Post on 29-Sep-2020
Jerry Weisenfluh Kentucky Geological Survey
Geohazards in Transportation, 2014 Lexington, KY
Wednesday August 6, 2014
KYTC conducts hundreds of geotechnical projects per year
Results in thousands of borings including: Soundings Rock cores Soil samples 8,760 reports since 1956
KGS/Geotech Branch Collaboration
• 2006-2009 project
• 3 phases
• Geotech reports
• gINT database
• Web distribution
• Federal SPR program support
Project Goals
• Reduce effort and costs for public requests
• Preserve historical data
• Facilitate data analysis
• Increase efficiency in project management
• Save future drilling costs by reusing data
• Depth to bedrock
• Soil composition and physical properties
• Rock composition and physical properties
• Water level readings
• Fracture measurements
• Geologic context
Data of Interest to Geologists
Phase I Geotechnical Report Data Input
Phase I Project Management Additions
SOIL
Sieve Analysis Moisture
Atterberg CBR
Strength Consolidation
ROCK
Durability Strength
Bearing Capacity Fractures
Phase II: gINT project database
gINT Customized Data Entry
Phase III – Web Distribution
gINT Project
Enterprise Database
Plog Software
gINT Project
Website
Reports
Database Contents
2006 to 2011 Projects
414 Projects Converted
7,000 Holes
5,500 Soil Classifications
443 Pending Projects
Phase III Data Distribution on the Web
Searching for Drillhole Data
Search Results – Project List
Hole Geology Report
Rock and Soil Sample Report
Benefits and Applications
www.uky.edu/KGS