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company guide public transport in Baghdad, identifying data gaps and tech- switches in Adif‘s railway network to determine their cur-

rent condition and potential deterioration. The objective is
nical requirements, and gathering user information through
to improve the maintenance of these switches and crossings
surveys and focus groups, with a particular emphasis on vul-
during their operating life.
nerable populations. The project will culminate in the deve-
During the research, models will be created that take into
lopment of a conceptual design and a preliminary economic
account the vehicle-rail interaction, which will make it
assessment demonstrating the feasibility and benefits of the
proposed system.
possible to identify the stresses generated during train pas-
sage and the fatigue to which the different elements that
The main outcomes expected from this initiative include a
solid conceptual design for a public transport corridor, an
economic assessment to support its implementation, and prac-
outs, stock rails, check rails, actuators, switch checkers,
tical recommendations for establishing a viable public trans-
bolts, among others).
The results obtained from the models will be used to identify
port system. These results will lay the foundation for future make up the turnouts and crossings are subjected (turn-
investments and guide the transformation of Baghdad‘s public the possible failure modes, taking into account the stresses ob-
transport infrastructure. served and the corresponding material fatigue.
The parameterization of these results will allow their imple-
BIM Methodology mentation in the Adif Asset Management Platform, which
Consultrans is currently using BIM methodology in the design will make it possible to predict the evolution of the future
of railway infrastructure projects, both nationally and inter- states of the track elements and to determine homogeneous
nationally. maintenance criteria together with renewal plans that will
It has extensive experience in developing railway projects for make it possible to optimize the life cycle of the turnouts in
ADIF and other administrations using BIM methodology and an economic way (Life Cycle Cost, LCC).
CDE Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), which is currently
used by ADIF. Geographical areas where it markets products and services:
In addition to the preparation of the BIM Execution Plan Europe, Latam, Middle East and Africa.
(BEP), a test model is prepared to demonstrate the pro-
posed criteria and workflows, the General Information Certificates:
Development Plan (MIDP), the document of working rules Quality, Environment and Health and Safety:
with the model, all templates for quality control, a templa- UNE-EN ISO 9001:2015, UNE-EN ISO 14001:2015 & ISO
te for minutes in digital meetings, a template for interfe- 45001:2018.
rence detection, a common coordinate model, a common
parameter file, 2D/3D quality control report, final deli- Process management for software development:
verables report, etc. ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE).
It also has BIM resources with the appropriate qualifica-
tions at the organizational level to perform the BIM roles Annual Turnover: 15 milions €
required by the contract specifications: BIM managers, Employees: 150
BIM coordinators, information management officers, mo-
delers, etc.

Innovation
Consultrans is aware of the challenge of digital transformation
and knows that innovation is the key to designing persona-
lized solutions adapted to the needs of each project. That is
why we are committed to the use of BIM methodology, which
allows us to achieve optimal data management throughout the
life cycle of an infrastructure.
Innovation is one of the pillars of our business. We are cur-
rently carrying out R&D&I projects, such as the one we are
developing for Adif in collaboration with the Antonio de
Nebrija University, CSIC and the Institute of Applied Elec-
tromagnetism, a research project that began in 2021 and
will end in 2026, with the aim of analyzing the existing

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