Category: Geotechnical Data Management
Engineering projects generate large volumes of subsurface data including borehole logs, laboratory testing results, and groundwater monitoring records. Managing these datasets efficiently requires structured engineering databases and standardized workflows.
This section of the GAEA Knowledge Center explores best practices for organizing and managing geotechnical investigation data.
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The Business Case for GDMS: Calculating Geotechnical Laboratory Reporting Savings
A useful software business case connects a proposed change to measurable work. For a geotechnical laboratory, that means understanding how much effort is spent preparing records, processing supported tests, producing reports and resolving corrections. A license price is only one part of the decision. The organization also needs to know what changes in daily work…
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Atterberg Limits Explained: Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index
Atterberg limits describe how the consistency of a fine-grained soil changes with water content under defined test conditions. In routine geotechnical reporting, the values most often discussed are liquid limit, plastic limit and plasticity index. They help classify material and compare specimens, but they are index properties rather than direct measurements of every engineering behaviour.…
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USCS Soil Classification Chart: Symbols and Worked Examples
The Unified Soil Classification System, or USCS, groups soils using particle-size distribution and plasticity. Its symbols provide a compact description of classification, such as GW for well-graded gravel or CL for lean clay. The classification is useful for organizing and communicating information, but it is not a substitute for the measurements needed to design a…
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Importing Legacy WinLoG, WinFence and WinSieve Data with GAEA’s New Migration Center
Preserve decades of valuable engineering data Engineering organizations invest considerable time and resources collecting, interpreting, and reporting subsurface information. Borehole logs, geological cross-sections, grain-size analyses, groundwater measurements, field testing results, and customized reporting templates may remain valuable for decades after the original investigation has been completed. Many long-standing GAEA Technologies customers have accumulated extensive archives…
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Importing Legacy GaeaSynergy 4, 5 and StrataExplorer 3 Databases with GAEA’s New Migration Center
Preserve years of geological, geotechnical, and environmental project information while upgrading legacy GAEA software to GaeaSynergy 6. Protecting your investment in historical subsurface data Engineering and environmental consulting firms often accumulate years or even decades of valuable project information. Historical borehole logs, geological descriptions, laboratory testing results, groundwater measurements, environmental records, and customized reporting templates…
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Importing and Exporting Excel Data with GAEA’s New Migration Center
Simplify the transfer of borehole logs, geological descriptions, groundwater measurements, and laboratory testing information between Microsoft Excel, WinLoG, and GaeaSynergy. Making Excel data more useful for engineering projects Microsoft Excel remains one of the most widely used tools for collecting, organizing, and exchanging engineering data. Geotechnical consultants, environmental professionals, drilling contractors, and testing laboratories routinely…
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Importing and Exporting DIGGS Geotechnical Data with GAEA’s New Migration Center
Simplify geotechnical and geoenvironmental data exchange using the DIGGS standard, and connect borehole, geological, and testing information with WinLoG and GaeaSynergy. Making geotechnical data easier to exchange and reuse Geotechnical and environmental investigations generate large amounts of valuable subsurface information. Borehole logs, geological descriptions, field measurements, groundwater observations, and laboratory testing results are collected by…
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Importing and Exporting AGS Geotechnical Data with GAEA’s New Migration Center
Simplify geotechnical data exchange, preserve borehole and laboratory information, and improve collaboration between engineering organizations using WinLoG and GaeaSynergy. Simplifying the exchange of geotechnical data Geotechnical and environmental investigations generate substantial amounts of valuable subsurface information. Borehole logs, geological descriptions, field testing results, groundwater measurements, and laboratory analyses are routinely collected by drilling contractors, testing…
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Importing and Exporting gINT Databases with GAEA’s New Migration Center
Preserve valuable geotechnical data, simplify migration from legacy gINT databases, and improve data exchange between gINT, WinLoG, and GaeaSynergy. Modernizing geotechnical data without losing decades of work For decades, Bentley’s gINT has been widely used by geotechnical engineers, geological consultants, transportation agencies, and environmental professionals to store subsurface investigation data and produce borehole logs. Many…
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Import Government Water Well Data Directly into Engineering Projects with GAEA’s New Migration Center
Discover how GAEA’s new Migration Center makes it easier to import government well records, reuse historical geological information, and integrate public subsurface data into WinLoG and GaeaSynergy projects. Unlocking the value of government well databases Government agencies have accumulated extensive collections of subsurface information through decades of water well drilling, groundwater investigations, and geological surveys.…