C+S October 2020 Vol. 6 Issue 10 (web)

C+S October 2020 Vol. 6 Issue 10 (web)

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CONTENTS

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THE COVER New Era of BIM Lifecycle Implementation - Part 3 – story on page 10 CHANNELS ENVIRONMENTAL + SUSTAINABILITY 15 Innovative Design of Sludge Drying Beds Using 3D Cellular Confinement STRUCTURES + BUILDINGS 16 Avoiding Costly, and Potentially Deadly, Shortcuts in Netting System Selection 18 The Benefits of Prefabrication in a COVID-19 World 20 Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project 24 Monumental Technology 25 Grand Avenue Bridge in Des Moines TRANSPORTATION + INFRASTRUCTURE 27 Revitalizing a Century-Old Gateway to the Midwest 29 Unseen Asset 31 Chengdu Leverages Digital Twins on Complex CNY 1.38 Billion Infrastructure Project 33 Hot Weather Concreting 34 Diverging Diamond Interchanges WATER + STORMWATER 36 “Water is the New Fire” BUSINESS NEWS 37 We Need to Talk About Systemic Racism in Infrastructure 39 Looking Toward the Horizon SOFTWARE + TECH 40 Maine DOT Uses New GPR Technology to Improve Road Pavement Quality and Service Life 43 JPW Leverages Computational Design to Deliver Australia’s Largest Sustainable Commercial Tower 45 What’s A Digital Collaboration Network? 46 Top Benefits of Using LiDAR for Construction Projects 48 Talking Indoor Air Quality with Green Badger CEO Tommy Linstroth SURVEYING 49 Absolute Accuracy in the Alpine

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departments 8 Events

52 Benchmarks 53 Reader Index Columns 5 Quantum Revolution: Adopting Software and Technology and Planning for Future Phil Keil

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