Mechanical Properties of Multi-Year Sea Ice. Phase 1: Ice Structure Analysis

• Main Authors: Richter-Menge,Jacqueline A, Cox,Gordon F, Perron,Nancy M
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1987
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *SEA ICE; CRYSTALS; FIELD TESTS; GRAIN SIZE; ICE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORIENTATION(DIRECTION); SAMPLING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TEXTURE; LONG RANGE(TIME); Multiyear sea ice; Beaufort Sea; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA181205; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA181205

This report describes the structural analysis of multi-year sea ice samples that were tested in the first phase of a program designed to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the mechanical properties of multi-year sea ice from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Each test specimen is classified into one of three major ice texture categories: granular columnar, or a mixture of columnar and granular ice. The crystallographic orientation, percent columnar ice, and grain size are then evaluated for the granular and/or columnar ice in the sample. Test results are interpreted with respect to these parameters. The overall composition of multi-year ridges is also considered, based on the extensive field sampling that was done in the program. Keywords: Ice; Ice properties; Ice structure; Mechanical properties; Sea ice.