Three species of Protodrilidae were collected from the islands of O‘ahu and Ni‘ihau in the Hawaiian chain, including specimens closely resembling Parenterodrilus taenioides ( Jouin, 1979), described from Mo‘orea (French Polynesia). Others are probably an undescribed species of Parenterodrilus that was found in fine sand substrate collected off Wai‘anae, O‘ahu. A third species, Protodrilus albic...

D. Nowak, K. Granat, B. Opyd, Wroclaw University of Technology, Department of Foundry Engineering and Automation, Wrocław, Poland In the paper, presented are results of a research on influence of compaction degree on dielectric properties of components of moulding sands. During recent years, intensive research works on possibilities of using microwave heating in foundry technique are carried-ou...

ABSTRACT: This study focuses on investigating the relationship between the bearing capacity of uniform sands and fractal dimensions calculated by different methods. California bearing ratio (CBR) tests are performed on 15 different soils to estimate the bearing capacities. A minimum number of 100 grains for each soil are investigated under a stereomicroscope. Applying the areaperimeter, line di...

Systematic mapping of 3.5 kHz seismic facies (echo character) reveals the geometry, scales and distribution of Late Quaternary mass-transport deposits (MTDs) within the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) intraslope basin province and adjacent Sigsbee Abyssal Plain. The 3.5 kHz seismic facies indicate that localized MTDs are common in the intraslope mini-basins. MTDs of larger scale occur on the uppe...