Outstanding work on the Texas Children’s Hospital is recognized as the finest example of Tekla Structures
Winning the Work and Watching the Bottom Line
Winner of the Concrete projects category is Texas Children's Hospital modeled by Coreslab Structures (Texas). The cast-in-place structure of this quite exceptional building was laser scanned and imported to the 3D model, which was utilized in the construction phase. Collaborating parties included those doing architectural, MEP, and structural design as well as detailers.
Architectural precast cladding by extension macros
Texas Children’s Hospital was Coreslab’s first architectural precast cladding project in Tekla Structures. Surfacing was used to automatically create hatches in all drawings, from elevations to connection details to cast unit drawings. Reference models were used not only to coordinate with the architect and the contractor, but to automatically represent materials other than precast in the detail drawings. The cast-in-place structure was scanned with a laser then sent to Coreslab in a 3D CAD file. They used this as a reference model to spot errors before their panels were shipped. Although their panels were segmented around the curves, they used the Radial Grids macro to generate the curved gridlines in the model and drawings. The Tekla Erector was used to track the erection sequence. The connection details were generated using the Component Manager macro. This project was completed from start to finish using only Tekla Structures software and its extended applications.
Entire structure scanned with a laser and imported as a reference model
Coreslab used the architect’s Revit model on this job. Details were created without any line work to represent window mullions. They then exported the model to the contractor to clash check the kicker angles with the ductwork and MEP in NavisWorks. Before this project, they would have had to tell him to reference 2D drawings. Coreslab had the entire structure scanned with a laser, and the results were imported as a reference model. This allowed them to catch errors before the panels were erected and make repairs in the plant. To help coordinate all of this, they also utilized the RFI manager to coordinate all the documents and snapshots that are included with each RFI.
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(L to R): Ranie Blancaflor, Project Drafter; Monty Oehrlein, General Manager; Robert Ornelas, Project Drafter; Larry Foley III, Project Drafter; Richard Woodhall, Systems Administrator; Sue Duff, Project Drafter; Gordon Samuelson, Chief Engineer; Christian Erickson, Marketing Manager, Tekla
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