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6/3/24, 3:55 PM The big value of infrastructure digital twins is finally here - Construction Week Online
The Yuba Water Agency uses a digital twin to actively monitor the New Bullards Bar
Dam, the second-tallest dam in California and the fifth-tallest dam in the United States.
Given the height of the dam, the remote location, and the rough terrain surrounding
the dam, physical inspections were dangerous and difficult. A digital twin integrated
with numerous IoT sensors, however, allows the Yuba Water Agency to implement
remote monitoring and inspection, saving time and money and reducing risk to
personnel. In addition, the digital twin proved invaluable in ensuring the dam’s
structural safety following a recent earthquake.

Similarly, the Australian Rail Track Corporation is implementing a digital twin across
its entire network of 9,000 kilometers of track. Using the digital twin to facilitate
predictive maintenance and proactively identify potential failures will help the
company avert delays, avoid downtime, and minimize risk.

Conclusion

Regardless of infrastructure type, over time the digital twin of a project or an asset will
become both its lifeblood and its central nervous system. Whether you use it during
planning, design, construction, or for continuing operations and maintenance, an
infrastructure digital twin can save time, money, and rework; reduce delays, waste, and
risk; and increase safety. For infrastructure digital twin, the results are better project
delivery and asset performance.

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