Advisor | Richards, Nathan | en_US |
Author | Horn, Thomas Wilde | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2015-02-02T19:27:37Z | |
Date Available | 2015-02-02T19:27:37Z | |
Date of Issue | 2014 | en_US |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4684 | |
Description | 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. | en_US |
Extent | 136 p. | en_US |
Format Medium | dissertations, academic | en_US |
Language | | en_US |
Publisher | East Carolina University | en_US |
Subject | Archaeology | en_US |
Subject | Cultural resources management | en_US |
Subject | Corrosion | en_US |
Subject | Ecorr | en_US |
Subject | Iron | en_US |
Subject | North Carolina | en_US |
Subject | Three dimensional modeling | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Underwater archaeology--North Carolina--Nags Head | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Seawater corrosion--North Carolina--Nags Head | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Shipwrecks--North Carolina--Nags Head | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Huron (Gunboat : 1875-1877) | |
Title | Determining Seasonal Corrosion Rates in Ferrous-Hulled Shipwrecks : A Case Study of the USS Huron | en_US |
Type | Master's Thesis | en_US |
Department | History | en_US |
Degree | M.A. | en_US |