Submersible oriented platform for deep ocean sediment studies (SOPDOSS).
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Authors
Hooks, Maurice LeRoy.
Subjects
deep ocean platform
sediment testing
in situ sediment testing
submersible equipment
coring device
sediment testing
in situ sediment testing
submersible equipment
coring device
Advisors
Prowell, Ron W.
Andrews, Robert S.
Date of Issue
1974-06
Date
June 1974
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis presents the design, fabrication, and operation
of a deep ocean sediment testing platform which is
operated by a submersible to depths of 8000 feet. The platform
has a variable ballast system and is transportable along
the ocean floor by the submersible. It has an in-air weight
of approximately 15,000 pounds and is capable of maintaining
neutral buoyancy. The platform is capable of taking and
storing eight individual cores and is equipped with eight
instrument drives, each capable of inserting a 3 inch diameter
probe to a depth of 3 feet in any normal ocean sediment for
in situ measurements. The platform is lowered to the ocean
floor by cable and is capable of independent surfacing. The
platform has a 9 foot square base and is approximately l8
feet high including the main float. In high shear strength
sediments, the platform is capable of providing 5000 pounds
of hold down force at a depth of 8000 feet.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Mechanical Engineering
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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