Publication
Title
Rock strength : a control of shore platform elevation
Author
Abstract
This study determined whether a previous laboratory finding relating platform elevation to rock strength could be verified when tested in the field. Testing took place along the Otway coast in southeastern Australia. Fourteen platforms were profiled using a total station while rock strength tests were performed with a type L Schmidt hammer. Results established that higher mean platform elevation correlated with increased rock strength (r = 0.661, p < 0.05). This confirmed that a relation exists between elevation and rock strength when tested in the field. This finding has implications for the interpretation of shore platforms and marine terrace elevations in relation to sea level.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of coastal research. - Charlottesville, Va
Journal of coastal research. - Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1985, currens
Publication
Charlottesville, Va : 2006
ISSN
0749-0208
DOI
10.2112/05A-0017.1
Volume/pages
22 :1 (2006) , p. 224-231
ISI
000234837800017
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Publication type
Subject
External links
Web of Science
Record
Identifier
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Last edited 05.12.2024
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