GEOSITE: Geotechnical Site Investigation Methods. User's Guide

The objective of GEOSITE is to provide guidance, from geotechnical engineering experts, for the selection of equipment and methods for a subsurface investigation at an individual exploration site for a dredging project. It is assumed that the number and locations of the exploration sites have previously been established and that there is a general knowledge of the types of sediments expected to be present at the site. Only for the purpose of this program, the term sediment is used to mean all bottom materials to be dredged, including unconsolidated sediments soil and hard materials cemented soils, rock, coral, etc. The GEOSITE program recommends a sediment sampling methods, b in-situ strength testing methods, considering all of the appropriate samplertesting method combinations, c methods for accessing the samplingtesting depth, d suitable field work platforms, and e material identification tests.