Paper Info
Title
Tunneling Analyst: A 3D GIS extension for rock mass classification and fault zone analysis in tunneling
Abstract
In this study, an extension called Tunneling Analyst (TA) has been developed in ArcScene 3D GIS software, part of the ArcGIS software package. It dramatically extends the functionalities of ArcScene because it allows: (1) estimation of the 3D distribution of rock mass rating (RMR) values using borehole and geophysical exploration data, (2) the modeling of 3D discontinuity planes such as faults from field-based structural measurements, and (3) analysis of 3D intersections and 3D buffer zones between proposed tunnel alignments and some discontinuities. Because TA can handle and visualize both 2D and 3D geological data in a single GIS environment, the tedious tasks required for data conversion between various software packages can be reduced significantly. The application to the Daecheong tunneling project in Korea shows that TA could present a rational solution to evaluating the rock mass classes along a proposed tunnel alignment and can also provide specific 3D spatial query tools to support the tunnel design work. This paper describes the concept and details of the development and implementation of TA.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1016/j.cageo.2008.05.002
Computers & Geosciences
Keywords
Field
DocType
gis software,geological data,various software package,gis extension,proposed tunnel alignment,geophysical exploration data,rock mass class,rock mass classification,data conversion,arcgis software package,rock mass rating,fault zone analysis,tunnel design work,tunneling analyst,tunneling,rock mechanics
Geographic information system,Data mining,Data processing,Rock mass classification,Rock mass rating,Computer science,Data conversion,Rock mechanics,Software,Spatial query
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
35
6
Computers and Geosciences
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.62
8
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yosoon Choi1184.03
Seo-Youn Yoon240.62
Hyeong-Dong Park3588.94