SITE SURVEYING FOR OCEAN FLOOR CONSTRUCTION 



Technical Report R-691 



56-010 



by 



M. C. Hironaka and W. E. Hoffman 



ABSTRACT 



The increase in interest by the Navy and other organizations in 

 placement of structures on the seafloor necessitates establishing site para- 

 meters relevant to such construction, and equipment for measuring these 

 parameters. Included in this report are the site parameters significant to 

 designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining a seafloor structure; an 

 outline of the site survey procedure; the equipment available for conducting 

 these site surveys; and data handling and reduction techniques. Also included 

 are recommendations for research required prior to placement of structures 

 and equipment. 



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