Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation
- Sensors - Temperature Sensors
Applicable Industries
- Cement
- Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Digital Twin
- Virtual Prototyping & Product Testing
Services
- System Integration
- Testing & Certification
About The Customer
Sweco Nederland, B.V. is a leading engineering consultancy firm based in the Netherlands. The company is part of the Sweco Group, Europe's leading architecture and engineering consultancy. Sweco NL is known for its innovative and sustainable design and planning solutions across a wide range of sectors, including transportation, water, environment, and energy. For the Bergen Light Rail project, Sweco NL collaborated with its client Bybanen Utbygging and sister company Sweco Norway to deliver a user-focused transport solution that would establish the light rail as the backbone of the public transport system in Bergen, Norway’s second-largest city.
The Challenge
Sweco Nederland (Sweco NL) was tasked with extending Bergen, Norway’s Bybanen light-rail system to promote urban development and reduce pollution. The NOK 6.2 billion project involved adding eight new stops, including an underground depot and two tunnels totaling 4.5 kilometers in length. The project required an optimal design that connects to existing infrastructure within a limited footprint and aligns conflicting stakeholder interests and needs. The project team consisted of 18 engineering disciplines spread across five countries, using different software, and included 24 contracts. The team faced challenges surrounding data integration, alignment, change management, collaboration, and communication. Traditional manual processes were deemed insufficient due to the project's complexity, client requirements, and overall scale. The team required a new, digital-driven approach to successfully deliver the design on a tight timeline.
The Solution
Sweco NL established an open, connected data environment using ProjectWise to support coordination among the 18 geographically dispersed engineering disciplines and integrate the multisourced data. The platform offered interoperability, helping to share data among Bentley’s applications and also with third-party applications, ensuring that accurate information was continuously available to all team members. The team began creating 3D models from the outset, housing more than 60,000 files to coordinate over 450 models. The connected data environment facilitated real-time information sharing of trusted data, crucial to maximizing productivity, accelerating design, and optimizing construction. Sweco NL also used Bentley’s iTwin Services to incorporate engineering data from various sources into a living digital twin. The digital twin was continuously synchronized and aligned and automatically tracked changes, regardless of the design technology used by the multiple disciplines. This approach kept failures to a minimum and optimized resources.
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