Quantitative analysis of ice sheet failure against an inclined plane

• Published in: Journal of Energy Resources Technology
• Main Authors: Frederking, Robert, Timco, Garry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: ASME 1985
• Subjects: drilling; offshore drilling; marine platform; petroleum; marine environment; floating ice; inclined plate; Arctic; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3231205; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=710ca239-8db1-41a1-a883-962bca911e7e; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=710ca239-8db1-41a1-a883-962bca911e7e

The main force components on inclined offshore structures in the Arctic include the flexural and crushing behavior of the ice sheet, rotation and translation of broken ice, gravity and buoyancy in lifting and moving ice, and friction between ice and structure. Tests were carried out to isolate these components and analytical expressions were derived for them. Measured and predicted components compare favorably, the analytical model overpredicting by about 20 percent. NRC publication: Yes