SIZE EFFECT IN PENETRATION OF SEA ICE PLATE WITH PART-THROUGH CRACKS. I: THEORY

ABSTRACT: The paper analyzes the vertical penetration of a small object through a floating sea ice plate. The analysis takes into account the fact that the bending cracks reach only through part of the ice plate thickness and have a variable depth profile. The cracks are modeled according to the Ric...

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Main Authors: Zdenek P. Bazant Fellow, Jang Jay, H. Kim
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.694.9654
http://www.civil.northwestern.edu/people/bazant/PDFs/Papers/375.pdf