One of the pioneer construction companies in the oil and gas sector of Nigeria approached Hitech, seeking steel detailing expertise for erecting a support structures at a refinery.
What Hitech received as an input from client?
Architectural & Structure Drawings
What output was delivered by Hitech to the client?
GA drawings, part and assembly drawings, detailing reports
Which Technology/Software was used in entire project?
Tekla Structures
What were the problems and challenges Tekla team faced?
Structural drawings received from the client with numerous missing connection details.
Lengthy client approval process delayed the downstream process.
What were the solutions given by the steel detailing team?
On receiving RFI details, steel detailer imported the drawings in Tekla Structures & prepared 3D models.
Crucial changes in levels and details of the structural joints were examined and incorporated in Tekla models.
Final fabrication shop drawings, GA drawings, part and assembly drawings were prepared for the client.
What was the business benefits client received?
The structural reports, and timely RFIs raised by the project team enabled the client to modify their designs to strengthen the structure against potential hazards, well in time.
The client could capitalize on the time saved, which is often the fundamental problem with following traditional construction methods, in turn, causing a substantial loss in revenues.
For more information visit: Tekla Steel Detailing of Oil & Gas Structures, Nigeria