieve our goals.
 Alhström Capital is owner Destia Ltd from 1.7.2014
TOTAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE

ROAD
RAILWAYS
CONSTRUCTION

EARTH CONSTRUCTION
AND FOUNDATION
MAINTENANCE
ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING
AGGREGATES
CONSTRUCTION

ENERGY
DESIGN
INFRASTRUCTURE

ROCK
SURVEY AND ANALYSIS
CONSTRUCTION

BUILDING THE BIGGER PICTURE

 3D machine control – normal production method in Destia
• Destia has utilized machine automation in more than 200 projects since 2007
• Destia has up to 70 3D machine control units for excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, motor graders
and drill rigs
• Destia has nationwide network of experts for supporting machine control
• Modelling and machine automation have provided significant benefits for infra construction –
improved quality and efficiency

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 Model based production for main contractor

• Design data is modelled and visualized

• Combination model is used for quality control and work planning
• Production model are made by designers and finalized by surveyors
• Machine control models are available for site people by mobil devices
• Model based quality control is used - transparent as- built data in cloud

3.2.2016
 Model based design and production tools

Destia exploits model based design and construction methods in the whole infra construction process

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 Infra FINBIM results

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 Introduction –
Riippa- Eskola RU2 - test and development project

- Client: Finnish Transport Agency

- 30 km of douple railroad, 22 new bridges
- Schedule: 4/2013…11/2016
- Contract sum M€ 85
- Model based design and construction process
- Model based quality control used co-operation with client

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 Introduction - model based construction process
Model based railroad structural design Checking and finishing models

XML

Cloud based model management and

Production using 3D machine control
Real time production control

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 Introduction – Model based quality assurance in
road contruction (MBQ)
• Traditionally quality assurance measurements have been
performed manually by surveyors
• measuring and processing thousands of points manually – lot of labour
needed
• too much (useless) paper work
• delayed quality results
• By using machine control systems work quality is more accurate
and homogenous
• Height and width documented at same time as the structure is
completed
• MBQ method has used to replace traditional manual quality
assurance by
• documenting the position accuracy of build structures during
completion
• producing real time view of production quality (Infrakit)
• organizing production model and quality data (Infrakit)
• decreasing unnecessary work

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 Model based quality assurance process:
2. Machinery accuracy check
1. Infra models check

4. As-Built data in cloud 3. Quality measurements by using machines

& mobile quality control
 Transparent MBQ process:

1. Checking and finishing of the machine control

models
2. Documented accuracy checks of
• GNSS positioning and machine control
systems (accuracy limits – calibration)
3. Real time follow-up measurements:
• Machine operators guide
• Map, cross sections, as-built data
• Browser and mobile
• Interface for clients and supervisors
4. Manual surveying of the completed structure
with tacheometer every 200 m (road) or
50x50 m square (area)

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 New applications - model based density control
• Utization of motor grader and soil compactor with machine control
systems and GNSSS –positioning
• Used for density and height control of the compacted layers
• Grader: 98…99 % of as-built measurements within ±20 mm
• Compactor: 85… 92 % of as-built measurements within ±20 mm

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 Model based production and quality assesment -
Conclusions

• Finalized production models, wide use of machine control

systems and skilled professionals are needed for MBP
• MBQ provides transparent follow up and control
• Quarantie that work is done by quality demands
• Less faults and waiting time at construction site
• Less resources needed than in traditional quality control
• GNSS –positioned compaction machine – new method
used for quality assurance

• More info: http://youtu.be/CBAXmFLIyOo

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