Building a Better Dam with BIM

This case study for Autodesk explores how Civil 3D and Revit made dam reconstruction feasible on a limitied civic budget. I worked with transcripts and handouts from a class on this topic to craft the below story.

Autodesk software helping visualise dam scenarios

When the Diego Cuê Dam ruptured in the town of Caarapó deep in the southern tip of Brazil, it wasn’t only flooding that the authorities had to manage.

The dammed lake, located in the Ayrton Senna Park, is an important recreation space for residents and is perhaps Caarapó’s only tourist attraction. The flooding of the lake therefore had major financial, social, and environmental consequences. 

The town sought a comprehensive overhaul of the dam to restore the lakeside, but it needed confidence in the accuracy of the new design to avoid costly construction rework. 

Read the full story here.