Bearing strength and other physical properities of some shallow and deep-sea sediments from the north Pacific

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David G. Moore
Publication_Date: 1962
Title:
Bearing strength and other physical properities of some shallow and deep-sea sediments from the north Pacific
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Geological Society of America Bulletin
Issue_Identification: v. 73, p. 1163-1166
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Description:
Abstract:
"Measurements of wet density, porosity, grain size distribution, and shear strength were made from cores collected from a variety of environments in the north Pacific. Bearing strength of the sediments was calculated from shear strength measurements and is tabulated with the other properties. Short discussions of shear strength and bearing capacity explain the fundamentals of these parameters."
Purpose:
"The increasing interest in the sea floor as an operational environment has created a demand for data on the capacity of sea-floor sediments to support applied loads. Because very little work has been done on the bearing strength properities of marine sediments, all available data are of interest to those involved in placing equipment on the sea floor."
Supplemental_Information:
Data digitized by the USGS for inclusion into usSEABED (<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/usseabed>)
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Unknown
Currentness_Reference:
Publication date. No information given in paper about dates of sample collection.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -165.750
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.233
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.167
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 3.700
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Geological Society of America Bulletin
Theme_Keyword: Geological Society of America
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Oceans and Estuaries
Theme_Keyword: Location
Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keyword. Version 5.3.3
Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
Theme_Keyword: Geotechnical Properties
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Structures
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Textures
Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North Pacific
Access_Constraints: Paper is available at the USGS library and other libraries
Use_Constraints:
Cite David E. Moore and the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory, San Diego, CA as the originators of these data
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address: Unknown location
City: San Diego
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: Unknown
Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Moore_1962
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab view of locations with coastline for reference
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg
Data_Set_Credit:
David G. Moore at the Geological Society of America for the collection and analysis of data. For inclusion into usSEABED: Digitization: Jennifer Mendonca (USGS); Corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
No estimate made for the accuracy of the data in the original report. Data digitized by the USGS and partners were visually compared to the source data, and corrected. Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel. Locations checked using GIS.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.
Completeness_Report:
Data not digitized include direct shear strength, vane shear strength, sensitivity, and bearing capacity.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Latitude and longitude are given to the nearest minute-tenth. No navigational information is noted in the paper.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Water depths are given to the nearest meter; downcore information is given to the nearest millimeter.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
No information on data techniques or sample protocols is given in the paper.
Process_Date: Unknown
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Moore_1962
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address: Unknown location
City: San Diego
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: Unknown
Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 77

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.00167
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00167
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Point
Entity_Type_Definition: SDTS point
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Water depth
Attribute_Definition: Sample water depth
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 13
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5692
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Subsample depth
Attribute_Definition: Subsample depth
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 200
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sediment type
Attribute_Definition: Sediment classification
Attribute_Definition_Source: Shepard 1954
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Sediment classification protocol by Shepard, 1954
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mean
Attribute_Definition: Mean grainsize
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0014
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.0769
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sand
Attribute_Definition: Amount of sand in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 66.1
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Silt
Attribute_Definition: Amount of silt in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.8
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Clay
Attribute_Definition: Amount of clay in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 3.1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 86
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Wet density
Attribute_Definition: Density of sample when wet
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.14
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.00
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Gm/cm3
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Porosity
Attribute_Definition: Sample porosity
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 42
Range_Domain_Maximum: 85.6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 0/00
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Direct shear
Attribute_Definition: Sample direct shear strength
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 54
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi degree
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Direct shear
Attribute_Definition: Sample direct shear strength
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 10.18
Range_Domain_Maximum: 36.90
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: C gm/cm2
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Direct shear
Attribute_Definition: Sample direct shear strength
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.145
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.526
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: C psi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Vane shear strength
Attribute_Definition: Sample vane shear strength
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 3.15
Range_Domain_Maximum: 101.90
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Gm/cm3
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Vane shear strength
Attribute_Definition: Sample vane shear strength
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.045
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.450
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Psi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sensitivity
Attribute_Definition: Sample sensitivity
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.62
Range_Domain_Maximum: 30
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Bearing capacity
Attribute_Definition: Sample bearing capacity
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.358
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.893
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mail and Physical
Address: 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 650-329-5026
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: men_lib@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions: email preferred
Resource_Description: GSA Bulletin v. 73 p 1163-1166
Distribution_Liability:
Although this dataset has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data. Users of the data should be aware of limitations of the data due to possible imprecision due to navigational inaccuracies and limitations of the statistical data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Non-digital_Form: Paper is available at the USGS library and other libraries.
Fees: None

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Geological Society of America
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mail
Address: P.O. Box 9140
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80301-9140
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303 447 2020
Resource_Description: Geological Society of America Bulletin v. 73 p. 1163-1166
Distribution_Liability:
Although this dataset has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data. Users of the data should be aware of limitations of the data due to possible imprecision due to navigational inaccuracies and limitations of the statistical data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Non-digital_Form: Report is available at some libraries.
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites: None
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1962

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 2005
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical and mail
Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4727
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions: Email preferred
Metadata_Standard_Name: CSDGM Version 2
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
Metadata was written by a user of the data. Any information contained in the physical report is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.

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