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Sediment consolidation settlement of Chengbei Sea area in the northern Huanghe River subaqueous delta, China

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One of the most important factors controlling the morphology of the modern Huanghe (Yellow) River delta is consolidation settlement, which is impacted by fast deposition, high water content, and low density of seafloor sediment. Consolidation settlement of the Huanghe River subaqueous delta was studied based on field data, laboratory experiments on 12 drill holes, and the one-dimensional consolidation theory. Results show that vertical sediment characteristics varied greatly in the rapidly forming sedimentary bodies of the modern Huanghe River subaqueous delta. Sediments in the upper parts of drill holes were coarser than those in the deeper parts, and other physical and mechanical properties changed accordingly. On the basis of the one-dimensional consolidation theory and drilling depth, the final consolidation settlement of drill holes was between 0.6 m and 2.8 m, and the mean settlement of unit depth was at 1.5–3.5 cm/m. It takes about 15–20 years for the consolidation degree to reach 90% and the average sedimentation rate within the overlying 50 m strata was at 5 cm/a to 12 cm/a. This study helps to forecast the final consolidation settlement and settlement rate of the modern Huanghe River subaqueous delta, which provides key geotechnical information for marine engineers.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration (SOA), Qingdao, 266061, China

    Jie Liu  (刘杰)

  2. Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, China

    Jie Liu  (刘杰), Xiuli Feng  (冯秀丽) & Xiao Liu  (刘潇)

  3. Key Lab of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China

    Xiuli Feng  (冯秀丽)

  4. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China

    Xiao Liu  (刘潇)

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Supported by the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China (No. 41206054), the Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Shandong Province (No. U1606401), and the Special Fund of Chinese Central Government for Basic Scientific Research Operations in Commonweal Research Institutes (No. 2015G08)

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Liu, J., Feng, X. & Liu, X. Sediment consolidation settlement of Chengbei Sea area in the northern Huanghe River subaqueous delta, China. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 35, 693–703 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-017-5365-5

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