Seafloor processes and geotechnology. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ronald C. Chaney, Gideon Almagor.
• Authors: Chaney, Ronald C; Almagor, G
• Contents: ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; ; Origin and Development of Marine Geotechnology ; Introduction; Definition and Scope of Marine Geotechnology; Origin of Marine Geotechnology (1786–1899); Twentieth-Century Precedents (1900–1949); Development of Marine Geotechnology (1950–2000); Events Occurring to Change Marine Geotechnology in the Late 1970s and Early 1980s; Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Aspects; Summary; ; Geological Environments/Processes and Provinces ; Introduction; Plate Tectonics and the Physiography of the Ocean Floor; Sediment Accumulation and Response to Sea-Level Changes; Sediments; Marine Sedimentary Environments SITE INVESTIGATION; ; Elements of Site Investigations ; Introduction; Planning a Site Investigation; Site Survey Flow Plan; Positioning; Location or Positioning; Geophysical Surveys: Equipment and Techniques; Vessel Operations; In Situ Investigations; Data Management; ; In Situ Testing ; Introduction; Deployment Systems; Sensors; Sensor Calibration; Special-Purpose Tests; ; Drilling, Sampling, and Handling of Marine Sediments ; Introduction; Offshore Soil Sampling; Sampler Disturbance; Handling and Storage; ; Laboratory Testing at Sea and Ashore ; Introduction; Preparation of Soil Samples; Logging, X-Radiography, and Computed Tomography; Index/Classification Testing; Consolidation; Permeability; Static Shear Strength; Cyclic and Dynamic Strength; ; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF MARINE SEDIMENTS; ; Properties of Marine Soils ; Introduction; Soil Characterization; Classification of Sediments; Geophysical Properties of Marine Sediments; ; Index, Compressibility, and Strength Properties of Marine Sediments ; Introduction; Density and Water Content; Consistency Properties and Organic Materials; Compressibility and Permeability of Fine-Grained Marine Sediments; Permeability; Shear Strength Characterization; Effect of Time on Soil Behavior; ; Cyclic and Dynamic Properties of Marine Sediments ; Introduction; Theoretical Background; Soil Parameter Modeling; Behavior of Clays and Silts; Analytical Methods to Predict Cyclic Response of Clays; Behavior of Granular Materials; Historical Review of Liquefaction in the Coastal Environment; Post-Cyclic Loading Behavior; SLOPE STABILITY AND FOUNDATIONS ; ; Marine Foundations ; Introduction; Loadings on Foundations; Pile Structures in the Marine Environment; Gravity Platforms; Anchor Uplift Capacity; Jack-Up Platforms; Hydraulic Filled Islands; ; Slope Stability ; Introduction; Types of Seafloor Movements; Mechanisms of Movement; Evaluation of Initiation of Instability; Evaluation of the Large Movements of the Soil Mass; Summary; ; References
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 551.46; Marine geotechnics; Offshore structures
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482207415
• Related ISBNs: 9781482207408
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