Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Laboratory Equipment for Geotechnical Stress-Strain-Flow Research

这个项目的目标是取代一些研究 罗得岛大学海洋地质力学系的设备 实验室（URI/MGL）被先前的 赞助机构，并更换一些旧的，过时的设备， 拥有最先进的研究设备和仪器 海洋沉积物上。 MGL设施一直是 国际公认的最新技术来源 了解深海生物行为的进展 沉积物和重大贡献已经作出了通过 实地和实验室研究以及计算机分析。 该项目旨在加强和扩大研究 当前URI/MGL设施的功能。 收购 本提案中要求的设备将大大提高 进行当前和计划研究的能力。 主 将直接受益的具体项目包括： 美国国家科学基金会赞助的蠕变过程研究（第二年 （3年项目），B）一个拟议的方案，以研究迄今为止 在某些深层中观察到无法解释的欠固结现象 海洋制度，c）一个拟议的计划，以研究的过程， 泥石流是由什么引起的，以及d）一个更广泛的计划， 海底斜坡过程 近岸沉积物的其他研究 已经开始了。 大多数研究都是批判性的 对国家的重要性，在利用独家 经济区的商业和安全需求。

The objective of this project is to replace some of the research equipment at the University of Rhode Island's Marine Geomechanics Laboratory (URI/MGL) that is being removed by a previous sponsoring agency, and to replace some used, outmoded equipment with state-of-the-art equipment and instrumentation for research on marine sediments. The MGL facility has been an internationally recognized source for state-of-the-art developments in understanding the behavior of deep marine sediments and significant contributions have been made through field and laboratory studies and computer analysis. The project is directed at enhancing and extending the research capabilities of the current URI/MGL facility. The acquisition of the equipment requested in this proposal will greatly enhance the ability to carry on current and projected research. The primary specific projects that will directly benefit include: a) the ongoing NSF sponsored research on creep processes (in second year of 3-year project), b) a proposed program to study the as yet unexplained phenomenon of underconsolidation seen in certain deep sea regimes, c) a proposed program to study the processes by which debris flows are initiated, and d) a broader program on submarine slope processes. Other studies of nearshore sediments have been initiated. Most of the research is of critical importance to the nation in terms of utilization of the Exclusive Economic Zone for commercial and security needs.