Author(s): Donald E. Nevel
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Abstract: When a floating ice sheet impinges on a sloping structure, the ice will fail in bending. To obtain a theoretical approach to this problem, a review is given of the way in which a vertical load will ultimately break through the ice. New theoretical equations are given for the breaking of wedges and the results compare favorably with published data on the ultimate load-carrying capacity of ice sheets. For a sloping structure, a wedge with both vertically and horizontally applied loads has been solved, but numerical results are still being calculated.
Year: 1972