2017 student design competition

2017 Student Design Competition Around the world, engineers, architects, constructors and owner-operators are using Bentley’s software solutions to accelerate project delivery and improve asset performance for the infrastructure that sustains our economy and our environment Together, we are advancing infrastructure Bentley Institute supports student leadership in the exploration and application of software, in pursuit of the skills needed as future infrastructure professionals We invite all students to participate in the 2017 Bentley Institute Student Design Competition, which recognizes innovative and technically advanced projects created by university and technical college students from around the globe Explore the rewards of testing your design skills, while leveraging powerful technology from Bentley, to produce amazing infrastructure projects and showcase them for the world to see! Submission Deadline: April 14, 2017 Project submissions—including all required supporting materials—must be received no later than this date   Participation: Interested candidates may submit projects either created by an individual student created by a team comprised of a maximum of students (names of all contributing students must be submitted) Each project submission must include acceptance of a Participation Agreement and completion of all Submission Information, including information about all team members Project Submission: The submission system for projects will be available by the end of February 2017 In the meantime no need to wait! Start working on your projects immediately, so you will be ready to submit it prior to the submission deadline! www.bentley.com/academic Categories: General:  Reality Modeling  Structural Engineering Design Advanced:  Innovation in Use of Reality Modeling for Infrastructure Judging Criteria: Each project will be evaluated by jurors based upon creativity, aesthetics, technical merit, and the included video presentation of your project **Please see each category, for specific submission requirements.** Prizes: Winning students will receive:  A 1,000 USD equivalent Scholarship (team based), for each General category winner  A 2,000 USD equivalent Scholarship (team based), for the Advanced category winner  Recognition and prize presentation at their school or at a Bentley event  Recognition of your project on Bentley’s websites and social media channels, to showcase your talent for potential employers www.bentley.com/academic 1) Reality Modeling (General category) : Using ContextCapture and MicroStation CONNECT Edition Project Statement: Your community is preparing for future development projects Help capture part of the existing conditions, and produce a detailed and precise 3D model, to provide real-world context for expansion projects Select an object or structure of interest that is outdoors and that you can view from a perspective of 360 degrees, without any obstructions to your sight lines (such as a statue, sculpture, or small structure) If you will be capturing photos from the ground, then we highly recommend selecting something no more than 20 feet tall, so you can capture the entire top surface without difficulty Note: if you select a building, ensure that you will be able to photograph it from a sufficient distance (unobstructed) to capture the entirety of the roof; flatroofed buildings should not be selected for this reason Take a series of photographs of the selected object, use ContextCapture to convert those photos into a highly detailed 3D reality model, and compare measurements to ensure accuracy Full details, requirements, and instructions are provided below Submission Requirements: Acceptance of the 2017 Participation Agreement and completion of all Submission Information, including information about all team members www.bentley.com/academic ContextCapture model file (.3MX format) MicroStation file (.dgn) with imported ContextCapture model Details of real-world measurements, vs measurements of those same elements in the model in Acute 3D Viewer to minute HD video of your team (Resolution: 1080p HD, 1920x1080), briefly introducing your team members (each person’s name, area of study, and what year in the program at your school) The majority of the video must showcase your project for the world Discuss the concept and details that make it unique, amazing, and prize-worthy! Note: you may shoot the video on a smart phone; just be certain that you record in High Definition, in good lighting, and that the audio is crisp and clear (and easily understood) Please record your commentary in English Judging Criteria:    Clarity and accuracy (including measurement comparison) of ContextCapture model Complexity/difficulty of capturing the selected object (e.g photos captured at multiple heights, or using a combination of a drone and ground-based photography, etc.) Quality of MicroStation file Project Tasks: Using a smartphone or a DSLR camera, take a series of photographs of the entire area of interest, with minimum of 60% overlap between pictures Use of a GPS-enabled camera is highly recommended; most smart phones have this feature built in For tutorials: a) Refer to the ContextCapture Quick Guide b) Access On-Demand training via STUDENTserver, and also via our video library: www.bentley.com/academic QuickStart Using ContextCapture Reality Modeling - Integrating Acute 3D Models into your Workflow Academic Webinar -ContextCapture: Introduction to Reality Modeling Part Carefully measure and record the length of at least segments of the object Using ContextCapture software, create a 3D Model of your area