Geomorphic Site Selection Tool Feasibility Report

Abstract

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) tasked the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC) to assess the feasibility of developing a site planning tool for estimating offshore sediment properties and thickness by correlating these properties to observable land forms and ocean patterns detected using satellite imagery. This type of information is needed to adequately select sites and develop plans for the installation of expeditionary coastal structures, such as the Elevated Causeway, modular, (ELCAS (m)), or Rapidly Deployed Pier (RDP), that use deep foundations for structural support, and for other systems that rely on subsurface soil strength and depth for bearing or holding capacity. Currently, no suitable method exists for defining subsurface soil type and thickness at sites of tactical interest, and little or no historic data of this type is available for most potential operations areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1996
Accession Number
AD1091805

Entities

People

  • Karol Scott
  • Kimbra Whittier
  • Kimo Zaiger
  • Michele Murdoch

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coastal Regions
  • Computers
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Geography
  • Landforms
  • Oceans
  • Organic Materials
  • Reliability
  • Remote Sensing
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Site Selection
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space