Public Works: BIM

Step-by-step: 3D modeling of water main replacement

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:16:59 EST

How an 11-phase construction sequence sped up design and regulatory approval.

3D modeling for water main replacement design and regulatory approval

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:19:51 EST

Web exclusive: View an AutoCAD Civil slideshow of the 11 construction phases required to replace water mains near a floodwall for the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission.

Software shortcuts

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 03:31:26 EST

Building information modeling and horizontal assets.

Intelligent interaction

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 01:33:16 EST

Although building information modeling (BIM) is a powerful tool on any project, contractors particularly like the ability to include nonstructural elements and further expand what the model can facilitate.

Beyond constructability

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 01:37:40 EST

Imagine how much your operations and maintenance efficiency would improve if you had an owner's manual for each facility.

First Strike

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 10:22:55 EST

Alter Ego

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:55:17 EST

Loud and Clear

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:06:42 EST

Frequent battery replacements, missed calls, and garbled messages meant just one thing to Albert Brunson, head of public building equipment maintenance for Cumberland County, N.C.: time to update his mobile communications system.

Clear as mud

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 10:17:55 EST

If clarifying a detail is as easy as reading a note on the construction plan sheet, why do contractors make so many requests for information?

Ease the Data Crunch

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 06:57:14 EST

Gathering data with geoprocessing technologies such as global positioning systems, virtual reference stations, geographic information systems (GIS), and CAD is challenging enough. Integrating the vast amount of spatial information derived from two or more of these technologies to make critical decisions can be overwhelming.

Connecting the dots

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 06:31:54 EST

Geographic information systems evolve with each advance in computer and telecommunications technology.

Backhoes go high-tech

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 04:55:18 EST

Most of the backhoe-loader manufacturers have been busy lately improving their new product offerings. We take a closer look at: new M Series 2 backhoe-loaders from Case; Caterpillar's E-Series, a three-machine lineup of backhoes introduced at this year's World of Concrete Show; and Terex's TX970B backhoe-loader, introuced to the North American market last year.

Dollars well spent: staying on top of technology

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 03:54:05 EST

Parcel data, regional and community maps, facility as-builts, building permits, and other collected data are the longstanding capital of public works departments. Systems to manage and better analyze these pieces of information, however, have advanced with technology, and public agencies need to be on this cutting edge.

Making upgrades

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 03:52:46 EST

I love my Mac. At least I do when it works. Most people are very loyal to their computers, but I'm on a Mac at work and a PC at home. So really, I can go either way as long as the machine does what I want it to do. But computers often require upgrades. We're about to move into Mac OSX here at the office, and although I've been trained on the new operating system, I'm still a little leery about its capabilities. What if I crash constantly? What if my files are not readable anymore? Or what if I need to be trained on yet more new software?

Modeling with CFD

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 03:58:29 EST