DocumentCode
2810935
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
fYear
1978
fDate
6-8 Sept. 1978
Firstpage
686
Lastpage
691
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '78
Conference_Location
Washington, DC, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1978.1151162
Filename
1151162
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