Author(s): K. P. Kennedy; K. J. Mamer; J. P. Dempsey; R. Adamson; P. A. Spencer; D. M. Masterson
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Abstract: Phase 2 of the jointly-funded research project Large-Scale Ice Fracture Experiments was conducted near Resolute, Northwest Territories, Canada over the period April 17 to May 8,1993. Large-scale experiments were necessary in order to define the fracture parameters of saline ice under natural conditions, a requirement for calibration ofa proprietary floe splitting model developed for Carunar and Mobil by Clarkson University. Phase 2 test specimens were square in plan and ranged in size from 0.5 m x 0.5 m to a massive 80 m x 80 m specimen, the largest known fracture specimen of any material. The average ice thickness was 1.8 m. The Phase 2 data set is proprietary until 1995.
Year: 1994