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IN-SITU ACOUSTIC SEDIMENT PROBE

  • US 3,774,718 A
  • Filed: 05/25/1972
  • Issued: 11/27/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An in-situ acoustic sediment probe comprising:

  • a barrel assembly having a bottom cutting edge;

    a transducer mounted on the barrel assembly outside the inner surface thereof;

    means mounted within the barrel assembly for removing sediment adjacent the inside cutting edge and discharging the sediment through the barrel assembly as the barrel penetrates the sediment, whereby sediment adjacent the exterior of the barrel assembly is substantially undisturbed for acoustic transmission.

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