AutoCAD Civil 3D

1
AUTOCAD CIVIL3D Case Studies
Design of a Rail Maintenance Facility on Iconic
Metro Project Grand Paris Express Description
The Grand Paris Express (GPE) is a major
automated metro infrastructure project in Paris,
with a new 200-kilometer tunnel line. The
maintenance site (depot) is a key structure in a
limited space inserted into a dense urban
environment. This situation leads to numerous
challenging conflicts between the rail and
building design. In this project Building
Information Modeling (BIM) implementation used
for rail infrastructure design. Also in this
project BIM effectively used for track
alignment, utilities, hydrology, catenary, and
telecom when interfacing with architecture,
structure, and MEP (mechanical, electrical, and
plumbing) services. BIM has been used on this
project to facilitate data exchangeespecially
between a civil design with AutoCAD Civil 3D
software and architectural design with Revit
softwarebut also to improve 3D coordination and
design review.
Evolution of Large- Organization Implementation
of AutoCAD Civil 3D at Wisconsin DOT
Description Since Wisconsin Department of
Transportation adopted AutoCAD Civil 3D
software, its standards and workflows have
evolved in response to its internal users and
its external consultants. With each release, new
tools and workflows were developed to make
continuous improvement in the design results.
Each change affected the large user base, so
this process required careful planning, testing,
and timing. There was also a significant effort
involved in sharing standards with users outside
of the network in the simplest and most reliable
method possible.
Kelprojektas Lithuanian based company
improves work
2
transportation projects with BIM
Parsons Brinckerhoff Alaskan Way Viaduct
Description Kelprojektas is the largest group of
transport infrastructure engineering companies
in the Baltic States that designs transport
infrastructure, public buildings, engineering
systems and regional planning. Established in
1956, Kelprojektas has successfully delivered
more than 6,000 infrastructure projects and has
more than 300 employees working with the most
advanced software included among them, the
biggest number of Autodesk certified specialists
in the Baltic States. The company has received
several innovation and quality awards in
Lithuania for its continuous investments to
innovative design technologies and improvement
of business processes and people.
Description For more than 50 years, the Alaskan
Way Viaduct has been the main north-south
highway through Seattle. In 2001, an earthquake
damaged the viaduct, heightening concerns over
its seismic safety. Since then, the State of
Washington, King County, and the City of Seattle
have been working together with the Port of
Washington and the United States Federal Highway
Administration to find a solution to replace the
aging structure, which runs along Seattles
waterfront and carries 20 to 25 percent of its
downtown traffic. The Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and
engineering firm Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) have
developed numerous replacement options for the
viaduct based on the use of surface and elevated
roads, tunnels, and public transit strategies.
Kelprojektas has been using Autodesk software
for more than 15 years solutions such as
Autodesk Vault Pro, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk
3Ds Max Design, Autodesk Robot Structural
Analysis to great results in many projects.
Kelprojektas has been a member of Autodesk
Developer Network (ADN) since 2008 and is the
only engineering company that is part of ADN in
the Baltic States. This membership has given
Kelprojektas the advantage to tailor Autodesk
solutions for the market needs of the Baltics.