Ice Load Impact Study on the National Science Foundation Research Vessel NATHANIAL B. PALMER.

• Main Authors: St John, James W., Minnick, Peter V.
• Other Authors: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORP COLUMBIA MD ARCTIC TECHNOLOGY GROUP
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1995
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Marine Engineering; *IMPACT TESTS; *IMPACT STRENGTH; *SHIP HULLS; *SEA ICE; *SHIP BOWS; *ICEBREAKERS; *RESEARCH SHIPS; *ICE BREAKUP; VELOCITY; POLAR REGIONS; THICKNESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LOADS(FORCES); DISPLACEMENT; STRAIN(MECHANICS); SHELLS(STRUCTURAL FORMS); STRENGTH(MECHANICS); DRIFT; PRESSURE; STRAIN GAGES; DATA ACQUISITION; FRAMES; DESIGN CRITERIA; PROPULSION SYSTEM COMPONENTS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; *IMPACT LOADS; WEDDELL SEA; Antarctic; South Orkney Islands; South Shetland Islands; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; Icebreaker; oden; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA299846; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA299846

In August of 1992 the National Science Foundation's new research vessel, the Nathaniel B. Palmer, began a 3-week winter deployment to the Weddell Sea, the South Orkney Islands, and the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. The ship operated in mid-winter ice conditions including first year and...