Accession Number:

AD0712753

Title:

SITE SURVEYING FOR OCEAN FLOOR CONSTRUCTION

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Oct 1967-Apr 1969

Corporate Author:

NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA

Personal Author(s):

• Hironaka, M. C.
• Hoffman, W. E.

Report Date:

1970-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

102.0

Abstract:

The increase in interest by the Navy and other organizations in placement of structures on the seafloor necessitates establishing site parameters relevant to such construction, and equipment for measuring these parameters. Included in this report are the site parameters significant to designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining a seafloor structure an outline of the site survey procedure the equipment available for conducting these site surveys and data handling and reduction techniques. Also included are recommendations for research required prior to placement of structures and equipment.

Descriptors:

• *CONSTRUCTION
• *OCEAN BOTTOM
• *SURVEYING(GEOGRAPHIC)
• CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
• DENSITY
• FOULING
• FOUNDATIONS(STRUCTURES)
• MAPPING
• OCEAN CURRENTS
• POSITIONING DEVICES(MACHINERY)
• PROBES
• SEA WATER
• SEDIMENTATION
• SHEAR STRESSES
• SITE SELECTION
• THICKNESS
• UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT

Subject Categories:

• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
• Geodesy
• Marine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE