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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/35596| Title: | Geotechnical factors in the dredgeability of sediment. Report 2, Geotechnical site investigation strategy for dredging projects |
| Authors: | Spigolon, S. J. |
| Keywords: | Marine sediments--Classification Dredging spoil--Classification Dredging--Environmental aspects Dredging Dredging spoil Marine sediments Geotechnical engineering |
| Publisher: | U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. |
| Series/Report no.: | Contract Report (Dredging Research Program (U.S.)) ; no. Contract Report DRP-93-3; Report 2 |
| Abstract: | The objective of a geotechnical site investigation for a dredging project is to obtain the most complete and accurate estimate of the location and character of the materials to be dredged that is possible within the limits of available time and money and of practicality. This information must then be communicated, in a readily understood manner, to all persons involved in the design, cost estimation, and construction of the project. A site investigation for dredging consists of studies of all available existing information, augmented, when necessary, by geophysical and geotechnical subbottom investigation, including the sampling and testing of soils and rock. The data are summarized in an estimated goetechnical subbottom profile. The validity of the estimated profile is dependent on the type and amount of site investigation made and on the knowledge and skill of the interpreter(s) of the data. |
| Description: | Contract Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | Contract Report DRP-93-3; Report 2 |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/35596 |
| Size: | 167 pages / 9.701 Mb |
| Types of Materials: | PDF/A |
| Appears in Collections: | Contract Report |
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| Contract Report DRP-93-3 Report 2.pdf | 9.93 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |