Table 1 Specific gravity determination for current beach deposits using a water pycnometer (174 gr weight) procedure.

From: Soft-sediment deformation structures in Holocene coastal gravel deposits reveal two 1.8–2.0 ka old Mw > 7.0 earthquakes in southern-central Hispaniola

Sample code

Longitude (X)

Latitude (Y)

Sediments classification

M1 density (gr/cm3) and weight (gr)

M2 density (gr/cm3) and weight (gr)

M3 density (gr/cm3) and weight (gr)

M4 density (gr/cm3) and weight (gr)

Temperature water (°C)

Bulk saturated density (gr/cm3)

Specific gravity (gr/cm3)

23TORT02

− 70.6896

18.4279

Coarse sand

2.631

471

2.566

468

2.575

461

2.444

192

22.4

1826

2.553 ± 0.078

23TORT04

− 70.6896

18.4279

Gravel and cobble

2.636

461

2.644

476

2.792

201

  

22.4

2031

2.690 ± 0.087

  1. M1, M2, M3, and M4 are the results of the tests in fractions of the sample with a specific weight that allows for determining a standard deviation for the specific gravity. Bulk saturated density is calculated using the whole weight of each sample.
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