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Getting to BIM for roads and highwaysInfrastructure has been in the news a bit lately, some of it good, some of it bad. But all publicity is good publicity, and with Infrastructure Week activities just a month ago, this publicity created a lot of attention for infrastructure with policymakers.
You can see some of our conversation on that. While the attention to the topic is great, at some point, the exchange of ideas need to shift to planning for something actionable that improves efficiency, saves money and creates high performing, long lasting infrastructure assets. This starts with BIM for Infrastructure.It starts with BIMIf you are still in 2D, it’s time to make the move to 3D. This is your entry to BIM. BIM is more than just 3D; it is a collaborative process driven by the creation and exchange of relevant digital information. Supports a Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow specifically for enhanced civil engineering design and construction documentation.
We call this the entry to BIM because it introduces 3D, parametric modeling to a historically 2D design environment. One frequent request – particularly from those who are working on larger roadway projects – is to eliminate the different behavior between AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD drafting elements when creating and modifying roadway sections. One of the core AutoCAD Civil 3D principles is for production drafting to always reflect the design model. Deadline to submit is 23 JUNE 2017. Get started with prep on your submission. and. Download this and start filling in the information before you get online.
Get help! A concierge is available to help. Once you set up your account in the submission site, you can then get the help of the concierge. So even if you aren’t ready to finalize the submission online, set up your account now so that you can start your conversation with the concierge.Need a little help convincing your team?Use this fun on the five reasons to submit.
Build Change uses drones and Autodesk software for reconstruction efforts in earthquake-stricken Nepal.Build Change is an international nonprofit organization that provides earthquake-resilient housing designs and expertise to local home-owners and builders in emerging nations damaged by earthquakes and typhoons. Founded in 2004, the organization has helped rebuild over 48,000 safer structures in countries such as Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines. It helps strengthen buildings by training local engineers, architects, and builders to incorporate disaster-resistant design and construction techniques when rebuilding after natural catastrophes—improving local construction practices as well as long-term resilience of structures. In the spring of 2015, Build Change expanded their working area to include Nepal after an earthquake killed close to 9,000 people, destroyed nearly 500,000 houses, and displaced 2.8 million people.“We are using drones and ReCap 360 to capture existing conditions of earthquake-damaged villages and to upload images to the cloud for processing and point cloud generation,” says Pudasaini.
“We then use InfraWorks 360 and Civil 3D software to generate high-resolution, extremely accurate digital surface models of the villages from that point cloud data.”Build Change engineers and architectural advisors use this model data to plan new construction sites and recommend suitable building sites, which increases the effectiveness of field visits and increases areas they can visit virtually visit to support reconstruction efforts. The City of Calgary selected Stantec’s team to develop the Plant D Expansion project. Video courtesy of Stantec ResultsTime savings. Better coordination of models resulting in less time required for technical reviews. Faster production of deliverables resulting from model workflow and Smart P&ID’s.
Better tracking of assets through Smart P&ID’s. Faster turn-around on visualizations from model workflows.
Estimated 138 hours of savings in reduction of effort in drawing coordination due to model reviews and clash detection.Money savings. Estimation of $100,000 in reduction of labor effort by modeling improvements over 2D drawings. $17,00 in productivity improvements due by automation report creation and plan / section ortho creation.
PM and time savings elements provide money savings because time=money.
BAE 133 Agricultural Tractors and Machinery 4.Requisite: Agricultural Institute Only.Principles of tractor engines, power trains, and hydraulics. Tractor operation, service and testing. Machinery management involving tractor and implement selection based on power and field requirements and on economics of ownership and operation. Implements for crop production to include tillage, planting, chemicals and harvesting. Set-up, operation and maintenance of implements.
Calibration of planting and chemical equipment. Tractor and machinery safety. BAE 202 Introduction to Biological and Agricultural Engineering Methods 4.Prerequisite:.Introduction to experimental design methodology, basic engineering design and problem solving methodology for Biological Engineering.
Visualization skills, computer-aided 3-D solid modeling of parts, 3-D assembly of solid part geometries, computation of mass properties, 2-D engineering drawings, engineering design process, safety, tools and fabrication processes and design, and hands-on shop fabrication of semester project. BAE 204 Introduction to Environmental and Ecological Engineering 2.Prerequisite: and ( or ); Corequisite: and.Introduction to the principles and applications related to environmental and ecological engineering. Topics include watershed hydrology, nutrient cycling, sources of environmental pollution, and the impact to ecosystems. An overview of different methods employed in these two disciplines to remediate and protect natural resources. Special emphasis on how soil, water, microbial, and plant interactions occur in ecosystems and how they are used to develop treatment technologies.
