Boring Log Software
Boring Log Software
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Does anybody have recommendations for a software that generates boring logs? We use Excel and its a pain to work with because it takes so long, however we'd like something less expensive then Gint Logs. Ideas?





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http://www.rockware.com/index.php LogPlot
I have not used either, and I don't know where they sit in price with respect to gInt.
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Do you know WHY it's taking so long? Without that crucial bit of data, how do you know whether any other suggestion will work any better? And the downside will be that any other format will either be proprietary, or lack the processing power inherent in Excel.
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Your spreadsheet looks cumbersome. Why not create a data input template that will automatically populate the appropriate cells?
Then your data input is linear and you don't have to search for a location to put your data.
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On the Boring profile, GINT plots the SPT-N value at each depth plus the cohesion value (if it is a cohesive soil). on top of that you can join strata between borings and add descriptions.
To me, all this info in one sheet is priceless, that way I don't need to flip pages to find a generic info. Of course If I want more detailed information I could switch to the boring logs, but sometimes I try to put any special infomation on the boring profile that way, the whole information is in one sheet.
I have been looking for something similar to GINT in the geotechnical market but haven't found anything similar yet.
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I'd assume no one other than the report writer(s).
For an answer to the question make a few calls to the clients you regularly serve.
I'd bet no one looks at them in any detail, if at all. Also whether or not you get work probably does not depend on the appearance of the logs. A fancy, long winded report, with flowery data storage might likely get a remark "Why are we paying for all this stuff?" Why are graphic symbols needed?
Assuming that is the answer, I'd go for the fastest, that is mainly a method for storing the data. That probably is a simple spread sheet. Most of my clients only wanted the basic recommendations. Log appearance meant nothing.
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GIMS is a multi-user, multi-tasking, relational database management tool to create, update, share, process, report geotechnical information and automate drafting of borehole log/ instrumentation detail.
GIMS runs on the server and allows secure and controlled access to authorized users from a web-browser. No software is required to be installed on end-user(s) computers and no third party software licenses need to be acquired. Multiple users can have fast and easy access to all the geotechnical information from anywhere in the world using internet and web-browser.
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