Title :
Use of Free Fall Penetrometer in Seafloor Engineering
Author :
Chari, Tarun ; Smith, Wally ; Zielinski, Adam
Author_Institution :
Memorial Universiy of Newfoundland, St. John´s, Newfoundland, Canada
Abstract :
In-situ evaluation of shear strength is an important aspect of geotechnical testing of the ocean floor. The free fall penetrometer is one such test device, capable of quickly examining the top few meters of the surficial sediments. A description of the penetrometer and preliminary results from its sea trials south of Newfoundland during May 1978 are presented in this paper.
Keywords :
Blades; Boring; Instruments; Laboratories; Oceans; Sea floor; Sea measurements; Sediments; Soil measurements; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '78
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1978.1151162
