Trimble Advanced Route Optimization Technology - QUANTM

1. Trimble Advanced Route Optimization
Technology - QUANTM

2. Content
 Background
 Advanced route planning tool: Quantm
 Conventional planning vs Quantm
 Case studies
 Conclusions
Between vision and viability there are important decisions to make

3.  Around 80% of civil infrastructure projects are delivered over
budget, over time…
 The greatest opportunities to contain overall costs and minimise
environmental and social impact are at the planning stage
 Conventional planning methods heavily rely on professional
experience and judgment using manual methods
 An intelligent route planning tool has been specifically developed
to address the complex planning process
Background
Planning
Feasibility
Design
Engineering
Estimating
Bidding
Construction
Operation
Maintenance
Planning
Feasibility
Design
Engineering
Trimble Quantm Technology

4.  Quantm is a revolutionary planning tool for road/rail alignment
selection with combined international expertise
– Scoping study
– Feasibility study
– Value engineering
 It automatically generates multiple cost effective and viable
alignments that meet the defined constraints
• Consider all feasible alternatives to help make the best
decisions
• Dramatically reduce planning time and project costs
 Quantm technology has been used globally for planning over
40,000km of road and railway projects
• Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, Russia, Middle East,
Africa, South East Asia, China
Trimble Quantm Technology

5. …new technologies are transforming the way the world works
Trimble Quantm Technology
 Digital Terrain Model (DTM) based optimisation engine
 Input data: End points, design parameters, cost data, constraints
 Comprehensive corridor/alignment search within the study area
 Simultaneous 3D optimization with multiple alternatives

6. Trimble Quantm Technology
Cross sections
Profile view
Alignment
comparison
Alignment
summary
Plan view

7. Conventional Planning vs Quantm
7
Items Conventional Quantm
Project data
Topographical maps, or
DTM limited in size
Digital Terrain Model
200+ millions points
Planning method
Planning time
Manual, 2D
Months, years
Intelligent, 3D interactive
Weeks, productivity up 50%
Construction cost Often over budget
Cost control
saving 5~30%
Alignment quality
Heavily rely on
experienced engineers
Better fit into terrain
Balanced earthworks
Major structures/
Control points
Potential misjudgment,
missing viable corridors
Never miss viable
corridors/alignments
3D Visualization
Limited in length or rely
on third party software
Real time rendering
Sensitivity analyses
‘What if’ scenarios
Time consuming
Slow, labor intensive
Fast
quick response

8. Case Studies: Beijing to Shenyang HSR
 660km, 350km/h
 3 Corridors, 10 local options
 Comprehensive analysis
 3 weeks

9. Example of a large mining rail project – 500km

10. Corridor Analysis
Comparison of 50 Alternatives – alignments blocked by cost
Increasing costs
In this example it allows
the operator to review 50
Alignments x 500km a
total of 25,000km with
earthwork volumes
calculated @ 100m
intervals

11. TGV High Speed Rail with RAVE:
 Lisbon – Madrid 200km, 2005-2007
 Lisbon – Porto 300km, 2010
 Aveiro – Salamanca 220km, 2009
 Porto – Braga 45km, 2008-2010
 Braga – Vigo 45km, 2008-2010
Quantm Benefits:
 Planning time reduction
 Cost reduction by 10%, or over €300millions
 Better decision-making by integrating
environmental, community, cultural and
engineering into a single analysis
Case Studies: Portugal TGV Projects

12. Case Studies: Kyrgyzstan 250km Rail
12
 Connect Uzbekistan - Kyrgyzstan to
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
 1:50K ASTER GDEM
 4 corridors/alignments, 2 weeks
 Real time earthwork and cost
estimation, significant cost reduction
Traditional Method
 Topographic maps
 Manual estimates on volumes
and costs
 6 months study

13.  AECOM, 1748km
 Phase I: 16 corridors
 Phase II: 7 sections
 Explore ‘what if’
scenarios
 A$114B (US$91B)
 Phase II in 3 months!
 8% tunnels -- 29% cost
Case Studies: Australia HSR Project
13Source: AECOM (2013): High Speed Rail Study Phase 2: Key Findings and Executive Summary

14. Quantm Summary - Iterative
User
Interface
Data
Optimisation
DTM
Engine
Scoping Feasibility Design1:50000 1:10000 1:2000
DTM
Geometrics
Constraints
Cost
Fast /Efficient
Quick Response
Solve Problems
Control Risk
Environmental
Reduce Cost
3D Visualisation

15. Conclusions
Trimble Quantm assists planners to plan a new
road/rail project more rapidly with lower
construction costs. Quantm makes it easier to:
 Consider all feasible alternatives to
help make the best decisions
 Plan for sustainability with better
environmental and public outcomes
 Invest in a better future by reducing
capital and operating costs

17. Quantm Video Summary

18. Trimble Alignment Planning System
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