Penetration of free-falling objects into deep-sea sediments.

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === A rational method is presented to predict the penetration of free-falling objects into deep-sea sediments by combining proven empirical theories from the field of soil mechanics with known hydrodynamic phenomena. The impact velocity of the o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carlmark, Jon William
Other Authors: Smith, R. J.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/15850