Soil sampling in site investigation for coastal structures
Abstract
SYNOPSIS: The first part of this lecture presents current boring and sampling practices commonly employed in site investigations for coastal structures. The use of scaffolding is a difficult part of boring and sampling work offshore. Once a drill rig is placed on a stable platform, boring and sampling techniques similar to those used for onshore site investigation can be applied with appropriate caution being taken for work carried out at sea. Methods to evaluate the quality of undisturbed samples of soft cohesive soils from the results of laboratory soil tests are presented in the second part of this lecture.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
Geotechnical and construction materials studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 1–10
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter