3D Soil Model for Excavation Estimates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for estimating soil excavation efforts and costs in building projects are time-consuming and prone to inaccuracies, even with experienced specialists, due to the reliance on empirical values and geotechnical reports.
Innovation Solution
A method using a computer unit to create a three-dimensional soil model by analyzing data from exploratory borings, interpolating layer structures, and generating a digital model that allows for accurate and efficient estimates of excavation pit preparation, including cost calculations and material assessments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If empirical values and geotechnical reports are used for estimating soil excavation efforts, then the estimation process can be performed with available data, but the process is time-consuming and associated with residual inaccuracies
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a digital three-dimensional soil model that copies and represents the physical soil structure based on exploratory boring data. This digital model can be repeatedly queried and analyzed without additional field work, enabling rapid generation of excavation estimates with consistent accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The soil model is created in advance by processing exploratory boring data through a computer unit that performs interpolation and analysis. This preliminary creation of the digital model eliminates the need for time-consuming manual analysis during the estimation phase, as all necessary soil information is pre-processed and available for immediate use.
2Reliability
If detailed geotechnical analysis is performed manually by experienced specialists, then accurate soil structure information can be obtained, but the process is very time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces the manual mechanical process of geotechnical analysis by experienced specialists with an automated computer-based system. The computer unit automatically processes boring data, performs interpolations, and generates the three-dimensional soil model, maintaining reliability while dramatically increasing productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The computer unit is configured with program logic that enables it to automatically analyze soil layers, perform interpolations, and generate the digital model without requiring continuous human intervention. The system serves itself by processing data through predefined algorithms, delivering reliable results rapidly.
3Measurement precision
If exploratory borings are conducted at multiple points to capture soil variability, then a more realistic soil model can be created, but the complexity of data processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The computer unit is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple types of input data from various exploratory borings, perform different types of interpolations, and generate comprehensive three-dimensional models. This multi-functional approach manages complexity by consolidating diverse processing tasks into a single integrated system.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transforms the complex multi-point boring data into a standardized three-dimensional model representation by changing the parameters from discrete measurement points to continuous spatial fields. The computer unit processes variable soil parameters across multiple locations and synthesizes them into a unified digital model that captures soil variability efficiently.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for creating a three-dimensional soil model for a plot of land, particularly a building plot, wherein data is acquired in relation to a site plan of the plot, data is acquired in relation to a plurality of exploratory borings, which have been carried out on the plot at specific exploration points and for each exploratory boring a layer structure of the soil, with individual layers and their layer thickness, has been ascertained, and the individual exploration points are entered in the acquired site plan of the plot, wherein the individual layers for each exploratory boring are analyzed by means of a computer unit and are assigned in each case to a common soil layer, a layer thickness profile of the individual soil layers within the plot is interpolated depending on the position of the individual exploratory borings to one another, and the three-dimensional soil model for the plot is created by the computer unit in this way.