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Title:
AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SHEAR STRENGTH OF SEDIMENTS ON THE FLOOR OF A BODY OF WATER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/026934
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
An apparatus for deternnining at least the shear strength of sediments on a bed of a body of water. The apparatus having a substantially spherical penetrometer, the substantially spherical penetrometer having an internal chamber sealed in a fluid tight manner. An instrumentation module is disposed within the internal chamber of the substantially spherical penetrometer. The instrumentation module has an arrangement for measuring and recording acceleration, tilt and angular rotation of the substantially spherical penetrometer during descent towards and embedment into the bed of the body of water.

Inventors:
O'LOUGHLIN CONLETH (IE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2012/066560
Publication Date:
February 28, 2013
Filing Date:
August 24, 2012
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Assignee:
INST OF TECHNOLOGY SLIGO (IE)
O'LOUGHLIN CONLETH (IE)
International Classes:
E02D1/02
Foreign References:
DE3834845A11990-04-19
US4649741A1987-03-17
Other References:
None
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HANNA, John (58 Howard Street, Belfast Antrim BT1 6PJ, GB)
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