Challenging the status quo – innovative digital design delivery for the Ordsall Chord

Duguid, Brian; Hyde, Jason

doi:10.2749/222137817821232397

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Design, procurement and coordination of the Ordsall Chord rail project, Manchester, UK

RusevRusi

ProcterEdward

Duguid

2020

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engin

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The Ordsall Chord in Manchester, UK is a new railway viaduct and associated track alteration, renewal and re-signalling scheme to provide a direct connection between the city’s Piccadilly and Victoria stations. Completed and opened to traffic in December 2017, it was designed and delivered to achieve the aspirations for a landmark structure within a constrained and complex setting. This paper highlights the benefits of the alliance procurement arrangement, which enabled genuine collaboration between the parties and early engagement of specialist sub-contractors. The benefits of installing adequate monitoring instrumentation are also discussed.

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Design, procurement and coordination of the Ordsall Chord rail project, Manchester, UK

RusevRusi

ProcterEdward

Duguid

2020

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engin

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The Ordsall Chord, Manchester, UK – an overview

Duguid

Whiteaker

2017

IABSE Reports

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The Ordsall Chord is a new railway link which for the first time connects Manchester Piccadilly and Victorian stations, cutting rail service congestion, and allowing new rail services to be introduced. The project has been undertaken in a heavily developed city centre environment, interfacing with several important heritage assets including the Liverpool to Manchester railway, the world’s first inter-city passenger railway, dating from 1830.The scheme comprises over 30 new and widened spans in a variety of structural forms, supporting nearly 700 m of track, including major structures spanning the River Irwell and the Trinity Way dual carriageway highway. The structures are united visually by an architectural “ribbon” concept which has significantly affected the nature and complexity of the structural designs.Significant features of the works include the UK’s first network arch bridge; innovative structural monitoring; geometrically complex concrete arch structures; partial reconstruction of a critical heritage asset; and state-of-the-art BIM processes, including the UK’s first bridge to be built from the 3d design model without the use of conventional 2d design drawings.

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Challenging the status quo – innovative digital design delivery for the Ordsall Chord

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Design, procurement and coordination of the Ordsall Chord rail project, Manchester, UK

Design, procurement and coordination of the Ordsall Chord rail project, Manchester, UK

The Ordsall Chord, Manchester, UK – an overview

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