Geotechnical characteristics of bottom sediments in the northeastern Bering Sea.
Geologie en Mijnbouw
By: H. W. Olsen, E.C. Clukey, and C.H. Nelson
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Abstract
Sediment of Holocene age derived from the Yukon River, consisting dominantly of silty fine sand and sandy silt, covers the bottom of central and western Norton Sound, which is a high energy environment involving extensive ice loading, high waves, and strong bottom currents. The sediment characteristics indicate that it is susceptible to liquefaction during major storms. Substantially finer grained, weak and highly compressible sediment of Holocene age covers eastern Norton Sound and the Port Clarence embayment, which are low energy environments. Pleistocene peaty deposits underlie the Holocene and late Pleistocene deposits in both Norton Sound and Chirikov Basin and are somewhat overconsolidated. The presence of gas indicates high in situ pore pressure and hence low material strength.-from Authors
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Geotechnical characteristics of bottom sediments in the northeastern Bering Sea. |
| Series title | Geologie en Mijnbouw |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geologie en Mijnbouw |
| First page | 91 |
| Last page | 103 |
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