PENETRATION FRACTlJRE OF SEA ICE PLATE: SIMPLIFIED ANALYSIS AND SIZE EFFECT

ABSTRACT: Vertical penetration of an ohjectthrough a floaling ela~tic-hrillle platc frolll thc hOIlOIll up or Ihe top dllwn is studied. Based on field ohservations. it i~ assulllcd Ihal many symllletric nacks grow radially f r(lm a small loaded area. and Ihe maximulIl load is achieved at Ihe inilial...

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Main Authors: Zdt'nck Bazant, I Fellow
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Ela
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.695.1028
http://www.civil.northwestern.edu/people/bazant/PDFs/Papers/318.pdf