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SITE INVESTIGATIONS:TESTING 199A

944215 Quelques exploitations statistiques d ' u n A new method of recording and presenting key geotcchni-
tickler informatique de mouvements de terrain (Statisti- cal parameters, including the data requited for rock mass
cal approach of a computer data base on soil and rock classification purposes, is highlighted through geotechnical
failures) logging work performed during the benching operations in
E. Gervreau & J.-L. Durville, Bulletin - International the underground powerhouse at Sardar Sarovar (S-S) pro-
Association of Engineering Geology, 48, 1993, pp 33-42. ject in Gujarat, India, and at the site of Norway's under-
A French computer data base on soil and rock failures has ground olympic stadium. The geotechnical data at the two
been recently developed and some results obtained from project sites has been recorded and systematized on log-
the data are presented: frequency of different types, spatial ging charts displaying histograms. The logged geotecimi-
and temporal distribution, statistical data about victims, cal data is subsequently punched into a PC-based
various causes of occurrence, types of technical solutions spreadsheet (Lotus) thus allowing the data to be combined
used, etc. The influence of the present samplln~g bias is dis- or manipulated according to the user's wishes. These
cussed. -Enghsh summary parameters are a key to the process of rock mass behaviour
prediction. -from Author
944216 The collection and analysis of discontinuity 944221 Field application of a method for interpreta-
orientation data for engineering design, with examples
S . D . Priest, in: Comprehensive rock engineering. Vol. 3, tion of horizontal-well transient tests
ed I.A. Hudson, (Pergamon), 1993, pp 167-192. P.C. Shah, D.K. Gupta, L. Singh & B. G. Demyck, SPE
Formation Evaluation, 9(1), 1994, pp 23-31.
The first part of the chapter deals with discontinuity sam-
piing methods, and the graphical and vectorial representa- In a multitransient test in the Bombay High field offshore
tion of orientation data. A new Turbo Pascal computer pro- India, simultaneous measurement of downhole pressure
gram CANDO, based on the methods explained for rapid and flow rate enables identification of early- and l-ate-time
analysis of large volumes of discontinuity orientation data pseudoradial-flow regimes and intermediate linear flow.
is presented. One of the main features of this chapter is the Analysis of these successive flow regimes yields estimates
use of examples to illustrate the data processing methods. of the anisotropic formation permeahilities and the
The aim of these examples is to illustrate princ.iples rather mechanical skin factor. An algorithm is presented to com-
than to simulate an actual data processing exercxse. pute the well rate from transient pressure, given the charac-
-from Author teristic response model of the single-wen system.
-Authors
944217 Use of neural networks in the analysis and
interpretation of site investigation data
Yingxin Zhou & Xiping Wu, Computers & Geotechnics, Suggested testing methods and
16(2), 1994, pp 105-122. standards
Results f ~ m the neural network model compare very well
with similar contour maps generated using kxiging tech- 944222 Stress-cracking resistance of high.density
niques. The main advantage of this neural network based polyethylene geomembranes
approach is its ability in establishing patterns or relation- Y . G . Hsuan,R. M. Koemer & A. E. Lord Jr, Journal of
ships through training directly on the data without building Geotechnical Engineering - ASCE, 119(11), 1993, pp
any complicated mathematical models and making 1840-1855.
assumptions on spatial variations. -Authors A new index test method, the notched constant tensile load
(NCTL) test, for evaluating high-density polyethylene
944218 Ambiguity analysis of well-log data (HDPE) geomembranes regarding stress-cracking resis-
A. Bueno Buoro & J. B. C. Silva, Geophysics, 59(3), tance is presented in this paper. A comparison between the
1994, pp 336-344. results of the NCTL test and the currently used ASTM D
The ambiguity in the inversion of well-logging data was 1693 bent-strip test was conducted. It indicates that the
studied using a method based on the analysis of a finite bent-strip test cannot adequately evaluate stress cracking
number of acceptable solutions, which are ordered, in the resistance, and that the NCTL test is a more critical test in
solution space, according to their contributions to the the assessment of such behavior. -from Authors
overall amoiguity. The analysis of the parameter variations
along these ordered solutions provides an objective way to 944223 Analisis critico de modelos de prediccion de la
characterize the most ambiguous parameters. The analysis erosion hidrica en mineria y obra civil (Critical analysis
was performed with recorded data, and compared with the of erosion prediction models in mining and civil work)
analysis using singular value decomposition, leading to J. C. Arranz Gonzalez, J. Almorox Alonso & R.
comparable results. Following the determination of the Antonio Garcia, Boletin Geologico y Minero, 104(4),
most ambiguous parameters, a reparameterization is possi- 1993, pp 422-430.
ble by grouping these parameters into a single parameter This paper analyzes the erosion models that can be applied
leading to a simpler interpretation model and, therefore, to in mining, and civil engineeringprojects. It emphasizes the
a drastic reduction in the ambiguity. -from Authors applicability and limitations o f USLE (Universal Soil Loss
944219 The potential use of geotechnical information Equation) model, discussing each parameter. As a conclu-
systems in the planning of tunnels for Amsterdam sion, it underlines the need for further investigation to
P. M. Maurenbrecher & J. Herbschleb, Tunnelling & adjust the USLE factors to the local conditions and m the
Underground Space Technology, 9(2), 1994, pp 189-199. materials normally exposed in these kinds of works.
-English summary
A pilot study was initiated in 1986 to produce an engineer-
ing geological information system for a 4-kin 2 area of the 944224 Improvement of methods of evaluating the
west-central district of Amsterdam. The information sys- deformation properties of soft soils in the base of struc-
tem contained cone penetration profile data, as well as tures and in embankments
information on boreho-les and groundwater levels. The sys- E. K. Kuzakhmetova, Soil Mechanics & Founda~on
tem has been shown to work using standard database and Engineering, 30(5), 1994, ~pp. 189-192; translated from:
mapping programmes to produce thematic maps which can Osnovaniya, Fundamenty z Mekhanika Gruntov, 30(5),
be used in tunnel plann~g and design. Reference is made 1993, pp 5-7.
the proposed north-south underground light-railway line The need to reconsider existing procedures for tests of soft
zor Amsterdam to provide planning examples for which peat and clay soils used in bases and in structures them-
such an information system would be of relevance. selves to evaluate their deformation properties stems from
-from Authors me ract that these procedures' theoreucal p.rinciples are
944220 Rock mass characterization for large caverns mainly based on the mechanics of stable soils and do not
take into account the specific behavior of soft soils. This
in India and Norway using a new method o f recording leads to design errors. Refined testing procedures should
a n d p r e s e n t i n g engineering geological data
R. Bhasin, International Journal of Rock Mechanics & be based on modem theoretical developments that take
Mining Sciences, 31(1), 1994, pp 87-91. into account peculiarities of the static compaction of soft
soils with undisturbed or disturbed structure, resulting

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