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A comprehensive study of undisturbed, mostly silty clay samples, taken from large-diameter surface cores collected in the North Atlantic and its bordering seas, shows that measurement of the Atterberg limits, water content, specific gravity of grains and grain-size distribution can provide the basis for predicting many seabed geotechnical and geophysical properties which can lead to a quick assessment of environmental conditions. Thus, the sediment compression curve can be reconstructed, acoustic properties assessed, electrical and thermal resistivities deduced and an indication of the shearing forces, which have affected the sediment, inferred.
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Smith, .D., Buchan, .S. Usefulness of classification and index properties of clay-rich sediments in evaluating sea-bed environmental conditions. Geo-Mar Lett 22, 60–65 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00367-002-0098-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00367-002-0098-6