Study of Crack Dynamics in Ice by Means of Electromagnetic Methods

• Main Author: Petrenko, Victor F
• Other Authors: DARTMOUTH COLL HANOVER NH THAYER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Electricity and Magnetism; Mechanics; *CRACKING(FRACTURING); *ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; *FRESH WATER; *SALT WATER; *SEA ICE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; INTERACTIONS; LOADS(FORCES); MICROSTRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY; BRINE CHANNELS; BRINE POCKETS; CRACK VELOCITY; ICE MICROSTRUCTURE; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA628768; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA628768

The long-term goal of this project is understanding the physical mechanisms that make crack velocities in saline and fresh water ice so different. This understanding will improve theoretical predictions of ice forces.