Structural Ice Control: Review of Existing Methods.

This report is a comprehensive review of structural ice control methods in use worldwide today. The structures are grouped according to the purpose of the ice control. Categories are sheet ice retention, breakup ice control and ice diversion. The focus is on the recent performance of the structures....

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Main Author: Tuthill, Andrew M.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1995
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Civil Engineering
*ICE FORMATION
*SPILLWAYS
*DAMS
*WEIRS
*ICE BREAKUP
VELOCITY
STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
BARRIERS
PIERS
RIVERS
CHANNEL FLOW
LAKES
FLOOD CONTROL
LOCKS(WATERWAYS)
CONFLUENCE
GROINS(STRUCTURES)
ICE JAMS
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA298605
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA298605
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Summary:This report is a comprehensive review of structural ice control methods in use worldwide today. The structures are grouped according to the purpose of the ice control. Categories are sheet ice retention, breakup ice control and ice diversion. The focus is on the recent performance of the structures. Innovative solutions that could be applied to river confluence ice problems also receive special attention. The report reviews the state of the art in structural ice control, addressing the ranges as well as the limits of application of methods in use today. (MM)

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