Use of computers in the engineering geology of the urban renewal of London's docklands

Howland, A. F.

doi:10.1144/gsl.qjeg.1992.025.04.01

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“…Elsewhere, geotechnical databases are occasionally described in the literature. Lundin et al (1973) discussed the setting up of a Swedish geotechnical database, Wood et al (1982) and Day et al (1983) described a pilot databasing study based on records from the Thames Estuary, England, and Lovell and Lo (1983), López Palancar and Garcia Yagüe (1986), Hartevelt (1987), Ishii et al (1992) and Howland (1992) described databases for Indiana State, USA, Madrid, Spain, the Netherlands, Tokyo, Japan and London's docklands respectively.…”

Section: Survey Of England and Wales Was Incorporated Into The Then Nmentioning

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From concept towards reality: developing the attributed 3D geological model of the shallow subsurface

Culshaw

2005

QJEGH

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In recent years, engineering geology has been trying to redefine itself in terms of a set of 'core values' or 'special scientific principles. ' John Knill (2003) illustrated the essence of engineering geology in the engineering geological triangle. One way of trying to understand the relationships between some of the 'core values' is through the engineering geological ground model, which seeks to combine understanding of the spatial distribution of engineering boundaries with knowledge of rock and soil material, and mass, properties and the geological processes that alter these through time. The rapid development in information technology over the last twenty years and the digitisation of increasing amounts of geological data has brought engineering geology to a situation in which the production of meaningful 3D spatial models of the shallow subsurface is feasible. The paper describes how this can be done and points the way to the next stage that involves the attribution of these spatial models with physical, mechanical and chemical property data. Some new developments in the provision of geohazard susceptibility information at the national scale are also discussed. A future is proposed in which site investigation sets out to test a preexisting spatial model based on real data, rather than trying to create such a model based on concepts alone.

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Section: Survey Of England and Wales Was Incorporated Into The Then Nmentioning

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From concept towards reality: developing the attributed 3D geological model of the shallow subsurface

Culshaw

2005

QJEGH

116

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The history of the development of procedures for the rapid assessment of environmental conditions to aid the urban regeneration process at London Docklands

Howland¹

2001

Engineering Geology

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Database design and data management on the Swansea-Llanelli Earth Science Mapping Project

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Robinson³

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Earth science, environmental and planning information was collected for a 200 km 2 area centred around Swansea and Llanelli, South Wales. The aim was to use this data to produce development advice maps for use in the planning process. To ensure efficiency of data storage and retrieval, a relational database was used, combined with a geographic information system (GIS), the GIS helping with data collection and data entry. This required the design of a logical model for data storage and manipulation, together with customized database forms for input and reporting. Information was captured in a variety of forms, ranging from reports and maps to text and existing databases, and often required different input techniques. The resulting comprehensive database was therefore stored in a structured way which has enabled effective interrogation and querying of the data to produce the information around which the final maps can be drawn. These, and the data, have already proved to be of importance and interest within the study area.

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Use of computers in the engineering geology of the urban renewal of London's docklands

Cited by 5 publications

References 3 publications

From concept towards reality: developing the attributed 3D geological model of the shallow subsurface

From concept towards reality: developing the attributed 3D geological model of the shallow subsurface

The history of the development of procedures for the rapid assessment of environmental conditions to aid the urban regeneration process at London Docklands

Database design and data management on the Swansea-Llanelli Earth Science Mapping Project

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