s (kPa) 



g 50 



Note: Curve based on vane shear 

 tests of 12 10-m piston cores 

 from the Equatorial Pacific. 

 Data at greater subbottom depths 

 from triaxial test fabrication. 



35 deg 

 c' = kPa 

 7, = 400 kg/m at m 



to 640 kg/m at 30 m 



_|_J30 



3 4 



s (psi) 



Figure 2-8. Typical strength profile for siliceous ooze (from Lee and Clausner, 1979). 



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