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A GIS/LIS Approach for Study on Suitability of Shallow Foundation at Southern Chennai, India

S. Rajesh
Lecturer
Department of Civil Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology
VIT- Deemed University, INDIA
hsrajesh79@yahoo.com

D.Sankaragururaman
Scientist - E
Division of Soil Mechanics
& Foundation Engineering
Anna University, INDIA

Ashutosh Das
Lecturer
School of Civil Engineering
SASTRA Deemed-University
Thanjavur, INDIA
dasa16108@yahoo.com



Abstract
The tedious bore-log studies or costly specific subsoil investigation techniques, demand the necessity of a GIS / LIS based database system. In the present paper a synoptic analysis of the safe bearing capacities of the soil in southern part of south Chennai of India and subsequent digitization at various depths ( using of ‘surfer’-based-kricking-interpolation technique of borehole data). Using Arcview/ArcInfo, the iso-standard penetration number (SPTN)-StrengthTest (representing bearing capacities of the soil) was integrated with the base map as well as the generated/interpolated thematic maps to obtain user-friendly Foundation-Suitability Maps, whose validity were verified in the site upto a high precision accuracy. The present research work is expected to play an important role for geotechnical feasibility study of any location in the site studied