BAE 321 Bioprocessing Engineering Fundamentals 3.Prerequisite: or;Corequisite:.For Engineering and non-Engineering students interested in processing, biotechnology and related disciplines, it is important to have an understanding of the basic principles behind process analysis, design and scale up. This course will provide an introduction to the interdisciplinary approach and engineering concepts behind the development of useful food, chemical, energy, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products through transformation of biological materials (bioprocessing). Some of the relevant topics covered include the fundamentals behind units, dimensions and engineering properties, stoichiometry, data analysis and statistics, mass and energy balances, rheology, mixing, heat and mass transfer, reaction kinetics and unit operations.
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BAE 322 Introduction to Food Process Engineering 3.Prerequisite:; or; MAE 301 or.Introductory principles and practices of handling and preserving food products. Coverage includes the design and analysis of handling systems for discrete and continuous flow material handling systems, the selection and specification of automatic controls, food preservation principles and considerations relevant to the design of food handling systems, and the principles and practices of drying and storing grain.
BAE 376 Watershed Assessment and Water Quality Protection 3.Prerequisite:Corequisite:.Application of methods to describe and protect quality. Identification of water quality problems based on physical, chemical, and biological species and intended use. Water quality sampling equipment, and sample collection strategies and methods. Macroinvertebrate sampling and interpretation. Presentation of water quality data and information.
Identification of structural and non-structural best management practices (BMPs) to mitigate degradation of watersheds and ecological systems. BAE 451 Engineering Design I 2.Prerequisite: ( or ) and ( or ) and and and either ( or or or ) Restrictive Statement: Must be within 36 credit hours of completing the BE degree.Design concepts of engineering problems are reviewed, including objectives, specifications, manufacturing, prior art and analysis. Reverse engineering, national and international standards, quality control, intellectual law and engineering ethics are covered. Team projects from agricultural, bio-processing and environmental/ecological engineering are executed through problem definition.
Proposal development, design, and testing. Field trips are required. BAE 474 Principles and Applications of Ecological Engineering 3.Prerequisite: and and and at least one of the following, or or or; Corequisite:.Governing principles of ecological engineering and the advanced biological, chemical, and physical conditions that determine the design of biological systems. Emphasis on 1) stream and wetland ecosystem restoration and 2) natural treatment systems for groundwater, stormwater, and wastewater such as riparian buffers, bioretention cells, and stormwater wetlands. A class field trip is required during non-scheduled time. BAE 478 Agricultural Waste Management 3.Prerequisite: AEC/ or or or.This course covers principles of managing, handling, treating and applying animal and poultry manures and organic byproducts from an engineering perspective.
Topics include waste characterization, descriptions of systems and technology, land application principles, preparation of waste management plans, biochemical/biological processes, and potential impacts to the environment. Assignments include homework, quizzes, projects, and discussion that emphasize problem solving and analysis. BAE 525 Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing 3.Prerequisite:.Introduction to the structure and functions of microbial cells and their cultivation and utilization in Biological engineering processes. Topics covered include Fermentation systems and downstream processing methods. Enzyme kinetics, production and application. Biomanufacturing of fuels, industrial chemicals, food additives and food products such as beer, wine, cheese and yogurt, Microbial biomass production, Introduction to environmental biotechnology including wastewater treatment and bioremediation.
Field trip is an essential educational component of the course and is are required. Credit will not be given for both BAE 425.
BAE 528 Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes 3.Prerequisite: Introductory Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry.This course will introduce fundamental principles and practical applications of biomass-to-renewable energy processes, including anaerobic digestion of organic wastes for biogas and hydrogen production, bioethanol production from starch and lignocellulosic materials, biodiesel production from plant oils, and thermoconversion of biomass and waste materials. Restricted to engineering seniors and graduate standing in COE, CALS, PAMS or CNR. BAE 535 Precision Agriculture Technology 3.Prerequisite: Junior standing or Senior standing.Overview of technology available for implementation of a comprehensive precision agriculture program. Topics include computers, GPS, sensors, mechanized soil sampling, variable rate control system, yield monitors, and postharvest processing controls.
