... Mineralogy L "'U"T th and Strffness n ralned shear strength L 1 Ci$ shear straln - - sens~t~vlty L - straln rate effects - Effectlve stress strength parameters VL Bulk & shear modulus - Consduintwn Com ress~bll~ty ang swelllng L L - - - L - S 1 Permeab~l~ty L - - N L L - S & N S 1 Coeff of consol~dat~on VL...

... strengths than at the SNAP site, and is normally consolidated to the cored depth of 34 m The sediment lithology and properties in the SNAP site are vertically and laterally more variable, with interbedded fine-grain thin turbidites and pelasgic clays Consolidation tests on large-diameter high-quality core...

... strength national laboratone consolidation reference penetrator excess pore pressure physical property pore pressure study area penetrator permeability barner pathway expenment sediment reservoir characterization upstream oil & gas sehment entry pathway freeman emplacement...

..., thus hasteningclosure. This would favour closure behnd the faster Sandia penetrators (4) Sehment strengths at the HOCUS site are about 3-4 times greater than those of deep sea sediments. However, pressure hfferences dnving hole closure are typically 400 times larger than the cohesive strength...