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3D BIM underground assets

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Plaza P7

Speaker

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Noel Davidson
Principal Surveyor
Department of Transport and Main Roads

3D BIM underground assets

Abstract

3D BIM Underground Assets involves the generation and management of digital 3D representation of underground assets physical true shape, location and their functional characteristics. Its process functions incorporates four phases of Planning, Design, Construct and Asset Management. Accurate information is the most valuable commodity to have as part of this process. It is during the Construct phase that provides the best opportunity to obtain the most accurate information. There are a number of Transport and Main Roads enabling documents, that if specified in the contract documents, they form part of the contract. These can include technical specification documents that prescribe the installation requirements of underground road lighting, traffic signalisation, drainage and retaining structures. Other TMR enabling documents include Quality Assurance for Conformance and As Constructed Survey as well as a protocol document that specifies the technical requirements governing installation of third party public utilities. All of these enabling documents have wording or specific clauses added that make reference to the TMR Surveying Standards February 2016 that specifies the requirements for surveyor competency, setting out, conformance, as constructed survey and deliverables for newly installed or relocated underground assets during construction works.

Biography

Noel is a Principal Surveyor with the Department of Transport and Main Roads. He is registered as a Surveyor with an engineering endorsement with the Surveyors Board of Queensland and has certification as an Engineering Surveying Professional – Australia Pacific with the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute. Noel has more than 46 years’ experience in the surveying and civil engineering profession in both private and public sectors. He has worked throughout New Zealand, Australia, South East Asia and the Middle East carrying out topographical surveys, seismic surveys for oil exploration, road design, subdivision design, construction setting out for roads, bridges and other civil structures. Noel won an industry award at the 2010 Queensland Spatial Excellence Awards for the entry on Compliance quality assurance & accurate mapping of underground utilities.
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