Author(s): K. R. Croasdale
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Abstract: In general, to make a meaningful assessment of ice forces on marine structures, we first have to know the types of ice features common to the area, and second, be able to predict how these ice features interact with various shapes of structures under consideration. Although the title of this paper is general enough to allow discussion of a wide variety of marine environments, I will concentrate on one particular area, that of the South Beaufort Sea, which is, of course, currently receiving much attention as a potential area for oil and gas production. Orienting my paper to one particular area will allow the inclusion of more detail than would be possible in a general coverage of global marine environments. It will also allow me to avoid areas that I am not qualified to describe. In any case, the ice features native to this area are common, with a greater or lesser severity, to other ice-infested marine environments.
Year: 1975