of interest: a) Perform Aero-Triangulation b) Generate a fully rendered 3D Model in standard format of the software (.3MX) Use Acute3D Viewer software to view the ContextCapture model Use the Measure Distance/Area/Volume tools, within the viewer, to estimate lengths, areas, or volumes of some features in your object of interest Check if the three distances measured earlier, of the real object, are the same as those same distances in your 3D model If not, use corrective measures to recapture and/or regenerate the model so that the model lengths match the distances in reality Import the 3MX model into MicroStation CONNECT Edition Measure the three distances again, in the model, to compare against the lengths you recorded of those features in reality Create a high definition video, providing information about your team members and key details about your project (see details under Submission Requirements) Be certain to include information about the accuracy of your model, comparing original measurements in real life, vs the model’s measurements www.bentley.com/academic 2) Structural Engineering Design (General Category): Using STAAD Pro Project Statement: Your community is experiencing a commercial development boom New businesses are eager to construct exciting and attractive buildings that can also withstand the vertical and lateral loads arising due to high occupancy Design a commercial building that optimizes square footage, given the intended use by tenants that you imagine, while being structurally sound and in compliance with local building codes and other environmental considerations of the building site Design a seven-story commercial building, using the modelling tools in STAAD.Pro Assign the required materials and support to your structure Assign loads and design in accordance with your home country’s design code standards Analyze using suitable country codes, and check your results in the output file Make changes to your design, based upon analysis results, to ensure structural optimization of your design Full details, requirements, and instructions are provided below Submission Requirements: Acceptance of a 2017 Participation Agreement and completion of Submission Information, including information about all team members www.bentley.com/academic STAAD.Pro model file (.std format) Output file (.anl file) to minute HD video of your team (Resolution: 1080p HD, 1920x1080), briefly introducing your team members (each person’s name, area of study, and what year in the program at your school) The majority of the video must showcase your project for the world Explain, in detail, the considerations made in selecting material, supports, and loading conditions Discuss your design concept and the details that make it unique and prize-worthy! Note: you may shoot the video on a smart phone; just be certain that you record in High Definition, in good lighting, and that the audio is crisp and clear (and easily understood) Please record your commentary in English Judging Criteria:  Creativity, complexity, and aesthetics of STAAD.Pro model  Innovation and level of structural optimization Project Tasks: Model a B+G+6 building (total of seven stories, plus basement) in STAAD.Pro, including a staircase, with an area per floor of 1,000 sq meters/11,000 sq feet 1) Access On-Demand training via STUDENTserver, and also via our video library: a QuickStart for Structural Engineers Using STAAD.Pro b Designing Concrete Buildings with STAAD.Pro c Designing Steel Buildings with STAAD.Pro d Academic Webinar - Introduction to Frame Structure with STAAD.Pro e Academic Webinar - Introduction to Truss Structures with STAAD.Pro www.bentley.com/academic Assign materials based upon your assumptions and location considerations (steel, concrete, or composite materials, as you deem most appropriate for building sites in your location) Loads can be assigned depending on the structure’s requirement, per the standards of your country Analyze the model for gravity and lateral loads Analyze your structure and check the stability of the model in the post processing mode a) Access On-Demand training via STUDENTserver, and also via our video library: i) Generating Seismic Loads in STAAD.Pro (includes how to generate seismic loads using both the Modal Response Spectrum procedure and the Seismic Response History procedure) ii) Academic Webinar - Introduction to Seismic Analysis Using STAAD.Pro iii) Academic Webinar - Introduction to Wind Load Analysis using STAAD.Pro, Part iv) Introduction to Wind Load Analysis using STAAD Pro, Part Adjust the design of your structure to meet your country’s design standards Generate Reports based upon your results: output file and BOM using Take Off option (from STAAD Pro) Generate a fully rendered 3D Model Create a high definition video, providing information about your team members and key details about your project (see details under Submission Requirements) www.bentley.com/academic 3) Innovation in Use Of Reality Modeling for Infrastructure (Advanced Category): Using ContextCapture, MicroStation CONNECT Edition and Bentley LumenRT Project Statement: You have a unique advantage, as a student Your point of view on infrastructure solutions has not been influenced by years of exposure to common practice Therefore, we ask that you apply your imagination to create an innovative application of ContextCapture technology, using the reality model that you create as part of your solution to a real-world infrastructure problem For the project to qualify for this competition, you must use ContextCapture as part of it—and clearly demonstrate that the output from ContextCapture