A MARINE GEOTECHNIQUE STUDY UTILIZING A SUBMERSIBLE. A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE GEOMECHANICAL STUDY OF THE SEA FLOOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM

Abstract

A brief bathymetric survey was performed and seven cores obtained along two precise sampling transects by the submersible DR/V DEEP QUEST. This work was performed along a gullied section of the upper San Diego Trough slope off Del Mar, California. Purpose of the study was to investigate the topographical effects on mass physical properties of marine sediments as well as gain more information concerning the stability of underwater slopes and lateral variability of sediment properties. The cores were obtained along transects across a gully at right angles to the axis and down an interfluvial slope approximately parallel to the gully axis. Sediments within the cores were tested for shear strength, water content, bulk density, grain size distribution and Atterberg limits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0699098

Entities

People

  • A. L. Inderbitzen
  • F. Simpson

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearing Strength
  • California
  • Engineering
  • Fluids
  • Geology
  • Grain Size
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Oceans
  • Physical Properties
  • Seabed
  • Shear Strength
  • Shear Tests
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Sonar
  • Topography

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics