Construction and characterization of a spray-ice pad, Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Authors: Instanes, Arne, Sego, David C., Addo, Kofi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1994
• Subjects: Civil and Structural Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Northwest Territories; Canada; Tuktoyaktuk; Tuktoyaktuk Harbour; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t94-082; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t94-082

During the winter of 1990–1991, a field research program was undertaken to investigate the in situ properties of spray ice, since information on the mechanical and physical properties of undisturbed field-produced spray ice is scarce. The main objective of this research was to retrieve undisturbed f...