Geotechnocal mapping of an-Najaf city, Iraq

Abstract EN

The present paper submits a set geotechnical maps for the area of An-Najaf city, by using countor lines to represent the different geotechnical properties of the soil.

The present research work is very important step taword preparing a geotechnical database for this region, to complete the geotechnical database over all the country, (Iraq).

Using such a database is very important in geotechincal investigation, reconnaissance phase, of construction projects.

Whithin this phase of site investigation, numbers, depths and locations of the boreholes needed, will be deterimined.

A well known commercial software (SURFER 11), was used to produce the all the countor maps of geotechnical properties presented herein.

A forty nine (49) countor maps were produced to cover the variations, whithin the geotechnical properties of the soil, to produce realistic description to these soil properties.

Both Google maps and Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system (UTM) have been used in the countor maps for easy use.