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Rock strength : a control of shore platform elevation
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posted on 2006-01-01, 00:00 authored by Lukar ThorntonLukar Thornton, W StephensonThis 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.
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Journal of coastal researchVolume
22Issue
1Pagination
224 - 231Publisher
Coastal Education and Research FoundationLocation
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Publisher DOI
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0749-0208eISSN
1551-5036Language
engNotes
Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright ownerPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2006, Coastal Education and Research FoundationUsage metrics
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rockscoaststerraces (geology)estuariesland formssea levelaltitudesgeomorphologyScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePhysical SciencesEnvironmental SciencesGeography, PhysicalGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyPhysical GeographyGeologyshore platformmarine terracesSchmidt hammershore platform elevationSOUTHEAST AUSTRALIAKAIKOURA PENINSULANEW-ZEALANDISLANDWIDTHMORPHOLOGYMORAINESTESTSCOAST
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