03.07.2025

USUST’s innovative technologies to assist in the construction of critical infrastructure facilities

In June 2025, 3D scanning of experimental construction sites for a new water pipeline to the city of Mykolaiv was carried out in the Mykolaiv region due to the need to eliminate the negative consequences associated with the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant.

As part of a large-scale project to construct a water intake from the Southern Bug River and a main water pipeline to supply water to the city of Mykolaiv, technical supervision was carried out using advanced 3D scanning technologies for individual experimental construction sites.

A team of engineers from the private design company TRADING ASSOCIATION AIMJI LLC led by expert Oleksandr NESTERCHUK, with the involvement of a group of leading specialists from the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology headed by Associate Professor Artem SOPILNYAK of the ESI PSACEA, successfully completed a set of 3D scanning works with subsequent information modeling of water pipeline objects at the current stage of construction.

The work was carried out using modern Leica laser equipment with high-precision digital recording methods, which made it possible to quickly obtain a detailed spatial BIM model of all structural elements of the construction site.

Digital modeling has become an important step for further analytics, technical auditing, and planning of the next stages of construction. 3D scanning allows for the detection of deviations at an early stage and increases the efficiency of monitoring the execution of works in accordance with the project documentation.

The innovative approach to technical control of the implementation of the new water pipeline project in Mykolaiv is an example of the introduction of modern digital technologies for the development of engineering infrastructure.

The work was carried out as part of the international project The BRIDGE of the Erasmus+ program “Bridging the gap between university and industry…”