Intermittent Ice Forces Acting on Inclined Wedges.

• Main Author: Tryde,Per
• Other Authors: TECHNICAL UNIV OF DENMARK LYNGBY INST OF HYDRODYNAMICS AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1977
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Numerical Mathematics; Mechanics; *ICE; *MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; *FORCE(MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; DENSITY; THICKNESS; CRACKING(FRACTURING); MODEL THEORY; GEOMETRIC FORMS; BUCKLING; WIND SHEAR; WIND VELOCITY; WEDGES; Inclined wedges; LPN-CWIS-31334; Ice; permafrost; wedge*
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA046590; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA046590

A theory for ice forces acting on inclined wedges has been developed, thus making it possible to predict the magnitude of the intermittent ice forces from knowledge of the physical parameters of the system. The theory has been verified by model tests with artificial and natural ice. (Author)