Icing on Structures

• Main Author: Minsk,L D
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1980
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *ICE FORMATION; LOADS(FORCES); STRUCTURES; WIND; ICE; ACCUMULATION; SPRAYS; *Ice accretion; Rime; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA095474; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA095474

Ice accretion on structures built on the earth's surface is discussed. Sources of water are the atmosphere or water bodies near or surrounding the structure. Ice types include frost, rime, glaze, and spray; properties and conditions governing their formation are presented. Methods of estimating accretion rates and total accretion on structures are given, and extracts from U.S. and Canadian codes for ice and wind loads on structures are included. Techniques for preventing or removing ice accretion are presented. (Author)