Development of a Web-based geotechnical monitoring system

本研究旨在开发一个基于Web的岩土工程现场监测系统，方便数据管理和沟通，帮助管理人员进行决策。这个项目是与Frontop Engineering Limited合作开发的监测系统，以加强对包括TTC在内的客户的服务。现场监测在岩土工程施工中起着至关重要的作用，它可以验证设计假设，最大限度地保证安全和经济。已经开发了许多用于岩土现场测量的传感设备。这些设备测量到的海量监测数据使项目参与者之间的有效沟通成为一项具有挑战性的任务。在某些情况下，办公室和项目现场之间的距离使沟通变得更加困难。启用互联网的数据库技术可以克服这些挑战，近乎实时地分发监测数据，并使其可供管理决策使用。如今，数据库管理系统可以充分管理海量信息，而互联网技术可以在项目参与者之间即时收集和分发信息，而不受地理界限的限制。本研究旨在将数据库技术与Web技术相结合，对监测数据的管理和通信过程起到明显的促进作用。将开发一系列网页，使最终用户能够使用网络浏览器访问信息，并从数据库请求必要的信息。此外，还将开发一个知识库，以突出那些可能有问题的参数，并提醒项目参与者预防和解决危险。拟议的系统将促进现场数据管理和通信，并有助于加拿大安全基础设施的发展。

The proposed research is to develop a Web-based geotechnical field monitoring system that facilitates data management and communication and helps management make decisions. This project is in collaboration with Frontop Engineering Limited to develop the monitoring system for enhancing its services to its clients, including TTC. Field monitoring plays a vital rule in geotechnical construction to verify the design assumptions and permit maximum economy and assurance of safety. Many sensing devices have been developed for geotechnical field measurements. The vast quantities of monitoring data measured from these devices make the efficient communication among project participants a challenging task. In some cases, the distance between the offices and the project site renders the communication even harder. An internet-enabled database technique can overcome these challenges to distribute monitoring data in near-real time and make it available for management decisions. Nowadays, database management systems can sufficiently manage enormous volumes of information, while internet technologies can instantly gather and disperse information among project participants without geographic boundaries. This proposed research is to combine database and Web technologies to significantly benefit the monitoring data management and communication process. A series of Web pages will be developed to allow end users to access the information using a Web browser and request the necessary information from the database. In addition, a knowledge base will be developed to highlight those potentially problematic parameters and alert project participants for the prevention and resolution of hazards. The proposed system will facilitate field data management and communication and help the safe infrastructure development in Canada.