In Situ Permeabilities of Selected Coastal Marine Sediments
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2002
Department
Marine Science
Abstract
An in situ permeameter probe was deployed off Fort Walton Beach, Florida in shallow-water. coastal sandy sediment. Stations were occupied in a 600 in x 600 in area. Intrinsic permeability in sand at 17 stations varied from 0.3 to 6.1 x 10(-11) m(2) to subbottom depths of 50 cm. Permeability decreased with increasing subbottom depth and minimal compaction. The sediment is a well-sorted, medium quartz sand with a mean grain size of approximately 0.34-0.52 min and with 5%-8% carbonate shells and shell fragments. The probe was tested in a slightly finer-grained sediment near the main study area and revealed permeabilities of 0.1-3.2 x 10(-11) m(2). The permeabilities measured are reasonable for the observed sandy and slightly finer-grained sediments.
Publication Title
IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering
Volume
27
Issue
3
First Page
571
Last Page
580
Recommended Citation
Bennett, R. H.,
Hulbert, M. H.,
Curry, C.,
Johnson, H.,
Hutnak, M.,
Curry, K. J.
(2002). In Situ Permeabilities of Selected Coastal Marine Sediments. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 27(3), 571-580.
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