A 21st century laboratory testing device for geotechnical engineering

该项目旨在使用先进的图像分析和云计算技术，以快速，自动化和更合理的方法取代人工，耗时和主观的岩土工程实践。在现有三轴仪的基础上，采用三维图像采集硬件和先进的图像分析技术，开发了一种新的岩土材料试验系统。在整个样品表面上测量的数据将输入到一个自动化的智能参数选择程序中，该程序将有限元分析与数值优化技术相结合。应用该提案的研究结果将使支持现代经济的交通和能源基础设施的工程设计更加准确和有效。

This project aims to use advanced image analysis and cloud computing technologies to replace manual, time-consuming and subjective geotechnical engineering practices with a rapid, automated, and more rational approach. A new geo-materials testing system based on the existing triaxial apparatus will be developed that employs three-dimensional image capture hardware and advanced image analysis techniques. The data measured over the entire sample surface will feed into an automated, intelligent parameter selection procedure combining finite element analysis with numerical optimisation techniques. Application of the proposal’s findings will allow more accurate and efficient engineering design of transport and energy infrastructure that supports modern economies.