Bearing Capacity of River Ice for Vehicles

• Main Author: Nevel,Donald E
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1978
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Numerical Mathematics; Logistics; Military Facilities and Supplies; *MATHEMATICAL MODELS; *ICE; *RIVERS; *TRAFFICABILITY; THICKNESS; TRANSPORTATION; ENVIRONMENTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; LOADS(FORCES); MILITARY VEHICLES; STRENGTH(MECHANICS); CLIMATE; COLD WEATHER TESTS; PE62112A; AS130; Ice; Ice Sheet; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA055244; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA055244

The mathematical theory for the bearing capacity of river ice for vehicles is presented. The floating ice sheet is assumed to have simple supports at the shore line. Solutions are presented for loads uniformly distributed over circular and rectangular areas. Numerical evaluations are made for a number of vehicles and the results presented in graphical form. (Author)