Naval Postgraduate School
Dudley Knox Library
NPS Dudley Knox Library
View Item 
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  • How to search in Calhoun
  • My Accounts
  • Ask a Librarian
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Browse

All of CalhounCollectionsThis Collection

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

Specific gravity determination of marine sediments

Thumbnail
Download
Iconspecificgravityd00hend.pdf (5.410Mb)
Download Record
Download to EndNote/RefMan (RIS)
Download to BibTex
Author
Henderson, Joseph C.
Date
1970-04
Advisor
Smith, R.J.
Second Reader
Tucker, Steven P.
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
Accurate specific gravity measurements are required for the analysis of physical properties of marine sediments. Application of the bottle pycnometer technique, the standard determination method, is time consuming, tedious, and perhaps subject to inaccuracies in the case of fine particulate matter. A review of methods currently in use was conducted to ascertain the present state of the art and reveal any new developments in this field. Specific gravity values for three operating modes of the air comparison pycnometer, two of which use helium, were compared with bottle pycnometer values for four test materials. The air comparison pycnometer determinations, regardless of operating mode, resulted in higher specific gravities than their counterpart bottle pycnometer values for kaolinite, montmorillonite, and marine sediment samples. The use of helium as the comparison medium in the air comparison pycnometer appears to reduce the surface active characteristics of the colloidal material. Specific gravity determinations by all four test methods agreed very well for powdered quartz samples with a known specific gravity.
Rights
This 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.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10945/15168
Collections
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

  • Thumbnail

    AN ANALYSIS OF THE MARINE CORPS DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE BUDGETING MODEL 

    McKavitt, Thomas P., III (Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2019-06);
    The Marine Corps relies on advanced ground equipment that requires significant depot-level maintenance to extend its life cycle. However, Marine Corps budgets continue to be strained, and every dollar counts. Therefore, ...
  • Thumbnail

    Integration of experience API into CDET's e-learning 

    MacAloney, Clayton C. (Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-06);
    The increased availability and use of online devices has the Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) looking at Experience API (xAPI) for ways to improve the accessibility, effectiveness, and efficiency ...
  • Thumbnail

    MARINE CORPS OFFICER ACCESSION: AN ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON CAREER-LEVEL PROMOTION 

    Conlan, David R. (Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03);
    The purpose of this research was to determine the significance of Marine Corps officer accession sources in relation to achieving career-level promotion benchmarks. The study first determined what characteristics the Marine ...
NPS Dudley Knox LibraryDUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY
Feedback

411 Dyer Rd. Bldg. 339
Monterey, CA 93943
circdesk@nps.edu
(831) 656-2947
DSN 756-2947

    Federal Depository Library      


Start Your Research

Research Guides
Academic Writing
Ask a Librarian
Copyright at NPS
Graduate Writing Center
How to Cite
Library Liaisons
Research Tools
Thesis Processing Office

Find & Download

Databases List
Articles, Books & More
NPS Theses
NPS Faculty Publications: Calhoun
Journal Titles
Course Reserves

Use the Library

My Accounts
Request Article or Book
Borrow, Renew, Return
Tech Help
Remote Access
Workshops & Tours

For Faculty & Researchers
For International Students
For Alumni

Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Rooms & Study Spaces
Floor Map
Computers & Software
Adapters, Lockers & More

Collections

NPS Archive: Calhoun
Restricted Resources
Special Collections & Archives
Federal Depository
Homeland Security Digital Library

About

Hours
Library Staff
About Us
Special Exhibits
Policies
Our Affiliates
Visit Us

NPS-Licensed Resources—Terms & Conditions
Copyright Notice

Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943
Driving Directions | Campus Map

This is an official U.S. Navy Website |  Please read our Privacy Policy Notice  |  FOIA |  Section 508 |  No FEAR Act |  Whistleblower Protection |  Copyright and Accessibility |  Contact Webmaster

Export search results

The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

A logged-in user can export up to 15000 items. If you're not logged in, you can export no more than 500 items.

To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.