BIM continued – FAIL
As previously mentioned our BIM set-up is more targeted at data collection than actual collaborative working and as a result we lack many of the real benefits BIM has to offer.
Our river wall consists of a 16m deep sheet pile wall that is paralleled by a 6m anchor wall. The two are tied together by 63.5mm bars (dwg below). This was installed a couple of months ago.
River and anchor wall design
Yesterday our piling contractor hit one of the tie rod sticking out of the back of the anchor wall.
6m deep, tie rod visible on the left of next to the light.
The sheet wall and piling scheme designers are different and neither of these are our principal designer. We are now in the process of getting the pile location redesigned. Hopefully the designer confirms the coordinate change in a couple of days otherwise the piling gang will be stood at a cost of £6k/day. Whilst I’m not going to get in to the specific details it is fair to say that collaborative working would have gone a long way to prevent this form happening.
So…
What is the better approach, setting up an expensive system and enforcing it or paying to fix problems when they arise?
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Hi Olly,
Were there as built drawings produced to overlay against pile locations? It is a bit like a utilities plan/drawing – knowing what was put in the ground for future works. Just in this case all part of the same project!
I don’t think there is one solution. Balance between drawings, technology and “good” people. Sometimes remembering part of the construction sequence which will take place in 5 month’s time and therefore impacts a decision today outweighs the fandangled IT products.
Interestingly today the project engineer said (I think in jest) he would fire someone if they took dimensions of the project Model. It’s an amazing tool to visually represent what is going to be built and must have cost thousands. But the key tool to build the 40-stoery tower is 2D drawings, not fancy 3D models.
What are your thoughts?