Author(s): Carl E. Morris; Devinder S. Sodhi
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Abstract: The results of small-scale experiments conducted to determine the effects of aspect ratio and relative ice-structure velocity on ice forces generated during the interaction of ice and a cylindrical pile are presented. The parameters varied during the experimental program were structure diameter and velocity. Maximum ice forces were normalized by the product of structure diameter, ice thickness and unconfined compressive strength of the ice. The results show that ice forces depend significantly on aspect ratio and velocity-to-thickness ratio, and that variations In velocity-to-structure-diameter ratio does not influence the maximum normalized forces.
Year: 1984