Pore pressure observation: pressure response of probe penetration and tides

Liu Tao; Wei Guanli; Kou Hailei; Guo Lei

doi:10.1007/s13131-019-1462-4

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Liu Tao, Wei Guanli, Kou Hailei, Guo Lei. Pore pressure observation: pressure response of probe penetration and tides[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(7): 107-113. doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1462-4

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Liu Tao, Wei Guanli, Kou Hailei, Guo Lei. Pore pressure observation: pressure response of probe penetration and tides[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(7): 107-113. doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1462-4

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Pore pressure observation: pressure response of probe penetration and tides

doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1462-4

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Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;Laboratory for Marine Geology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266061, China
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Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;College of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, Qingdao 266071, China

Received Date: 2018-09-28

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Abstract

Excess pore water pressure is an important parameter that can be used to analyze certain physical characteristics of sediment. In this paper, the excess pore water pressure of subseafloor sediment and its variation with tidal movement was measured following the installation of a wharf in Qingdao, China by using a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) piezometer. The results indicated that this FBG piezometer is effective in the field. The measured variation of excess pore water pressure after installation is largely explained by the dissipation of excess pore water pressure. The dissipation rate can be used to estimate the horizontal consolidation coefficient, which ranged from 1.3×10^–6 m²/s to 8.1×10^–6 m²/s. The measured values during tidal phases are associated with the variability of tidal pressure on the seafloor and can be used to estimate the compressibility and the permeability of the sediment during tidal movement. The volume compression coefficient estimated from tidal oscillation was approximately 2.0×10^–11 Pa^–1, which was consistent with the data from the laboratory test. The findings of this paper can provide useful information for in situ investigations of subseafloor sediment.
- pore pressure,
- in situ observation,
- penetration,
- tidal load

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