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Acknowledgments |
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Authors |
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Section I Environmental Characterization |
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1 Origin and Development of Marine Geotechnology |
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3 | (1) |
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1.2 Definition and Scope of Marine Geotechnology |
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1.3 Origin of Marine Geotechnology (1786-1899) |
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1.4 Twentieth-Century Precedents (1900-1949) |
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1.5 Development of Marine Geotechnology (1950-2000) |
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1.5.1 Two Different Paths |
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1.5.2 Shear Strength Measurements |
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1.5.3 Submarine Slope Stability |
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1.5.8 Marine Geotechnical Laboratories |
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1.6 Events Occurring to Change Marine Geotechnology in the Late 1970s and Early 1980s |
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1.7 Inter- and Multidisciplinary Aspects |
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2 Geological Environments/Processes and Provinces |
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2.2 Plate Tectonics and the Physiography of the Ocean Floor |
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16 | (2) |
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2.3 Sediment Accumulation and Response to Sea-Level Changes |
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18 | (7) |
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25 | (3) |
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2.5 Marine Sedimentary Environments |
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2.5.1 Shoreline Depositional System |
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2.5.1.1 Siliciclastic Shorelines |
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2.5.1.2 Environments of Carbonate and Evaporite Sedimentation |
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2.5.2 Shallow Open-Sea Environments-Shelf Seas |
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2.5.2.1 Tide-Dominated Shelves |
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2.5.2.2 Storm-Dominated Shelves |
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2.5.2.3 Oceanic Current-Dominated Shelves |
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2.5.3 Continental Slope and Continental Rise |
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2.5.3.1 Siliciclastic Slopes and Submarine Fans |
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2.5.4 Pelagic Environments |
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62 | (3) |
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2.5.5 Glaciomarine Depositional Systems |
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Section II Site Investigation |
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3 Elements of Site Investigations |
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71 | (1) |
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3.2 Planning a Site Investigation |
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3.3 Site Survey Flow Plan |
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3.4.1 Location or Positioning |
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3.4.2 Water Depth Determination |
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3.5 Geophysical Surveys: Equipment and Techniques |
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3.5.2 Nature of Underwater Explosions |
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79 | (3) |
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3.5.2.2 Nonexplosive Energy Sources |
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3.5.3 Detection of Reflections |
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3.5.4 Imaging the Seafloor and Obstacles |
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3.5.5.1 Reflection Surveys |
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3.5.5.2 Multichannel Seismic Reflection Profiling |
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85 | (1) |
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3.5.5.3 Refraction Surveys |
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3.5.6 Interpretation of Records |
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3.5.7 Typical Seismic Profiling Operation |
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86 | (1) |
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3.7 In Situ Investigations |
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87 | (6) |
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3.8.1 Types of Data Acquired |
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88 | (1) |
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3.8.2 Management of Data (Metadata) |
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88 | (1) |
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3.8.3 Presentation and Interpretation of Data |
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3.8.3.1 Presentation of Data |
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3.8.3.2 Interpretation of Data |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (6) |
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4.2.2 Stationary Seabed Systems |
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95 | (3) |
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97 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Mobile or Submersible Seabed Systems |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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4.2.4.1 Wison Wireline Cone Penetrometer |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (15) |
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4.3.1.1 Cone Penetration Test |
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102 | (4) |
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4.3.1.2 Mechanical Friction Cone Penetrometer |
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4.3.1.3 Electric Friction Cone Penetrometer |
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4.3.1.4 Correlations to Physical Properties |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (3) |
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4.3.1.6 Correction for Undrained Strength |
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113 | (1) |
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4.3.1.7 Determination of Preconsolidation Pressure and OCR |
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114 | (2) |
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4.3.2 Disturbance Caused by In Situ Strength Testing |
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116 | (3) |
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4.3.2.1 Disturbance Caused by Drilling Operation |
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4.3.2.2 Disturbance Caused by Probe Insertion |
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117 | (1) |
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4.3.2.3 Disturbance Caused by Test Procedure |
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4.3.3 Other Strength Tests |
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119 | (5) |
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120 | (4) |
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4.3.4 Water Content and Density |
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124 | (1) |
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4.3.6 Seismic and Shear Wave |
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124 | (1) |
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4.5 Special-Purpose Tests |
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125 | (4) |
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4.5.1 Plate Bearing Tests |
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126 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Resistivity/Conductivity |
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5 Drilling, Sampling, and Handling of Marine Sediments |
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129 | (1) |
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5.2 Offshore Soil Sampling |
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130 | (14) |
