Integrated Technology Geological Surveys

The paper presents the results of the development of integrated technology engineering and geological surveys and design foundations. It is shown that the currently existing information systems for data transmission and processing, information measuring systems allow not only to manage the process of testing soils and process test data, but also to simultaneously perform calculations of the deformation and strength of the foundation. Modern methods of field research of soils, such as static, dynamic and boring sounding, allow to obtain continuous information about the physical and mechanical properties of soils in depth and rather cheaply with an increase in the number of test sites within the studied survey area. The recording of sensing parameters data can be performed at any depth interval. Using known or local correlation equations and sounding data, soil depth characteristics are found. Further, the calculated values ​​of the characteristics of the soils are determined, and then, the deformations and strengths are calculated directly in the field conditions during the soil sounding process. The proposed complex technology combines engineering and geological surveys and the design of building foundations into a single production process. The result is a reduction of the survey time due to the application of soil sounding methods with automated control of the test process and interpretation of test data. In this case, the results of engineering and geological research provide not only information about the properties of soils, but also an assessment of their influence on the behavior of the designed building or structure.