In situ tensile fracture toughness of surficial cohesive marine sediments

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-48

  Johnson, Bruce D ^a   Barry, Mark A ^a   Boudreau, Bernard P ^a   Jumars, Peter A ^b   Dorgan, Kelly M ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTED SOIL; DEPTH PROFILE; GRAIN SIZE; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; IN-SITU TENSILE; LABORATORY METHODS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MUDDY SEDIMENTS; NATURAL SEDIMENTS; NOVA SCOTIA; PROBE MEASUREMENTS; SANDY SITES; SEDIMENT SURFACE; TENSILE FAILURES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; FRACTURE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PROBES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

ADHESION; BIOTURBATION; COHESION; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MARINE SEDIMENT; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 84855965590     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: 14321157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-011-0243-1     Document Type: Article

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