How Smart is your Data?

Number globeThe Auburn Stabling project involves the construction of a new train stabling facility in Sydney’s north-west, with the aim of catering for the expected increase in train services in Sydney’s inner-west and south-west. Discover how a smarter use of data would prove critical to the project’s success.

Arup were engaged to deliver an Asset Management model for use during maintenance and improvement works. Through the use of leading software integration solution FME, Arup’s team provided a solution which allowed for seamless transferring of features between disciplines regardless of the native format of the design software being used.

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Determination of the Risk Profile of a Hydrogen Consuming Facility Using Published Failure Rate Data

This paper assesses the potential consequences and associated risk levels for a major explosion following catastrophic failure of an hypothetical hydrogen-containing plant operating at elevated temperature and pressure. The plant is mooted as being located in an industrial area but with residential areas nearby. It considers the importance of fully open-air construction of such plants, of sufficient separation from surrounding communities and of free vertical discharge from pressure relief  evices.

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Big Data Case Study – Big Data Analytics Deliver Effective Asset Management Solutions

Anil Jaiswal, Strategy Manager, Servicing & Asset Strategy, Sydney Water (NSW)

Since 2009, Sydney Water has progressively invested in a state-of-the-art enterprise data warehousing (EDW) and business intelligence (BI) technology. EDW gathers data from various disparate operational data sources such as maintenance management system, control and monitoring system (SCADA), finance, HR etc. BI provides advanced data mining and analytics capability.

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