Determining Seasonal Corrosion Rates in Ferrous-Hulled Shipwrecks : A Case Study of the USS Huron
Author
Horn, Thomas Wilde
Abstract
This is a study designed to examine if there are seasonal environmental factors that affect the corrosion rates of ferrous-hulled shipwrecks in an archaeological setting. The remains of USS Huron, a warship that sank off the coast of Nags Head, North Carolina in 1877 is used as a case study. This study correlates rates of corrosion to seasonal variables such as changes in temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and sediment coverage. Understanding the complex relationship between ferrous-hulled shipwrecks and the environment is critical for the creation of adequate management plans to protect cultural resources. In addition to corrosion monitoring, this study utilizes three-dimensional modeling to enhance understanding of Huron's site formation processes.
Date
2014
Citation:
APA:
Horn, Thomas Wilde.
(January 2014).
Determining Seasonal Corrosion Rates in Ferrous-Hulled Shipwrecks : A Case Study of the USS Huron
(Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship.
(http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4684.)
MLA:
Horn, Thomas Wilde.
Determining Seasonal Corrosion Rates in Ferrous-Hulled Shipwrecks : A Case Study of the USS Huron.
Master's Thesis. East Carolina University,
January 2014. The Scholarship.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4684.
September 27, 2023.
Chicago:
Horn, Thomas Wilde,
“Determining Seasonal Corrosion Rates in Ferrous-Hulled Shipwrecks : A Case Study of the USS Huron”
(Master's Thesis., East Carolina University,
January 2014).
AMA:
Horn, Thomas Wilde.
Determining Seasonal Corrosion Rates in Ferrous-Hulled Shipwrecks : A Case Study of the USS Huron
[Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University;
January 2014.
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Publisher
East Carolina University