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journal contribution
posted on 2018-10-01, 00:00authored bySuha Hassan Aldahwi, Ali M Ahmmed Alnedawi, Saad Farhan Alabdullah
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.