adds value to your proposed solution After that, the only limitations are your imagination! First, identify and describe an infrastructure problem you see today, in detail (For example, bridge inspection is difficult and time-consuming, and there are many safety issues for workers involved in capturing necessary data, etc.) Develop a potential solution to this problem, using reality modeling as a key element of that solution (For example, could a drone be used to capture pictures of the bridge, which when transformed into a reality model would offer reliable information sufficient for inspection and maintenance solutions?) The problem you are attempting to solve should be something you www.bentley.com/academic believe can be done better, faster, or become more automated by using reality modeling You may even propose something that no one is doing today, but that you feel will have an impact on the way infrastructure is designed, built, or operated in the future Carefully think through the problem and proposed solution, and document all the issues you may encounter (legal, technical, etc.) Propose remedies to those issues as part of your solution, or discuss what may be possible or what must change in order to address those issues Try to think outside the box! If you have been working on a real-world infrastructure solution in your lab, or have access to the equipment to start demonstrating your proposed solution—both safely and legally (especially if you are using UAVs)—it may help enhance and distinguish your project Finally, create a to 10-minute video clip that clearly explains to viewers the problem you are attempting to solve through creative use of reality modeling, and how your solution will overcome difficulties and offer an improved option for future infrastructure projects Full details, requirements, and instructions are provided below Submission Requirements: Acceptance of a 2017 Participation Agreement and completion of Submission Information, including information about all team members ContextCapture model file (.3MX format) to 10 minute HD video of your team (Resolution: 1080p HD, 1920x1080), briefly introducing your team members (each person’s name, area of study, and what year in the program at your school) The majority of the video must provide a detailed explanation of the infrastructure problem you are addressing, show your solution and how it best solves that problem, and how ContextCapture contributes to your proposed solution Note: you may shoot the video on a smart phone; just be certain that you record in High Definition, in good lighting, and that the audio is crisp and clear (and easily understood) Please record your commentary in English Judging Criteria:  Pervasiveness and/or difficulty of the infrastructure problem solved by using reality modeling (is this a common problem in the industry? Or one that will increasingly challenge infrastructure practitioners in the future?)  Quality of your proposed solution (innovative, realistic, cost-efficient, etc.)  Methods used (models, reports, web or mobile applications, etc.) and demonstrated in your solution, as shown in the video about your project  Clarity and accuracy of ContextCapture model www.bentley.com/academic Project Tasks: Identify and carefully record the details of an infrastructure problem Develop a solution to that problem that leverages the reality model created using ContextCapture Using a smartphone or a DSLR camera, take a series of photographs of an appropriate example representing this problem, with minimum of 60% overlap between pictures Use of a GPSenabled camera is highly recommended; most smart phones have this feature built in For tutorials: a Refer to the ContextCapture Quick Guide b Access onDemand training via STUDENTserver: i ii iii a b QuickStart Using ContextCapture Reality Modeling - Integrating Acute 3D Models into your Workflow Academic Webinar -ContextCapture: Introduction to Reality Modeling Part Record the length of at least segments of the object Using ContextCapture software, create a 3D Model of your infrastructure example: Perform Aero-Triangulation Generate a fully rendered 3D Model in standard format of the software (.3MX) Use Acute3D Viewer software to view the ContextCapture model Use the Measure Distance/Area/Volume tools, within the viewer, to estimate lengths, areas or volumes of some features in your object of Interest Check if the three distances measured earlier, of the real object, are the same as those same distances in your 3D model If not, use corrective measures to recapture and/or regenerate the model so that the model lengths match the distances in reality Import the 3MX model into MicroStation CONNECT Edition, or use another solution(s) or your choice, to proceed with the rest of your vision for using the reality model to solve this infrastructure challenge Create a high definition video, providing information about your team members and key details about your project (see details under Submission Requirements) www.bentley.com/academic ... On-Demand training via STUDENTserver, and also via our video library: a QuickStart for Structural Engineers Using STAAD.Pro b Designing Concrete Buildings with STAAD.Pro c Designing Steel Buildings... accordance with your home country’s design code standards Analyze using suitable country codes, and check your results in the output file Make changes to your design, based upon analysis results,... ensure structural optimization of your design Full details, requirements, and instructions are provided below Submission Requirements: Acceptance of a 2017 Participation Agreement and completion