CONTENTS 



Page 



INTRODUCTION 1 



OBJECTIVE 1 



FIELD OPERATIONS 2 



Vessel 2 



Equipment 2 



Sites Visited 3 



IN-PLACE TEST RESULTS 4 



LABORATORY TESTS 6 



ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 7 



Site I (pelagic clay) 11 



Site III (globigerina ooze) 11 



Site IV (turbidites) 12 



SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 13 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 13 



REFERENCES 14 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Figure 1 . In-place vane shear strength profile for Site III . . 5 



Figure 2. In-place vane shear strength profile for Site IV. . . 5 



Figure 3. Triaxial test stress path diagram for Site I - core 



D0S1D 9 



Figure 4. Triaxial test stress path diagram for Site III - core 



D0S3C 9 



Figure 5. Triaxial test stress path diagram for silts from 



Site IV - cores D0S4B and 4D 10 



Figure 6. Triaxial test stress path diagram for sands from 



Site IV - cores D0S4B and 4D 10 



