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What are marine ground conditions?

Hannah Elizabeth Petrie explains the meaning of "marine ground conditions".

Video Summary: we investigated the meaning of “marine ground conditions”, in other words, the conditions for foundation emplacement at the seabed and in the shallow subsurface. We looked at the different soil and rock types which can be found at/near the seabed and which of these are most ideal or most challenging for installing offshore wind turbines.

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