User's Guide for the Boring Log Design File Builder

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Abstract:

The US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station WES contracted to modify and enhance the Boring Log Design File builder BP, a PC-based MicroStation utility for creating boring log design files. BP was originally developed to replace an older, minicomputer-based plot system previously in use there. Input for the BP program consists of ASCII data files created by a dBASE Ill boring log database management system. The format of these input files is derived from a standard originally developed nearly 25 years ago. The BP program places boring log plate data into MicroStation design files using Corps-standard soil and rock symbology. These design files may be modified and plotted on any Intergraph platform i.e., PCs or UNIX workstations running MicroStation or VAX minicomputers running IGDS. The initial version of BP had several shortcomings that have been rectified in the new release. These include memory requirements, configurability, and conformance to Corps standards regarding plate size, cell library, symbology, and scaling.

Author(s):
Nash, Keith
Author Organization(s):
NASH COMPUTING SERVICES NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Supplementary Note:
Also included with AD-M000 138.
Pagination:
0035

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
WES/IR/GL-92-2
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DACW39-91-C-0024
Monitor Series:
92-2, COE/DC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_5.3_Planning
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*BOREHOLES, *DATA BASES, REQUIREMENTS, DATA MANAGEMENT, COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN, ROCK, PLATES, FORMATS, RELEASE, STANDARDS, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, LIBRARIES, INPUT, DRILLS, USER MANUALS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Machinery and Tools
Keyword(s):
BORING LOGS
Report Date:
1992 May 01