Geotechnical Appreciation of Soil and Rocks of Schirmacher Hills, East Antarctica.

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Brief Description (Abstract):

Indian permanent station, Maitri was constructed during Seventh (1987-88) and Eighth (1988- 89) Indian Antarctica Expeditions. A concerted effort towards geotechnical appreciation of the area was made during present Expedition by evaluating the physical and strength properties of soil and rocks around the station. These geotechnical parameters achieve significance in so far as the foundation, water management and waste disposal systems are concerned.

Status: Completed

Purpose: The Indian permanent station Maitri (70S, 1145E), situated on the Schirmacher Hills of East Antarctica, is our farthest outpost and gives us a sense of pride as it is fully constructed out of indigenous resources. The station has been functioning smoothly since its commissioning in the austral summer of 1988-89 and has withstood the test of the time During the IX expedition the author undertook studies to check the durability and structural stability of the station. A systematic geotechnical appreciation was carried out by testing soil and rocks and analysing norms for rheological deformation. Hitherto very scanty data was available about soil and rocks of Schirmacher Hills (Joshi et al., 1988, Mukherjee et al., 1988). The various physical tests on soil and rocks samples, and their strength parameters alongwith the engineering and geological properties, bring out the salient characteristics about stability of the structure.

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Keyword(s): Earth Science-Land Surface,

Place/Location(s): Maitri, Antarctic,

Project: Geotechnical Appreciation of Soil and Rocks of Schirmacher Hills,

Topic Category(s): GeoScientific Information,

Date(s): 2020-09-09 (Creation),

Resource Contact(s):
1. Name : Dr. R C Pathak
    Role : PrincipalInvestigator
    Phone : 8322525515
    E-Mail : ictd [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Distributor Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Sakthivel Samy V
    Role : Distributor
    Phone : +91-832-2525515
    E-Mail : vssamy [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Metadata Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Sakthivel Samy V
    Role : PointOfContact
    Phone : +91-832-2525515
    E-Mail : vssamy [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Extent:
Start Date : 1989-01-01
End Date   : 1990-12-31