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Title	Correlation between geotechnical and acoustic properties of marine sediments, outer Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
Author	Abdel-Gawad, Shaden Tawfik, 1952-
Description	Thesis (M. Eng.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1980. Engineering and Applied Science
Date	1980
Pagination	xvii, 174 leaves : ill., map
Subject	Marine geotechnique; Marine sediments--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia Bay;
Degree	M. Eng.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Discipline	Engineering and Applied Science
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia Bay
Notes	Bibliography : leaves [141]-146.
Abstract	Marine sediment samples collected by a Benthos piston corer and a Van Veen grab sampler from the floor of outer Placentia Bay have been subjected to a wide range of acoustic and geotechnical measurements. The parameters determined were subjected to a correlation analysis as part of a comprehensive study to determine relationships between geotechnical properties and the parameters measured by various investigation techniques. The regional and surficial geology of the Placentia Bay area is briefly reviewed. -- Measurements of sound velocity on eight sediment core samples and related values of acoustic impedance are reported. Consolidation and shear strength data, as well as determinations of the index properties and particle size characteristics of the sampled sediments are presented. The output from impact cone penetrometers tests in the seabed near the core locations has been evaluated in light of the measured geotechnical properties. An expression to relate the dynamic resistance of the impact cone penetrometers to quasi-static cone resistance is postulated. -- Both linear and non-linear regression analysis, using digital computation, have been used to establish relationships between various parameters and the degree of correlation in each case. The analysis has, for the sediment data evaluated, identified relationships between a) various geotechnical properties, b) acoustic and geotechnical properties and c) cone parameters and acoustic and geotechnical properties. In addition, a number of elastic constants of the sediments have been determined.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75148418
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(72.35 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Abdel-Gawad_ShadenTawfik.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	294126.cpd