Chapter 16

Subsurface Sediment Characterization and Sampling

Outline:

• Subsurface sampling methods
  • hand tools
    • Shovel/excavator
    • Hand auger
    • Environmentalists' subsurface probe
    • Russian peat corer
  • Mechanical tools
    • Vibracorer
    • Small drill rigs
    • Full sized drill rigs
• Sample Description

Textbook reading:

• Page 106-112 of Chapter 7

Other reading:

• none.
• Here is a useful reference:
  • Schoeneberger et al. 1998. Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils. National Soil Survey Center, USDA, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Related web links:

• Equipment sites:
  • Russian peat corer
  • Geoprobe Systems- manufacturer of soil drilling rigs.
  • Giddings Machine Company- manufacturer of soil sampling, coring, and drilling equipment
• Core processing analysis sites
  • Ice cores tell the past
  • Paleoenvironemntal reconstruction

Video Podcast: Subsurface Sediment Characterization and Sampling

This 51-minute presentation presents a long list of technologies for making holes in the Earth's surface to collect subsurface sedimentary samples as well as to create wells for groundwater sampling and monitoring.

• 640 x 480 (480p) format that balances speed and quality. (786 MB file)
• 1920 x 1280 (HD) format that provides larges size and best quality. (4.8 GB file)

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