In-situ geotechnical characterization of mixed-grain-size bedforms using a dynamic penetrometer

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 540-544

  Stark, Nina ^a,d   Coco, Giovanni ^b,e   Bryan, Karin R ^c   Kopf, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTS;

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DEGREE OF PRECISION; DYNAMIC PENETROMETERS; GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERIZATION; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT DYNAMIC; SEDIMENT MIXTURES;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

BEDFORM; CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; GRAIN SIZE; PENETROMETER; STRENGTH;

COROMANDEL PENINSULA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAIRUA; WAIKATO;

EID: 84864981074     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2012.45     Document Type: Article

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