Smart Office: A Data-Driven Management Tool for Mechanized Tunneling Construction

摘要

Mechanized tunneling construction with TBM is among the most innovative areas in the construction industry, however, tunnel construction process remains severely under-digitized. While vast data is recorded by construction equipment (e.g., TBM, conveyor system) and human interaction (e.g., site engineers, operators), leveraging the power of data to increase productivity and improve the construction process is overlooked. In this paper, the concept of a unified analytics center to gather, integrate, and analyze data from disparate databases on a construction site and then contex-tualize this information into a visual, meaningful representation provides a robust tool to enhance instant, and far-off decision-making for all levels of site and office personnel is presented. Dugway Storage Tunnel project is considered as a case study. Throughout the construction period of the tunnel, vast quantities of data from TBM sensors is streamed directly from TBM's PLC. Data is then pushed into Power Bl, which is an analytics service provided by Microsoft. This system connects the project personnel (e.g., Project manager, Construction manager, Project engineer, and site Engineers) to a broad range of data via easy-to-use dashboards, interactive reports, and meaningful interactive visualizations that bring data to life.