Title :
The application of acoustical subbottom profiling to engineering problems
Author :
Herron, Robert F.
Author_Institution :
Marine Resource Consultants, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Abstract :
Acoustical profiling of the sea floor and the first 200 feet of the subbottom can provide the soils and foundation design engineer with a more complete picture of the geological conditions that he has to take into consideration than any other present means of investigation. The acoustical reflection profiles can be supplemented by core data and seismic refraction programs to give an even more complete engineering assessment. Examples of acoustic profiles will be shown and discussed and several brief case histories will be described. The various acoustic systems and their applications will be evaluated.
Keywords :
Educational institutions; Frequency conversion; Geology; Marine animals; Oceans; Power engineering and energy; Reverberation; Sediments; Signal resolution; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in the Ocean Environment, IEEE 1971 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1971.1161066
