Redistribution of Al-Adhamiyah land use by assessment of the geotechnical properties using GIS technique

The growth of Al-Adhamiyah city in Baghdad, Iraq was limited in the early stages around the shrine of Imam Abu Hanifa until the establishment of the Aal Bayt University in 1924. The design idea of Al-Adhamiyah city was extrapolated based on the principle of congruence in the optical and motor access. This assist to facilitate mobility and movement between several parts of the urban infrastructure. According to the literature reviews and a field survey conducted between July 2016 and August 2016, the city of Al-Adhamiyah was divided into five separated zones. This study aims to redistribute the zones and proposed appropriate types of buildings according to the geotechnical properties. Around 100 geotechnical investigation reports were adopted. Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to deduce the geotechnical and engineering properties of the soil under each zone and to suggest the proper type of building for construction. For a durable design, a specific table is proposed to reflect the bearing capacity of each zone with the appropriate type of building. It was observed that the GIS approach could be helpful for building type assessment and assists in land use distribution.