Applications of precision agriculture in crop planning, tillage, planting, chemical applications, harvesting and postharvest processing. Credit may not be received for BAE 435. BAE 574 DRAINMOD: Theory and Application 3.Prerequisite: One of the following: BAE 471, BAE 472, BAE 573, or.This course presents the theory of water movement and storage in poorly drained soils and applies the drainage/water management model DRAINMOD to a wide range of problems.
Technical issues related to evaluation, design and management of drained soils and to wetland hydrology are analyzed. A series of problem sets provides experience in using the model, and demonstrates how the model may be applied to describe the complex interactions of multiple processses affecting hydrology of shallow water table soils. BAE 577 Wetlands Design and Restoration 3.Fundamental understanding of hydrology, soils and ecology of natural wetland systems will be developed to serve as the basis for designing wetland systems for water treatment and restoring degraded natural wetland systems. Stormwater and wastewater treatment wetland design and implementation concepts will be emphasized. Wetland restoration will also be studied with emphasis on current wetland regulations, design, and implementation techniques. Engineered wetland concepts will be supplemented with relevant case studies.
Basic understanding of biology, soils, hydrology, and soil and water engineering is required. BAE 579 Stream Channel Assessment and Restoration 3.Prerequisite: BAE 471 or.Applications of fluvial geomorphology principles for assessment and restoration of natural stream channels.
Topics include stream processes related to channel formation, bankfull channel dimensions, stream classification, morphological assessments, stream stability, restoration options for unstable channels, natural channel design approaches, and stream morphology monitoring. Field exercises include channel surveying using total stations, stream classification, and stability assessment. Field trips to stream restoration projects are included. BAE 580 Introduction to Land and Water Engineering 3.Prerequisite:.This distance course introduces students to concepts of the hydrologic cycle, water quality, precipitation, evapotranspiration, infiltration, watershed delineation, surface runoff and open channel flow.
Students will apply these concepts to an engineering design problem. This course is designed for non-engineering distance graduate students and lifelong education students and students from engineering disciplines outside of BAE.
It will not substitute for BAE 471. The course is only open to students with senior standing or higher.
BAE 581 Open Channel Hydraulics for Natural Systems 3.Prerequisite: or equivalent. Recommended.Theory and applications of hydraulics to open channels with an emphasis on natural streams and rivers.
Course will introduce and develop principles of flow regimes (subcritical/critical/supercritical), and types (uniform flow, gradually varied and rapidly varied flow). Application will include hydraulics of flow measuring devices, step-backwater analysis and rating curve development, and flood studies using hydraulic models.
A lab-scale flume will be used to illustrate concepts. Laptops will be used in class to learn and apply HEC-RAS (water surface profiles model). CE 382 or equivalent required. BAE 582 Risk and Failure Assessment of Stream Restoration Structures 1.Prerequisite: CE 382 or or equivalent.This course defines uncertainty and risk pertaining to stream restoration structures and identifies and quantifies sources of such. Students will review various in-stream structures and, using an example study of the rock cross vane as a guide, will investigate a structure of their choice applying the concepts of risk and uncertainty.
Modules include: Introduction to structures and definitions; Types and modes of failure; Uncertainty in Stream Restoration Design; Probability of failures, cost of failures; and Failure modes and effects. BAE 583 Ecohydraulics and River Corridor Function 1.Prerequisite: CE 382 or or equivalent.This course provides an ecological perspective of lotic systems and introduces students to ecological processes that structure river corridors. This course defines hydraulic, hydrologic, chemical, sedimentary, and biotic influences on an aquatic ecosystem.
The five modules define components of aquatic ecosystems and their interactions, and explore ecological implications of engineered designs and cause-effect relationships from the watershed scale down to individual organisms. This course assumes students have a working knowledge of general biological and physical principles related to fluvial ecosystems. BAE 591 Master's Research Methods I 1.This is the first in a series of research methods courses for MS students majoring in Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
Students will develop research questions to be answered by their thesis project and produce a literature review focusing on those questions. Students will also observe formal seminar presentations, providing critiques and participating in discussions of proper seminar delivery. Embrilliance serial number free. This course is restricted to MS students majoring in BAE. BAE 801 Seminar 1.Prerequisite: Graduate standing in BAE.Elaboration of subject areas, techniques and methods peculiar to professional interest through presentations of personal and published works; opportunity for students to present and critically defend ideas, concepts and inferences.
Discussions to point up analytical solutions and analogies between problems in biological and agricultural engineering and other technologies, and to present relationship of biological and agricultural engineering to socio-economic enterprise.