McMURDO ICE WHARF - PULLOUT STRENGTH OF PILES.

Slightly saline fast ice along the western shore of Winter Quarters Bay, McMurdo Station, Antarctica, has been used as a wharf since January 1964. Progressive damage to this wharf has necessitated design and construction of a protective dock face supported by piles set in the fast ice. To provide da...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stehle,Nancy S.
Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Structural Engineering and Building Technology
*PIERS
CONSTRUCTION
ICE
SALINITY
TENSILE PROPERTIES
OCEAN WAVES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
LOADS(FORCES)
STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
SHIPS
TRANSPORTATION
MCMURDO STATION(ANTARCTICA)
PILE DRIVING
McMurdo Station
Winter Quarters Bay
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0679654
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0679654
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Summary:Slightly saline fast ice along the western shore of Winter Quarters Bay, McMurdo Station, Antarctica, has been used as a wharf since January 1964. Progressive damage to this wharf has necessitated design and construction of a protective dock face supported by piles set in the fast ice. To provide data on the resistance of such piles to rapid pullout and long-term tension loads, model piles set in ice were tested at ice temperatures between -10 and 31F. (Author)

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