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Geotechnical properties of deep-sea sediments from central Indian Ocean Basin

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Title Geotechnical properties of deep-sea sediments from central Indian Ocean Basin
 
Creator Khadge, N.H.
 
Description Physical and geotechnical properties of 2 sediment cores from the nodule rich area of the Central Indian Ocean Basin are studied to know the sediment characteristics. Average water content of sediment from 2 deep-sea cores is 289% with 151% as liquid limit and 103% as plastic limit. Average values of wet density, porosity and specific gravity are 1.21 x 10 super(6) g.m/3, 87%, and 2.35 respectively. Organic carbon content is less than 1% for both the cores. Sand, silt and clay contents are 16, 32 and 52% respectively. Sediments are siliceous ooze, medium to high plastic and fine grained in nature. The properties are quite comparable to those reported for Pacific sediments
 
Date 2009-05-08T12:01:01Z
2009-05-08T12:01:01Z
1992
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol.21; 80-82p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3053
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1992]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher NISCAIR, New Delhi