Project Summary
The NorthConnex project, to be completed in 2019, will deliver twin nine
kilometre tunnels linking the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga to the Hills M2
Motorway at West Pennant Hills (in Sydney, NSW). Built by a joint venture
between Lendlease Engineering and Bouygues Construction Australia (LLBJV), early
work started in February 2015 and the first tunnelling work started in April
2016.
The Challenge
The scale of the NorthConnex project, and the densely-populated region in which
it is situated, presented a number of unique challenges throughout design,
surveying and construction. LLBJV found traditional data management tools had
substantial gaps in functionality and flexibility that would limit the way data
could be used and managed on the project. Selecting 12d Synergy allowed LLBJV
the flexibility to streamline the collection, management and distribution of
large volumes of data and efficiently manage their data through tailored
workflows and, most importantly, robust file synchronisation. This was
especially useful to the team as they had already selected 12d Model software.
The Solution
Furthermore, survey managers were able to control the dissemination of updated
data from the Central Data Model (CDM) across the project. End-users were
relieved of the need to perform manual updates or constantly chase the latest
data, instead being automatically notified when updates to the CDM were
available. Centralising the update of the CDM also reduced network traffic,
eliminated duplicated downloads and allowed surveyors to focus on more critical
parts of their role. The survey managers created specific synchronisation tasks
within 12d Synergy, assigning them to particular contacts or team roles, and
linking the updated CDM data to the task. As users completed the download tasks,
the manager was able to track the progress of distributing the data across their
team.
These capabilities have proven particularly significant due to the sheer number
of surveyors required throughout the duration of the NorthConnex project. The
surveyors, from a wide range of backgrounds, had a high variation in skill
level, survey coding standards, file and model naming conventions, data
management procedures, and plotting and reporting methods. 12d Synergy provided
an innovative and effective way of turning a diverse surveying workforce into a
cohesive team ensuring consistently high-quality and time-efficient output by
all.
The Result
By integrating 12d Synergy alongside 12d Model as the key component for data management within their
CDM, LLBJV were able to safeguard the data being used and generated during each
phase of the project. Previously disparate processes were streamlined, boosting
the productivity of its surveyors and the NorthConnex project
as a whole.
--As featured in the Dirt Digger Newsletter - Issue 36, December 2016
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