Table 3. Rating Scales for Effectiveness Numbers 



Requirement 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



Estimated Submerged 

 Weight, kips 



>40 



30-40 



20-30 



10-20 



'10 



Estimated Power Required, 



80-100 



60-80 



40-60 



20-40 



<20 



HP 













Emplacement Rate, ft/rain 



Loose Cohesionless ; 



<t2 

 Medium Cohesion- 



<5 



5-10 



>10 



Verticality, Degrees 



<±0.5 



Seafloor Soils 



Medium- 



Dense 



All except 



Adaptability 



Soft Cohesive 



less; Medium 

 Cohesive 



Dense 1 Cohesionless; 

 Cohesion- 1 Very Stiff 

 less; Stiff Cohesive 



rock 



Versatility - Number of 

 Piles 



Essentially unadapt- 

 able; major effect 



- 



Cohesive 



Not readily 

 adaptable ; 







- 



Easily adaptable; 

 minimum effect on 





on operation or cost 





moderate 1 

 effect on 

 operation or j 



operation or cost 





Essentially unadapt- 

 able ; major effect 



- 



cost 1 





Versatility - Plan 

 Dimensions 



Not readily 

 adaptable ; 



- 



Easily adaptable; 

 minimum effect on 





on operation or cost 





moderate 

 effect on 

 operation or 





operation or cost 





- 





cost 







Development Effort 



Less than 60% 



More than 60% 



. 



80% state-of-the-art 







state-of-the-art 



state-of-the- 





components; approx. 







components; more 

 than 4 years to 



art components ; 

 approx. 3-4 





2 years to prototype 







prototype 



years to 













prototype 







Complexity 



- 



Large aggregate 

 number of 



- 



Moderate 

 aggregate 



Small aggregate 

 number of mechanical 







mechanical 





number of 



operations and 







operations and 





mechanical 



control functions 







control functions 





operations 

 and control 

 functions 





