Experimental Investigation of Unconfined Compressive Properties of Artificial Ice as a Green Building Material for Rinks
The construction of a prefabricated ice rink has recently attracted considerable interest owing to its detachability, short building period, and high cooling efficiency, among other benefits. Characterizing the compressive properties of an artificial ice sheet is crucial in the design, operation, an...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2075-5309/11/12/586/ 2023-08-20T04:07:16+02:00 Experimental Investigation of Unconfined Compressive Properties of Artificial Ice as a Green Building Material for Rinks Wenyuan Zhang Junxing Li Baojiang Yuan Lin Wang Qiyong Yang 2021-11-26 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120586 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120586 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Buildings; Volume 11; Issue 12; Pages: 586 artificial ice in rink compressive strength effective modulus ice-making conditions experimental study Text 2021 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120586 2023-08-01T03:22:45Z The construction of a prefabricated ice rink has recently attracted considerable interest owing to its detachability, short building period, and high cooling efficiency, among other benefits. Characterizing the compressive properties of an artificial ice sheet is crucial in the design, operation, and maintenance stages of the rink. Several uniaxial compressive tests were conducted in the present work to better understand the mechanical behavior of artificial ice in winter sports rinks. The artificial ice was produced using homemade equipment to simulate the real ice-making conditions in the rink. Comprehensive conditions such as strain rate, ice temperature, ice-making method, water quality, air temperature and humidity were considered in the experiments. The obtained results show that the compressive behavior of artificial ice is considerably affected by the strain rate and ice temperature, and slightly affected by the ice-making method and water quality, whereas the effects of air temperature and humidity are inconclusive. The identified range of strain rate for ductile-brittle transition was within 8.3 × 10−5 s–1 and 8.3 × 10−4 s−1, in which the strength reaches a maximum value at 1.7 × 10–4 s−1. The influencing factors on the compressive strength and effective modulus were analyzed based on the experimental observations, and fitting functions were established to describe the relationships. The results of this study will hopefully provide a reference for the design and optimization of ice rinks, particularly for prefabricated rinks. Text Ice Sheet MDPI Open Access Publishing Buildings 11 12 586 |
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The construction of a prefabricated ice rink has recently attracted considerable interest owing to its detachability, short building period, and high cooling efficiency, among other benefits. Characterizing the compressive properties of an artificial ice sheet is crucial in the design, operation, and maintenance stages of the rink. Several uniaxial compressive tests were conducted in the present work to better understand the mechanical behavior of artificial ice in winter sports rinks. The artificial ice was produced using homemade equipment to simulate the real ice-making conditions in the rink. Comprehensive conditions such as strain rate, ice temperature, ice-making method, water quality, air temperature and humidity were considered in the experiments. The obtained results show that the compressive behavior of artificial ice is considerably affected by the strain rate and ice temperature, and slightly affected by the ice-making method and water quality, whereas the effects of air temperature and humidity are inconclusive. The identified range of strain rate for ductile-brittle transition was within 8.3 × 10−5 s–1 and 8.3 × 10−4 s−1, in which the strength reaches a maximum value at 1.7 × 10–4 s−1. The influencing factors on the compressive strength and effective modulus were analyzed based on the experimental observations, and fitting functions were established to describe the relationships. The results of this study will hopefully provide a reference for the design and optimization of ice rinks, particularly for prefabricated rinks. |
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Experimental Investigation of Unconfined Compressive Properties of Artificial Ice as a Green Building Material for Rinks |
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