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A Device to Facilitate the Sampling and in situ Testing of Sediments

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Seabed Mechanics

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A device is described which can aid the accurate assessment and sampling of sediment properties in situ. This probe consists of two units, uphole and downhole, joined by a logging cable, and a multiprocessor electronic control system. The downhole probe consists of both Dutch cone penetrometer and a standard penetration test tool, with individual power units. The simplicity of the device allows easy operation on site, and data may be displayed, stored and manipulated readily.

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  1. Zetelogic Ltd, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, UK

    Colin Nunn

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  1. University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Bruce Denness (Professor of Ocean Engineering) (Professor of Ocean Engineering)

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Nunn, C. (1984). A Device to Facilitate the Sampling and in situ Testing of Sediments. In: Denness, B. (eds) Seabed Mechanics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4958-4_9

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4958-4_9

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