Visualization of Geotechnical Data for Hazard Mitigation and

Disaster Response, a Practical Update

July 20, 2016

Today’s Presenters

• Moderator Ty Ortiz, Colorado Department of Transportation

• Presenter Hollie Ellis, Shannon and Wilson, Inc.

NCHRP is...

A state-driven national program

• The state DOTs, through AASHTO’s Standing Committee on Research... – Are core sponsors of NCHRP

– Suggest research topics and select final projects

– Help select investigators and guide their work through oversight panels

NCHRP delivers...

Practical, ready-to-use results • Applied research aimed at state

DOT practitioners • Often become AASHTO

standards, specifications, guides, manuals

• Can be directly applied across the spectrum of highway concerns: planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, safety

A range of approaches and products • Traditional NCHRP reports • Syntheses of highway practice • IDEA Program • Domestic Scan Program • Quick-Response Research for

AASHTO • Other products to foster

implementation: – Research Results Digests – Legal Research Digests – Web-Only Documents and CD-ROMs

NCHRP Webinar Series • Part of TRB’s larger webinar

program • Opportunity to interact with

investigators and apply research findings.

Presentation

Hollie Ellis, Shannon and Wilson

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• Definitions

• Synthesis overview

• Recent developments

Presentation Organization

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• An understanding of the visualization challenge

• Essential elements of Synthesis 467

• New developments

Takeaways

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Geotechnical data comes from many different

sources in many different formats.

Often the greatest challenge to those

responsible for hazard mitigation and disaster

response is simply accessing, viewing, and

interpreting geotechnical data in a consistent

and convenient format.

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The Challenge

The Challenge

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The Challenge

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a picture is worth a thousand words?

Definitions

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• Graphical presentation of geotechnical data

• gain insight into the nature of the problem

• develop potential solutions

Geotechnical Data Visualization

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Geotechnical Hazard

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Geotechnical Hazard

• Origin • Geological

• Meteorological

• Human action

• Types • Landslide, rockfall, settlement, sinkhole, etc.

Geotechnical Hazard

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Geotechnical Hazard

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Geotechnical Hazard

Mitigation break the cycle

Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Response

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Response

NCHRP Synthesis 467

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Identify

• Nature and number of hazards and disasters

• How data is stored and visualized

• Effectiveness of data visualization tools

… focused on transportation

NCHRP Study Objectives

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• Literature review

• Visualization technology survey

• Practice and experience survey

• Research and development survey

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NCHRP Study Plan

• British Library Inside Conferences

• Civil Engineering Abstracts

• Earthquake Engineering Abstracts

• Ei Compendex

• GEOBASE

• GeoRef

• National Technical Information Service

• ProQuest Dissertations and Theses

• Transport Research International Documentation

• the web

Literature Review

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• Search narrowed to ~200

most recent and applicable

titles covering collection,

storage, processing, and

visualization of

geotechnical data

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Literature Review

• Topics

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• What

• Why

• How

Literature Review

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Geotechnical Data Visualization (GDV) Technology

• Spreadsheet Software • Boring Log Generators • Fence Diagram Generators • Laboratory Software • General Purpose Database Software • General Purpose X-Y Graphing Software • General Purpose Contouring Software • Geographical Information Systems • Instrumentation Software • Image Analysis Software • Web-Based Imaging Systems • Other Applications

• Geotechnical-specific applications

• Applications adapted from other professions

• General-purpose applications

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GDV Technology

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GDV Technology

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• Survey of DOT geotechnical leaders

• Interviews

• Railroad geotechnical personnel

• Pipeline geotechnical personnel

• Academic researchers

• Software developers

GDV Practice and Experience

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• DOT survey topics

• hazards, disasters, and extreme events

• geotechnical data management

• hazard mitigation

• response to disasters and extreme events

• long-term recovery

• evaluation and opinion

GDV Practice and Experience

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DOT Hazard Sources

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DOT Hazard Occurrences

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DOT Hazard Frequency

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GDV Technology Survey

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GDV Current Practice and Experience

• Data Management

• Instrumentation

• Remote Sensing

• Geotechnical Analysis

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GDV Current Practice and Experience

• Data Management

• ~28% paper only storage

• ~27% electronic only storage

• ~45% mixed storage

• ~10% have centralized data management

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GDV Current Practice and Experience

• Instrumentation

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GDV Current Practice and Experience

• Instrumentation

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GDV Current Practice and Experience

• Remote Sensing

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GDV Application

• Hazard Identification and Mitigation

• Disaster and Extreme Event Response

• Long-Term Recovery

GDV Usage

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GDV Application

• Hazard Identification and Mitigation

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GDV Application

• Disaster and Extreme Event Response

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GDV Application

• Long-Term Recovery

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GDV Usage

• Long-Term Recovery

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GDV Utility

Mitigation

Emergency Response Recovery

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GDV Research and Development

• Standards

• Academic

• Innovative Technologies

• Commercial

• Open-Source

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GDV Research and Development

Data Interchange for Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Specialists (DIGGS)

• Standards

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GDV Research and Development

University of Utah SCI Institute

https://www.sci.utah.edu/

• Academic

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GDV Research and Development

University of Utah SCI Institute https://www.sci.utah.edu/

• Academic

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GDV Research and Development

• Innovative Technologies

• Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS, drones)

• “Smart” Devices

• “Smart” Instrumentation

• Robotics

• “Big Data” Tools

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DOT Updates

• Progress

• Geotechnical Asset Management

• MAP-21

• Standardization

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DOT Updates

• Progress

Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and

Research

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Discussion

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