... soil based on deep sea soil measurements and bentonite soil measurements (Schulte, 2003). With further improvements, this function gives grids for the experimental behaviour of track segment and shear ring with good approximation. With a basic correction function proposed here shear ring measurements...

... of deep sea floor are the undrained shear strength and the shear stress shear displacement relation. A test stand, where shear ring, vane test, track segment tests, cone tests and plate load tests can be performed in bentonite water mixture, has been built and concepts of deformation are being developed...