An Experimental Study of Strength of Young Sea Ice
Values for the strength of sea ice are extremely sparse in the literature, and available values show a wide, unexplained variation. Results of in-place cantilever beam tests presented in this paper show a definite relationship between flexural strength and brine content. Values for Young's modu...
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American Geophysical Union
1958
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| Online Access: | https://authors.library.caltech.edu/45130/ https://authors.library.caltech.edu/45130/1/Anderson_1958p641.pdf https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140423-074937232 |
| Summary: | Values for the strength of sea ice are extremely sparse in the literature, and available values show a wide, unexplained variation. Results of in-place cantilever beam tests presented in this paper show a definite relationship between flexural strength and brine content. Values for Young's modulus are also experimentally determined. It is shown that the bearing capacity of a sea-ice sheet is dependent on the brine content and that thin ice sheets are capable of supporting a large 'super load' beyond the force necessary to form the first crack. |
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