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.