Ronald C. Chaney, PhD, is emeritus professor of environmental resources engineering and former director of the Telonicher Marine Laboratory and head of vessel operations at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Previously, he was an associate professor of civil engineering and associate director of the marine geotechnical laboratory at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He earned his PhD in engineering from the University of California-Los Angeles in 1978. Dr. Chaney is a licensed civil and geotechnical engineer in California. He was the editor of the following journals: International Journal of Marine Geotechnology, Journal of Marine Georesources and Geotechnology and the American Society for Testing and Materials's Geotechnical Testing Journal. He is a fellow of both American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). He is also the co-author of the books Seafloor Processes and Geotechnology and Introduction to Environmental Geotechnology 2nd edition. Both published by CRC Press.

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• POLITICS AND RESOURCES. Introduction: geography, history, and politics. TECTONICS/GEOLOGY. Geology. OCEANOGRAPHIC FACTORS. Oceanographic Factors. Wave Characteristics. TERRESTRIAL AND SEABED SEDIMENTS. Characterization of Marine Sediments. Index, Compressibility, and Strength of Marine Sediments. Behavior of Marine Sediments Under Sustained, Dynamic and Cyclic Loading. Sedimentation. CIVIL ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT. Taiwan Strait Transportation (TST) Corridor.

Ronald C. Chaney, PhD, is emeritus professor of environmental resources engineering and former director of the Telonicher Marine Laboratory and head of vessel operations at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Previously, he was an associate professor of civil engineering and associate director of the marine geotechnical laboratory at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He earned his PhD in engineering from the University of California-Los Angeles in 1978. Dr. Chaney is a licensed civil and geotechnical engineer in California. He was the editor of the following journals: International Journal of Marine Geotechnology, Journal of Marine Georesources and Geotechnology and the American Society for Testing and Materials's Geotechnical Testing Journal. He is a fellow of both American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). He is also the co-author of the books Seafloor Processes and Geotechnology and Introduction to Environmental Geotechnology 2nd edition. Both published by CRC Press.

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• POLITICS AND RESOURCES. Introduction: geography, history, and politics. TECTONICS/GEOLOGY. Geology. OCEANOGRAPHIC FACTORS. Oceanographic Factors. Wave Characteristics. TERRESTRIAL AND SEABED SEDIMENTS. Characterization of Marine Sediments. Index, Compressibility, and Strength of Marine Sediments. Behavior of Marine Sediments Under Sustained, Dynamic and Cyclic Loading. Sedimentation. CIVIL ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT. Taiwan Strait Transportation (TST) Corridor.

Ronald C. Chaney, PhD, is emeritus professor of environmental resources engineering and former director of the Telonicher Marine Laboratory and head of vessel operations at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Previously, he was an associate professor of civil engineering and associate director of the marine geotechnical laboratory at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He earned his PhD in engineering from the University of California-Los Angeles in 1978. Dr. Chaney is a licensed civil and geotechnical engineer in California. He was the editor of the following journals: International Journal of Marine Geotechnology, Journal of Marine Georesources and Geotechnology and the American Society for Testing and Materials's Geotechnical Testing Journal. He is a fellow of both American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). He is also the co-author of the books Seafloor Processes and Geotechnology and Introduction to Environmental Geotechnology 2nd edition. Both published by CRC Press.

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• POLITICS AND RESOURCES. Introduction: geography, history, and politics. TECTONICS/GEOLOGY. Geology. OCEANOGRAPHIC FACTORS. Oceanographic Factors. Wave Characteristics. TERRESTRIAL AND SEABED SEDIMENTS. Characterization of Marine Sediments. Index, Compressibility, and Strength of Marine Sediments. Behavior of Marine Sediments Under Sustained, Dynamic and Cyclic Loading. Sedimentation. CIVIL ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT. Taiwan Strait Transportation (TST) Corridor.