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130 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Self-Contained Shallow Penetration Samplers |
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130 | (4) |
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5.2.2.1 Gravity Coring Devices |
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131 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Fixed Seabed Structures |
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134 | (1) |
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5.2.4 Deep Penetration-Rotary Drilling and Sampling through a Drill String |
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134 | (10) |
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5.2.4.2 Drill Rig and Other Drilling Components |
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136 | (1) |
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5.2.4.3 Drill String and Drill Bit |
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5.2.4.4 Vertical Stabilization of the Drill |
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137 | (2) |
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5.2.4.5 Samplers Operated in Motion-Uncompensated Drill String |
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139 | (5) |
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144 | (10) |
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5.3.1 Alterations of Constituent Materials |
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146 | (8) |
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154 | (5) |
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5.4.1 Handling and Opening of Cores |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (4) |
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5.4.2.1 Prevention of Moisture Loss |
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155 | (1) |
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5.4.2.2 Vertical versus Horizontal Storage |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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5.4.2.4 Temperature of Storage |
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157 | (2) |
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6 Laboratory Testing at Sea and Ashore |
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159 | (62) |
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159 | (6) |
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6.1.1 Requirements for Geotechnical Testing |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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6.1.2.2 Nature and Mechanism of Sample Disturbance |
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163 | (1) |
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6.1.3 Destructive and Nondestructive Tests |
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163 | (2) |
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6.2 Preparation of Soil Samples |
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165 | (2) |
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165 | (2) |
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6.3 Logging, X-Radiography, and Computed Tomography |
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167 | (1) |
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6.4 Index/Classification Testing |
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167 | (23) |
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167 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Principles of Measurement at Sea |
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168 | (5) |
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168 | (1) |
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6.4.2.2 Measurement of Volume Using Helium Pycnometer |
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168 | (3) |
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6.4.2.3 Measurement Matrix for Index Properties |
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171 | (2) |
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6.4.3 Mass and Volume Relationships |
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173 | (16) |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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6.4.3.4 Pore Water Density |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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6.4.3.6 Density of Solids (Grain Density) |
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179 | (1) |
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6.4.3.7 Dry Density/Dry Unit Weight |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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6.4.3.10 Total Density/Total Unit Weight |
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181 | (1) |
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6.4.3.11 Description of Mass-Volume with Correction for Salt Content in Soils |
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182 | (7) |
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6.4.4 Particle Characteristics |
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189 | (1) |
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6.4.4.1 Grain Size Distribution and Classification |
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189 | (1) |
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6.4.4.2 Mineralogy, Atterberg Limits, and Fabric |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (5) |
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6.5.1 Effects of Disturbance |
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193 | (2) |
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6.5.1.1 Effect on Consolidation Properties |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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6.7 Static Shear Strength |
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196 | (20) |
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6.7.1 Undrained Shear Strength |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (1) |
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6.7.3 Triaxial Testing of High Gas Content Sediments |
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199 | (6) |
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6.7.3.1 Gas Initially in Solution |
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200 | (3) |
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6.7.3.2 Gas Initially in Bubble Phase |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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6.7.3.4 Effect on Strength and Other Properties |
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204 | (1) |
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6.7.4 Methods of Correcting Lab Values to In-Situ Strengths |
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6.7.4.1 Empirical Correction Method |
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207 | (1) |
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6.7.4.2 Analytical Model Technique |
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207 | (6) |
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6.7.4.3 Residual Pore Pressure Technique |
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213 | (2) |
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6.7.4.4 Analysis of Case Studies |
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215 | (1) |
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6.8 Cyclic and Dynamic Strengths |
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216 | (5) |
Section III Geotechnical Properties of Marine Sediments |
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7 Properties of Marine Soils |
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221 | (32) |
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221 | (1) |
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7.2 Soil Characterization |
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221 | (12) |
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7.2.1 Texture, Structure, and Composition of Soil Particles |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (11) |
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7.2.2.1 Size, Shape, and Structure |
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222 | (3) |
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7.2.2.2 Structure of Coarse-Grained/Noncohesive Sediments |
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225 | (2) |
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7.2.2.3 Pore Fluids and Clay Microstructure |
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227 | (6) |
