KuzSTU students joined the Project Engineering field for the first time

For the first time in the framework of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", KuzSTU students solved a case in the field of "Project Engineering".

Four teams worked on the task. They were asked to improve the work of the enterprise for the production of methane-hydrogen mixtures from natural and associated gas and the subsequent separation of pure hydrogen from them. The students needed to develop a set of measures to improve the efficiency of the design and operation of the company's construction facilities.

In their decisions, the participants took into account Industry 4.0 technologies and ESG principles. So, in the first case, it was necessary to introduce modern technologies, artificial intelligence, robotics and digitalization of all processes, augmented and virtual reality. And in the case of ESG principles, students also took into account the environmental friendliness of their decisions, social and managerial aspects: the company's concern for the environment, attitude towards staff, customers and partners, as well as transparency of work.

Thus, the students had to conduct a comparative analysis of Industry 4.0 technologies and digital models used in design construction activities, propose a set of measures to modernize the enterprise, assess risks and prospects. While developing advanced solutions, the teams relied on BIM modeling technologies, which is the process that results in the formation of a building information model.

"With the help of BIM modeling, it is possible to create a 3D model of a structure, and at the design stage, such a model allows you to control the costs of developers and promptly make changes to the project before work begins. In solving the case, we provided that thanks to BIM technologies, it is possible to systematically adjust all parts of the project and estimates. In addition, it is possible to calculate the risks of all operations, monitor the condition of construction equipment and anticipate breakdowns.", - the members of the Bravery and stupidity team told us.

It should be recalled that KuzSTU has already hosted the qualifying stages of the "CASE-IN" in the areas of "Electric Power Industry", "Petrochemistry" and "Mining".

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