Geophysics Applied to Geotechnical Problems in a Marine Environment: A Case Study - Monterey Bay

Abstract

Geophysical systems consisting of electrical and acoustical tools were developed and special mapping techniques applied to obtain geotechnical data in Monterey Bay, California. The objective of the field exercise was to try and relate geophysical measurements to the mass physical properties and engineering properties of sea-floor sediments. Measurements consisted of; (1) mapping the Rayleigh Reflection Coefficient continuously by a ship underway, (2) measuring in situ, the propagation velocities of compressional and transverse (shear) waves, and (3) taking both underway and in situ measurements of sediment conductivity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0763811

Entities

People

  • B. B. Barnes
  • L. Jackson
  • M. Hornick
  • R. F. Corwin
  • R. Kessler

Organizations

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Doppler Effect
  • Elastic Properties
  • Energy
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Regression Analysis
  • Seabed
  • Sonar
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waveforms

Readers

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