User's Guide for the Boring Log Design File Builder

摘要

The US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) contracted to modify andenhance 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., PC's 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. Boring log database, CADD boring logs.