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7.3 Classification of Sediments |
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233 | (12) |
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7.3.1 Laboratory and Visual Procedures |
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233 | (10) |
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7.3.1.1 Systems of Classification |
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233 | (1) |
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7.3.1.2 Engineering Classification of Siliciclastic Sediments |
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234 | (4) |
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7.3.1.3 Classification of Carbonate Sediments |
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238 | (5) |
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7.3.2 In-Situ Classification Methods |
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243 | (2) |
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7.4 Geophysical Properties of Marine Sediments |
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245 | (8) |
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245 | (1) |
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7.4.2 Acoustic Properties of Marine Sediments |
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245 | (8) |
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8 Index, Compressibility, and Strength Properties of Marine Sediments |
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253 | (50) |
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253 | (1) |
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8.2 Density and Water Content |
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254 | (2) |
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8.3 Consistency Properties and Organic Materials |
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256 | (5) |
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8.4 Compressibility and Permeability of Fine-Grained Marine Sediments |
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261 | (16) |
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8.4.1 Sedimentation of a Clay-Water System |
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261 | (3) |
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8.4.2 Volume Change of Sediments |
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264 | (19) |
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8.4.2.1 Modeling Volume Change |
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264 | (4) |
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8.4.2.2 Effect of Sediment Deposition and Erosion on Consolidation |
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268 | (1) |
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8.4.2.3 Secondary Consolidation |
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269 | (3) |
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8.4.2.4 Apparent Overconsolidation |
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272 | (5) |
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277 | (6) |
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8.6 Shear Strength Characterization |
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283 | (10) |
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8.6.1 Theoretical Background |
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284 | (4) |
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8.6.2 Mohr-Coulomb Approach |
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288 | (3) |
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291 | (1) |
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8.6.4 Normalized Behavior Approach |
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291 | (2) |
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8.6.5 Typical Shear Strength Behavior |
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293 | (1) |
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8.7 Effect of Time on Soil Behavior |
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293 | (10) |
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293 | (2) |
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295 | (8) |
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295 | (4) |
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8.7.2.2 Viscoelastic Model Approach |
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299 | (1) |
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8.7.2.3 Rate Process Approach |
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300 | (1) |
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8.7.2.4 Empirical Approach |
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301 | (2) |
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9 Cyclic and Dynamic Properties of Marine Sediments |
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303 | (68) |
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303 | (1) |
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9.2 Theoretical Background |
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303 | (8) |
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9.2.1 Threshold Strain Concept |
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305 | (3) |
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9.2.2 Clay Minerals under Cyclic Loading |
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308 | (3) |
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9.2.3 Sands under Cyclic Loading |
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311 | (1) |
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9.3 Soil Parameter Modeling |
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311 | (3) |
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9.4 Behavior of Clays and Silts |
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314 | (18) |
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9.4.1 Strength Determination |
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316 | (3) |
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9.4.2 Pore Pressure Build-Up |
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319 | (3) |
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9.4.3 Reduction and Degradation of Stiffness |
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322 | (10) |
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9.4.3.1 Effect of Soil Plasticity on Cyclic Response |
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325 | (4) |
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9.4.3.2 Factors That Affect Measurement of Dynamic Properties of Clays |
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329 | (3) |
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9.5 Analytical Methods to Predict Cyclic Response of Clays |
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332 | (1) |
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9.6 Behavior of Granular Materials |
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332 | (10) |
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9.6.1 Mechanism and Implications of Liquefaction Phenomena |
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334 | (1) |
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9.6.2 Variations in Liquefaction |
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335 | (1) |
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9.6.3 Wave Interaction with Seabed |
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336 | (35) |
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339 | (1) |
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9.6.3.2 Deformable Seabed |
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340 | (2) |
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9.7 Historical Review of Liquefaction in the Coastal Environment |
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342 | (1) |
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9.8 Post-Cyclic Loading Behavior |
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342 | (29) |
Section IV Slope Stability and Foundations |
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371 | (78) |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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10.2 Loadings on Foundations |
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371 | (2) |
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10.3 Pile Structures in the Marine Environment |
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373 | (39) |
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373 | (1) |
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10.3.2 Modeling the Installation and Loading of a Driven Pile |
