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Seabed Mechanics

Edited Proceedings of a Symposium, sponsored jointly by the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) and the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), and held at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 5–9 September, 1983

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1984

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  1. Bruce Denness

    1. University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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Table of contents (32 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Sub-seabed Characteristics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Strength and Consolidation

      1. Introduction
        • Adrian F. Richards
        Pages 3-8
      2. <i>In situ</i> Void Ratio, Strength and Overburden Pressure Anomalies in Seabed Clays
        • Akio Nakase, Takeshi Kamei
        Pages 9-15
      3. Undrained Shear Behaviour of Quasi-overconsolidated Seabed Clay Induced by Cyclic Loading
        • Kazuya Yasuhara, Kazutoshi Hirao, Haruo Fujiwara, Syunji U-He
        Pages 17-24
      4. Consolidation Properties and Stress History of Some Deep Sea Sediments
        • Armand J. Silva, Stephen A. Jordan
        Pages 25-39
      5. Settlement and Consolidation in the Laboratory of Steadily-deposited Sediment
        • G. C. Sills, R. C. Thomas
        Pages 41-49

    3. Submarine Slopes and Sediment Testing

      1. Introduction
        • A. B. Hawkins
        Pages 51-64
      2. Slope-stability Analysis and Creep Susceptibility of Quaternary Sediments on the Northeastern United States Continental Slope
        • James S. Booth, Armand J. Silva, Stephen A. Jordan
        Pages 65-75
      3. Analysis of Slope Stability, Wilmington to Lindenkohl Canyons, US Mid-Atlantic Margin
        • Gideon Almagor, Richard H. Bennett, Douglas N. Lambert, Evan B. Forde, Les S. Shepard
        Pages 77-86
      4. A Device to Facilitate the Sampling and <i>in situ</i> Testing of Sediments
        • Colin Nunn
        Pages 87-93
      5. A New Technique to Identify Sea Sediments in Shallows
        • Masaharu Fukue, Shigeyasu Okusa, Takaaki Nakamura
        Pages 95-100

  3. Sub-seabed Site Investigation and Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Probes, Corers and Pore Pressure Measurement

      1. Introduction
        • A. W. Malone
        Pages 103-105
      2. Calculation of Stresses on Shallow Penetrometers and Footings
        • G. T. Houlsby, C. P. Wroth
        Pages 107-112
      3. Measurements of Wave-induced Pore Pressure and Coefficients of Permeability of Submarine Sediments during Reversing Flow
        • Shigeyasu Okusa, Takaaki Nakamura, Masaharu Fukue
        Pages 113-122
      4. Non-linear Finite Strain Consolidation of Soft Marine Sediments
        • Robert L. Schiffman, Vincenzo Pane
        Pages 123-130

    3. Cyclic Loading and Sub-seabed Stability

      1. Introduction
        • R. K. Taylor
        Pages 131-138
      2. Wave-induced Liquefaction in Seabed Deposits of Sand
        • Kenji Ishihara, Akira Yamazaki
        Pages 139-148
      3. Liquefaction Prediction in the Marine Environment
        • P. Strachan
        Pages 149-157
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Symposia do not just happen, and those which venture on the Bureau of IUT AM. I was on the train like a into new territory happen even less frequently. Never­ shot armed to the teeth with excuses. theless, faced by the challenge of organising such an I rehearsed my speech all the way down. I had event, many of us volunteer eagerly for the task. I am studiously opted for the environmental side of seabed not one of this select band. studies. I could prove it and produced papers on the Confronted by what at fIrst sight was but a casual correlation of geotechnical properties of the seabed invitation to consider whether I might be interested in with the populations of bugs that live there. Elsewhere commenting on the possibility I attended an informal (as in my defence package were items on landslips, clima­ I then thought) meeting at Newcastle University in 1980 tology, cluster analysis applied to business development to discuss the subject of Seabed Mechanics. Professor - anything I could find to illustrate my dissociation Len Maunder, Head of Mechanical Engineering here at from Seabed Mechanics proper.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Bruce Denness

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Seabed Mechanics

  • Book Subtitle: Edited Proceedings of a Symposium, sponsored jointly by the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) and the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), and held at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 5–9 September, 1983

  • Editors: Bruce Denness

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

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Bruce Denness 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-86010-504-6Due: 31 January 1985

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4958-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 282

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Geophysics/Geodesy, Geophysics and Environmental Physics, Oceanography, Earth Sciences, general

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