A SITE SELECTION CASE STUDY USING TERRAIN ANALYSIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN EVALUATION MATRIX

Air photo interpretation (API) has long been recognized as a fundamental procedure for classifying surficial (superficial) materials in the reconnaissance stage of site evaluation. The results from an API study can help with the rapid assessment of the relative suitability of sites for development and hence reduce costly field work. This paper presents a case history which uses the comprehensive ELUC (Environmental and Land Use Committee) terrain classification system and API to define the geological framework for seven potential industrial sites. Prior to field investigations the sites were ranked for their suitability using an evaluation matrix. Engineering factors were subjectively quantified relative to geotechnical considerations and entered in the evaluation matrix. This enabled sites to be ranked so that subsequent ground exploration could be concentrated on the most suitable sites. The successful application of the method suggests that it can be used elsewhere as a cost-effective procedure for engineering terrain assessment in the process of site selection. (A)

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  GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

  BURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  W1V 0JU
• Authors:
  • Broster, B E
  • Bruce, I G
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 209-216
• Serial:
  • QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0481-2085

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Classification; Evaluation and assessment; Terrain
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 4006: Aerial photography; 8018: Canada; 8513: Classification; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 5722: Site investigation; 4035: Terrain
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00606951
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM