Statistical Relationships between Geotechnical Properties of Gulf of Mexico Sediments

Abstract

The design of adequate foundations for offshore installations, of all natures, requires a knowledge of the engineering properties of the sediments from the first dozen meters below the ocean floor. This study presents the profiles of shear strength, water content and bulk (wet) density to a depth of 12 meters for eighty cores retrieved from all provinces of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 1972
Accession Number
AD0746139

Entities

People

  • Peter K. Trabant
  • William R. Bryant

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbonates
  • Caribbean Sea
  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Internal Friction
  • Linear Regression Analysis
  • Marine Geology
  • Materials
  • Naval Architecture
  • Offshore
  • Regression Analysis
  • Seabed
  • Sediments
  • Shear Strength
  • Specific Gravity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design