One of the key findings of the recently concluded ISSMGE 2017 SOA/SOP Survey is that publically-available databases that include information available for benchmarking studies of inherent spatial variability, soil and rock properties, and risk databases be available to the profession. Thus, compiling geotechnical databases represents one of the key missions of the current TC304. We present the current databases below (nickname: 304dB), and we encourage the use of them to advance the state of the art and practice of the geotechnical profession; we also invite you to contact the task force leaders below if you are willing to contribute databases to this effort. 304dB was initiated by Prof. Kok-Kwang Phoon (immediate past Chair, TC304) and Jianye Ching (current Chair, TC304) in 2017.
For those interested in using any of 304dB, please download the data and feel free to use it subject to the constraints described in the Disclaimer and Restrictions, shown at the bottom of this webpage. Use of the data in any derivative work (defined here as a thesis, dissertation, conference paper, journal paper, engineering report, etc.) requires the Acknowledgement of this TC304 effort and the citations of the database reference(s), indicated in the last column of each table. Please include the following text in the derivative work where appropriate (e.g., in the Front Matter of a dissertation, or in an Acknowledgement section of a journal paper, typically presented after the Conclusions and before the References):
🙏 Acknowledgement Required
The authors would like to thank the members of the TC304 Committee on Engineering Practice of Risk Assessment & Management of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering for developing the database 304dB used in this study and making it available for scientific inquiry. We also wish to thank <insert name of Database Owner> for contributing this database to the TC304 compendium of databases.
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⚠️ Disclaimer and Restrictions
The data presented here are for informational use only; no warranties, either expressed or implied, regarding the accuracy or reliability of the data are provided. Use of this data releases the database owner and TC304 of any liability of any kind. The databases provided here are intended to serve the profession for educational purposes or for benchmarking of analyses within professional environments (e.g., public agencies, engineering firms, etc.). Use of this data requires acknowledgement as described above. Furthermore, this data may not be used for direct profit, e.g., within proprietary software, without explicit agreement between the database owner and the entity. The use of this data within an unauthorized manner, as described herein, shall result in the forfeit of the right to use the data and the associated monetary gross revenues. Breach of this restriction shall result in prosecution.