Geoscience Workbench
Financial planners may scheme on spreadsheets and mechanical engineers
may design on CAD systems, but geotechnical engineers work with
three-dimensional maps. Currently under development with Argonne Labs
and CONSOLV is a geoscience workbench that seamlessly integrates 3D
analysis with computer graphics visualization to produce a truely
interactive environment. Workbench combines CAD, GIS (geographic
information systems), engineering analysis, and rule-based reasoning in
a single environment using state-of-the-art workstations and computer
graphics hardware and software. At its completion Workbench will
consist of four principal components or modules:
- Exploration Update to evaluate effects of new data on
measurement estimates
- Statistical Interpolator to regularize parameter estimates and
calculate measurement uncertainties
- Performance Assessor to calculate means and variations of
performance parameters
- 3D Graphical User Interface to allow real-time interactive
operation
Related Publications by C.H. Dowding
A Method for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Site Characterization
Management (with J.D. Ditmars, G.B. Baecher, and D.E. Edgar) Argonne
National Laboratory Report, ANL/EES-TM-342, 1988.
Site Characterization and Exploration, C.H. Dowding, editor, ASCE
Special Technical Publication, 1978.
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For more information contact:
Dr.Charles H. Dowding
c-dowding@northwestern.edu