Field measurements of stresses and deformations in a first-year ice cover adjacent to a wide structure

Ice cover movements and stresses were measured near Adams Island from November 1984 to May 1985. The average horizontal movement rate was 0.1 m/day. Global compressive and tensile strains were less than 1 and 4%, respectively. Strain rates (measured over 1 – 2 month periods) were of the order of 10...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Main Authors: Sayed, M., Frederking, R., Wessels, E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1988
Subjects:
Civil and Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Adams Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t88-083
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t88-083
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Summary:Ice cover movements and stresses were measured near Adams Island from November 1984 to May 1985. The average horizontal movement rate was 0.1 m/day. Global compressive and tensile strains were less than 1 and 4%, respectively. Strain rates (measured over 1 – 2 month periods) were of the order of 10 −9 s −1 . Maximum stresses and forces in the ice cover were 500 kPa and 400 kN/m, respectively. Key words: ice movements, ice stresses, ice forces, Canadian Arctic Ocean.

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