Soil Mechanics with the ORB-RUM Sea Floor Work System.

Abstract

The report concerns the soil mechanics instrumentation which has been developed for use by the RUM vehicle in studies of the trafficability of the sea floor. The in-situ test equipment consists of a vane shear meter, cone penetrometer, track depression profiler, and anchor winch system. Each instrument and its operation is described and interpretation of its measurements is discussed. Methods of sample collection and subsequent laboratory analysis are also presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0751609

Entities

People

  • James R. Clinton

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Communication Equipment
  • Depression
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Penetrometers
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Research Facilities
  • Seabed
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Test Equipment
  • Trafficability

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design