Seabed Mechanics: Edited Proceedings of a Symposium, sponsored jointly by the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) and the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), and held at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 5–9 September, 1983

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-8
 In situ Void Ratio, Strength and Overburden Pressure Anomalies in Seabed Clays....Pages 9-15
Undrained Shear Behaviour of Quasi-overconsolidated Seabed Clay Induced by Cyclic Loading....Pages 17-24
Consolidation Properties and Stress History of Some Deep Sea Sediments....Pages 25-39
Settlement and Consolidation in the Laboratory of Steadily-deposited Sediment....Pages 41-49
Introduction....Pages 51-64
Slope-stability Analysis and Creep Susceptibility of Quaternary Sediments on the Northeastern United States Continental Slope....Pages 65-75
Analysis of Slope Stability, Wilmington to Lindenkohl Canyons, US Mid-Atlantic Margin....Pages 77-86
A Device to Facilitate the Sampling and in situ Testing of Sediments....Pages 87-93
A New Technique to Identify Sea Sediments in Shallows....Pages 95-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Introduction....Pages 103-105
Calculation of Stresses on Shallow Penetrometers and Footings....Pages 107-112
Measurements of Wave-induced Pore Pressure and Coefficients of Permeability of Submarine Sediments during Reversing Flow....Pages 113-122
Non-linear Finite Strain Consolidation of Soft Marine Sediments....Pages 123-130
Introduction....Pages 131-138
Wave-induced Liquefaction in Seabed Deposits of Sand....Pages 139-148
Liquefaction Prediction in the Marine Environment....Pages 149-157
Methods of Predicting the Deformation of the Seabed due to Cyclic Loading....Pages 159-167
Geotechnical Hazards Associated with Leg Penetration of Jack-up Rigs....Pages 169-174
Back Matter....Pages 175-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Introduction....Pages 179-181
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Wave-induced Bed Load Transport....Pages 183-189
Resuspension of Clays Under Waves....Pages 191-196
Sediment Transport due to Waves and Tidal Currents....Pages 197-206
Sediment Transport by Tidal Residual Flow in Bays....Pages 207-214
Introduction....Pages 215-216
Littoral Drift Caused by Storms....Pages 217-222
Climatic Variation in the North Sea Region....Pages 223-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Interaction Between Pipelines and the Seabed Under the Influence of Waves and Currents....Pages 235-242
Local Erosion at Vertical Piles by Waves and Currents....Pages 243-249
Grain Shape Effects on Sediment Transport with Reference to Armouring....Pages 251-254
Potential Influence of Gas-induced Erosion on Seabed Installations....Pages 255-263
Back Matter....Pages 265-265
Closing Address....Pages 267-275
Back Matter....Pages 277-281