Submersible oriented platform for deep ocean sediment studies (SOPDOSS).

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dc.contributor.advisorProwell, Ron W.
dc.contributor.advisorAndrews, Robert S.
dc.contributor.authorHooks, Maurice LeRoy.
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineering
dc.dateJune 1974
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-14T00:00:59Z
dc.date.available2012-11-14T00:00:59Z
dc.date.issued1974-06
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceLieutenant, United States Navy
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/submersibleorien1094517277
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/17277
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
dc.subject.authordeep ocean platformen_US
dc.subject.authorsediment testingen_US
dc.subject.authorin situ sediment testingen_US
dc.subject.authorsubmersible equipmenten_US
dc.subject.authorcoring deviceen_US
dc.subject.lcshMechanical engineeringen_US
dc.titleSubmersible oriented platform for deep ocean sediment studies (SOPDOSS).en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelProfessional Degreeen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Mechanical Engineeringen_US
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