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373 | (1) |
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10.3.2.1 Capacity of Driven Piles in Clay |
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373 | (1) |
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10.3.2.2 Pore Pressure Equalization |
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374 | (1) |
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374 | (38) |
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10.3.3.1 Design Loading and Factor of Safety |
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374 | (1) |
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374 | (17) |
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391 | (4) |
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10.3.3.4 Design of Piles for Lateral Loads |
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395 | (4) |
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10.3.3.5 Effect of Cyclic Loading |
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399 | (6) |
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10.3.3.6 Construction and Installation of Pile Structures |
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405 | (7) |
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412 | (17) |
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412 | (2) |
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10.4.2 Design Requirements |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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10.4.4 Geotechnical Design of Foundation System |
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415 | (14) |
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10.4.4.1 Bearing Capacity |
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417 | (3) |
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10.4.4.2 Lateral Resistance |
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420 | (1) |
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10.4.4.3 Foundation Deformations |
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421 | (3) |
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10.4.4.4 Dowel and Skirt Penetration Resistance |
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424 | (3) |
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10.4.4.5 Base Contact Stress |
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427 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
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10.4.4.7 Piping and Erosion |
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427 | (1) |
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10.4.4.8 Dynamic Analysis |
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428 | (1) |
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10.4.4.9 Construction and Installation |
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428 | (1) |
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10.5 Anchor Uplift Capacity |
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429 | (7) |
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10.5.1 Embedment Mechanisms |
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429 | (3) |
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10.5.1.1 Propellant-Actuated Anchor |
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430 | (1) |
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10.5.1.2 Vibration Embedment Anchor |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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10.5.2 Anchor Holding Capacity |
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432 | (4) |
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10.5.2.1 Cohesive Soil: Short-Term Static Loading |
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434 | (1) |
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10.5.2.2 Cohesive Soil: Long-Term Static Loading |
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435 | (1) |
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10.5.2.3 Cohesive Soil: Short-Term Cyclic Loading |
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435 | (1) |
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10.5.2.4 Granular Soil: Short- or Long-Term Drained Loading |
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435 | (1) |
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10.5.2.5 Granular Soil: Long-Term Cyclic Loading |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (11) |
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436 | (3) |
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439 | (1) |
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10.6.3 Prediction of Leg Penetration during Installation |
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440 | (9) |
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10.6.3.1 Footings Supported on Uniform Soil |
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441 | (1) |
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10.6.3.2 Footings Supported on Layered Soils |
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441 | (6) |
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10.7 Hydraulic Filled Islands |
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447 | (2) |
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449 | (36) |
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449 | (1) |
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11.2 Types of Seafloor Movements |
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449 | (3) |
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11.2.1 Slide Classification |
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451 | (1) |
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11.2.1.1 Slides Occurring at Time of Deposition |
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452 | (1) |
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11.2.1.2 Slides Occurring Long after Deposition by Changes in Sedimentary and Erosional Processes |
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452 | (1) |
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11.2.1.3 Slides Occurring Long after Deposition due to Tectonic Processes |
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452 | (1) |
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11.3 Mechanisms of Movement |
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452 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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11.4 Evaluation of Initiation of Instability |
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453 | (17) |
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453 | (1) |
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11.4.2 Limit Equilibrium Methods |
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454 | (13) |
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11.4.2.1 Undrained Analysis |
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461 | (1) |
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11.4.2.2 Drained Analysis |
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462 | (1) |
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11.4.2.3 Partially Drained Analysis |
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462 | (5) |
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11.4.3 Finite-Element Models |
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467 | (3) |
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469 | (1) |
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11.4.3.2 Potential Strain Approach |
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469 | (1) |
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11.4.3.3 Permanent Deformation Approach |
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470 | (1) |
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11.5 Evaluation of the Large Movements of the Soil Mass |
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470 | (15) |
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471 | (1) |
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11.5.2 Turbidity Currents (Density Flow Models) |
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472 | (1) |
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11.5.3 Plastic and Viscous Flow Models |
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472 | (6) |
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478 | (2) |
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480 | (5) |
References |
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485 | (60) |
Index |
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