Arup Inspect: using data to manage assets effectively

ARUPINSPECT Usingdatatomanageassetseffectively Remoteinfrastructureinspections ARUPINSPECT Enhancingassetmanagementinthebuiltenvironment Inspectingorsurveyinginfrastructureisahistoricallyantiquatedprocessrequiringduplicationofdatafromhand-writtennotestoword-processedreports.Aconstraintwithtraditionalinspectionistheinabilitytoprovideclients,whomaynotbeonsite,thecontexttounderstandwhereinspectionfindingsarelocatedandhowtoplanaccordingly. Oftentheonlyoptionavailabletoprovideavisualrecordofaninspectionfindingisviaastandardcamera.Managinghundredsorthousandsofimagesisalabour-intensiveprocesstocapturewhat’sneeded. ArupInspectremovesthesebarriersbyprovidingclientswithahighresolution‘GoogleStreetView’likeenvironment,withhighlyresponsive3Dmodelsinaneasy-to-useapplication,taggedwithinspectionfindings. CREATINGANEWAPPROACHFORINSPECTIONS Ourstate-of-the-artapproachhasbeendevelopedin-housedigitalisinginspectedinfrastructureusingtechniquesincluding: ThecoreofourtechnologyisArupInspect3D,aninnovative3D-modelbasedtabletapplication.ArupInspect3Dhasbeendevelopedoveryearsbyspecialistin-housedesignersguidedbyourdecadesofexperienceinassetmanagement,integrityandinspection. We’vecombinedthesetechnologiesintooneserviceforclients,allowinginspectionstobecompletedmoreremotelyinanefficientwaythanatraditionalapproach.Inspectionreportscanautomaticallybecreatedallowingforbetterdecisionstobemadefromaccuratedata. Realitycapture Automation Artificial intelligence Gamingtechnology Thefutureofinspections Infrastructureintegrityisessentialtoeverydaylifetokeepcitiesrunning.Ensuringourassetsacrossthe energy,water,railandhighwaysindustriesarerunningeffectivelyandsafelyiscritical.Undertakingassetinspectionscanbeatime-consumingprocesswhichproducesmultiplesetsofdisparatedatamakingstrategicdecisionmakingdifficult. ArupInspecthasbeendevelopedtooverhaulthewaywelookatmanagingassetinspections.Ourapproachtakesinspectionsfromadatedprocesstoafullydigitisedworkflow,allowingfortheinspectionstobecompletedmostlyremotely.Ourapproachaidsreductioninrisk,timeandcostsandisasignificantsteptowardsdevelopingadigitaltwinapproachforassetsacrossvariousindustries. 2 USINGDATATOMANAGEASSETSEFFECTIVELY ARUPINSPECT3 ARUPINSPECT Asimpleapproachtoeffectiveinspections BETTERDATA,BETTERDECISIONS Withtraditionalinspections,evaluationisbroadlycompletedatthetimeofdatacapture –thatcouldbeduringanoffshorewinddevelopmentinspection,oravisittoapumpedhydrofacility.Ourapproachsignificantlyreducestheoveralltimeatsite,whichisparticularlyrelevantinthisnewnormalwheresocialdistancingandreducingsiteheadcountisneeded. Toallowforthemosteffectiveoutcome,weworkwithclientstocreate3DmodelsofassetsthatareincorporatedintoourArupInspect3Dapplication.Thenewlycreatedvisualisationsallowforabetterinspection evaluationbyourexperiencedengineersandconsultantsremotely,intheofficeratherthanatsite.Thisapproachallowsustodeliver therecommendationsandreportsinavarietyofways–fromdeliveringthevisualisationswithtaggedinspectioninformation,tomoretraditionalreports,whichareautomaticallygenerated. ASSETSTHATCANBENEFITFROMARUPINSPECT Overthepastfiveyearswehavebuiltupaproventrackrecordofsuccessfullydeliveringprojectsforawidespectrumofclientsacrossavarietyofindustries.ArupInspectisabeneficialserviceforassetssuchas: •Nuclearfacilities •Tunnels •Onshoreandoffshorewinddevelopments •OffshoreenergyinfrastructureincludingplatformsandLNGfacilities •Telecommunicationsmastsandtowers •SolarPVfacilities •Onshoreenergyinfrastructureincludingpipelinesandtransmissionlines •Railwayinfrastructure •Bridgesandhighways. Ourinnovativeapproachisversatile andflexiblemakingitapplicabletosmallandlarge-scaleassets,asingleassetoranentireportfolioofaclientsassets.Itcanalsobeusedforfixedassets,suchas commercialbuildingsandhospitals. MInteginspectorusingArupInspect3Dforoilandgasinspections(seelatercasestudyformoredetails) 4USINGDATATOMANAGEASSETSEFFECTIVELYARUPINSPECT5 ARUPINSPECT IntegratingArupInspect ARUPINSPECT Innovationtodeliverlongtermbenefits BEYONDINSPECTION ArupInspecthasavarietyofusesbeyondinspection.Eachprojectandprogrammevarieswithscale,clientobjectivesandscope complexity-we’vedesignedArupInspectsoitcanbeusedonaone-offbasisoraspartofanannualorprogrammedapproach. Wehavesuccessfullydeliveredtheservicetoprovideclientstheabilitytocomplete safetyinductionsvirtually,forsiteshutdowns,turnarounds,andoverhaulmaintenanceplanning,aswellastoprovideaninteractive3Drecordforcomplexconstructionprojectclose-out. USINGDATAFORBETTEROUTCOMES Inevitably,inspectionsgeneratefindings.Aruphasover70yearsofexperiencedesigningandmaintainingsomeoftheworld’slargestandmostcomplexassetsacrossthebuiltenvironment.Wehavetheexpertisetopragmaticallyprioritisefindingsandrecommendhowtoapplyresourcesattherighttimetomanagedegradationandmitigatetheassociatedrisks. It’scriticaltounderstandthedataandhowtoactuponthefindings.Ourexperienceacross infrastructureallowsustointerpretthedataandprovidesupportinplanningforeffectivechange,whilstefficientlyexecutingthedesignandmanage