In Situ Vane System for Seafloor Strength Investigations
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1985
Abstract
The In Situ Vane (ISV) system has been developed to determine the strength profile within the upper 1.5 m of deep sea clays. The system is designed to operate in 6000-m water depth after one-year dormancy on the bottom and consists of four integrated packages; controller and data acquisition system, mechanical system, volume compensator, and power supply. This paper describes development of a prototype which was used under a pressure of 550 bars after a 30-day dormancy and of the full system which was successfully used in a deep water (5800 m) test. In the first full application of the system the ISV will be used to measure changes in sediment strength caused by high temperature (300°C) as part of the U.S. Subseabed Disposal Program. © 1985 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering
Volume
10
Issue
1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Silva, Armand J., John D. Babb, Joel Lipkin, Paul Pietryka, and David Butler. "In Situ Vane System for Seafloor Strength Investigations." IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 10, 1 (1985): 23-31. doi: 10.1109/JOE.1985.1137412.