Geoinformatics

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This laboratory is part of the
Geotechnics Department.
It began operations in 1992.
The laboratory is run by
Dr. Gabriel Auvinet Guichard.
It is located in the
Engineering Tower 2 º. Floor, south wing.
II UNAM. Ciudad Universitaria
http://sitios.iingen.unam.mx/geoinformatica

SCOPE

Study of various aspects of geotechnical problems of the Basin of Mexico: regional subsidence, cracking of soils, geotechnical anomalies and the location of galleries, caves and other cavities, for which surveys and reconnaissance trips conducted in the field have been very useful.

ACTIVITIES

Development of increasingly comprehensive and extensive geotechnical and geo-environmental maps to show risk, which are very useful. The laboratory has detailed local studies of multiple areas of the Basin of Mexico. From previous works, we have prepared the geotechnical rezoning of the Building Code for the Federal District in 2004. In the same way, we have studied the subsoil structures of different sites located in the states of Veracruz, Tabasco, Queretaro, Yucatan, Puebla, Guerrero, Chiapas and Campeche.

MAJOR WORKS AND RECENT PROYECTS

• Tunnels for La Compañía river and for the East Sewage Outlet.
• Geotechnical risk assessment in the valley of Mexico.
• Asphalt repair by repaving the Circuito Interior.
• Repair of the foundation of Metro Line A and the design of the new Metro Line 12.

EQUIPMENT

• GIS / GPS receivers serving as reference stations and operating as mobile and real-time measurement devices of high precision.