AUTOMATIC TRACING AT THE REGIONAL LABORATORY IN AUTUN

APPLICATION DU DESSIN AUTOMATIQUE AU LABORATOIRE D'AUTUN.

FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE REGIONAL LABORATORY IN AUTUN HAS IMPLEMENTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA PROCESSING POLICY. THE LABORATORY IS USING A MITRA 15 HEAVY TERMINAL WHICH IS CONNECTED TO A CII IRIS 80 COMPUTER. AUTOMATIC TRACING EQUIPMENT ON A TABLE AND A DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY PRODUCING ANY TYPES OF CURVE COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION. THE REASONS GIVEN FOR THE SELECTION OF THIS EQUIPMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) MARKED INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF WORK HANDLED; SINCE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STAFF IN THE LABORATORY, IT BECAME NECESSARY TO TRANSFER FIVE TECHNICIANS FROM THE DRAWING OFFICE, MOST OF THE DRAUGHTSMEN'S TASK BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE DATA PROCESSING INSTALLATION. (2) THE UPDATING OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS AND PREPARATION OF FILES ARE MINIMIZED BECAUSE OF THE SPEED AT WHICH THE WORK IS BEING CARRIED OUT. (3) IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF THE STUDIES CONDUCTED THANKS TO THE MOST MODERN CALCULATION TECHNIQUES. MENTION IS MADE OF THE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FROM THE STAFF AND OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE AND INTERRELATION OF THE LABORATORY TECHNICIANS AND CONVENTIONAL DATA INFORMATION SCIENTISTS. AN INVENTORY OF LOGICAL CIRCUITS IS GIVEN TOGETHER WITH AN EXAMPLE OF GRAPHICAL OUTPUT AND OF RESULTS: AUTOMATIC DRAWING OF BORE HOLE CROSS-SECTIONS, AUTOMATIC TRACING OF ROUTES FOR STRENGTHENING STUDIES, ETC.

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• Authors:
  • GUILLEMIN, R
  • DUCLOUX, A
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: 109-17
• Serial:
  • BULL LIAISON LAB PONTS CHAUSS
  • Issue Number: 80
  • ISSN: 0458-5860

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data plotters; Information processing
• ITRD Terms: 8655: Data processing; 8640: Plotter; PROGRAM (COMPUTER)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I41: General Soil Surveys; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01307185
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 11:08AM