Crusell Bridge

The Crusell Bridge is a type of cable-stayed bridge. Construction of the Crusell Bridge
project began during the fall of 2008, and the estimated completion time was during late
2010. The bridge was designed by WSP and Skanska Civil constructed it. Throughout the
construction process, the project team enforced BIM technologies, lean construction practice
and tools. The Construction of the Crusell Bridge became a BIM learning project for
everyone. Construction Workers from various departments developed domain-specific
building information models and changes were made constantly to those initial models.
Tekla’s merchandise used a central merchant synchronization server. The Crusell Bridge
project was the primary bridge project to use this capability. Synchronization was important
for the project because detailed designing of the building model continued over a long period
in parallel with the construction work. Site workers were suspicious initially, not
understanding how the model would be them, or what they may use it for. However,
everything was modelled, and also the contractor’s model was simultaneously synchronized
with the designer’s model as it developed. The contractor’s model became the first supply of
information for all groups on-site: for dimensions, for visualizing a way to build different
components, for procedures, for material delivery reports, so forth. The information officer
was unbroken busy providing all the data requested from the model. The bridge model was
shared with the steel fabricator, who equipped the project with steel components and
assemblies. They reviewed and emended the parts within the model as required to suit their
fabrication constraints and also sent the updated model back to the structural designers at
WSP and to Skanska for approval. Skanska used a surveyor onsite whose task was prim to
regulate the standard of the work and to help the trade contractors with positioning their
works. Use 4D scheduling to help understand and assess whether the network of
commitments created during reverse-phase scheduling is realistic. Model temporary
structures if they form a significant part of the construction works (this provides accurate
quantities), and if 4D planning is being done; it gives a better understanding of the period
over which temporary structures are needed. Importing laser scanning point clouds into the
model to check locations and work quality is highly efficient. Used well, it can prevent a
great deal of rework. Use the model for visualization during LPS planning meetings to
improve understanding of the product and the process. Involve project partners from outside
the site as well as site teams in periodic LPS planning meetings, to synchronize pull of
detailed design fabrication information as well as fabricated components. Ensure that all
participants are committed to upgrading their software tools simultaneously so that problems
related to backward compatibility between different versions of the same application are
avoided