A study at the University of Kirkuk has been published recently in one of high confidential Web of Science and Scopus Journals. This study, which is entitled “GIS implementation and statistical analysis for significant characteristics of Kirkuk soil”, has been published in the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials.

The study concentrated on combining existing record data of 56 unique soil samples collected from several pits in Kirkuk city using spatial analysis specified by inverse distance weighted (IDW) and Kriging approaches. The integrated elements were divided into fundamental soil characteristics such as clay, silt, sand, and gravel content, as well as numerous soil parameters such as initial void ratio, angle of internal friction, cohesiveness, and optimal soil moisture content. Furthermore, quantitative methods such as geotechnical parameter association, linear single and linear multi-regression models were employed. Significant differences in both techniques are visible in the third to fifth zones, demonstrating that the IDW and Kriging procedures depict sand distribution in Kirkuk differently. Furthermore, the linear multi-regression model between basic and explored soil characteristics demonstrates good to excellent and very good to excellent degrees of correlation, with multiple R values ranging from 0.77 to 0.97, respectively.

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https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jmbm-2022-0073/html