Ice Force and Scour Instrumentation for the White River, Vermont.

• Main Author: Zabilansky, Leonard J.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1996
• Subjects: Soil Mechanics; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Civil Engineering; Meteorology; *METEOROLOGICAL DATA; *PIERS; *SOIL EROSION; *FAILURE(MECHANICS); *SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; *BRIDGES; *ICE BREAKUP; LOAD DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CONCRETE; FREEZING; DYNAMIC LOADS; RIVERS; VERMONT; WATERSHEDS; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION; HYDROGRAPHY; FLOODING; WOOD; WHITE RIVER(VERMONT); SCOURING; IMPACT LOADS; ICE JAMS; Psi; Ice; Ice Sheet; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA310412; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA310412

In January 1990 a bridge over the White River in White River Junction, Vermont, collapsed during a period of ice breakup. Based on the historic weather and stage data, the bridge had survived more dramatic breakups in previous winters. The ultimate failure was attributed to the progressive deteriora...