Structural Ice Control: Review of Existing Methods.

• 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

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)