Open AccessENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SEA FLOOR SEDIMENTS FROM LA JOLLA CANYON
Author(s) -
Iraj Noorany,
Robert A. Zinser
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v13.82
Subject(s) - canyon , geology , seabed , geotechnical engineering , grain size , submarine canyon , geomorphology , oceanography
Near surface sea floor sediments were obtained "by the tracked underwater •vehicle RUM from four locations on the floor of the La Jolla Canyon. The sediments were clayey silts of high plasticity. The engineering properties of the sediments, including grain size, index properties, strength and compressibility, were determined.