Confined compressive strength of sea ice

• Main Authors: Timco, G. W., Frederking, R. M. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1983
• Subjects: ice; glace; compressive strength; résistance à la compression; particle size distribution; granularité; Beaufort Sea; vertical (a-type) and lateral (b-type) ice confinement conditions; ice structure effects; granular ice; columnar ice; basal- plane glide; plasticity theory; plane strain; plane stress; yield surface; freshwater ice comparison; Mer de Beaufort; Arctic; Sea ice
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The confined compressive strength has been measured for both vertical (A-type) and lateral (B-type) confinement conditions for sea ice from the Beaufort Sea. The results show that the confined compressive strength is extremely sensitive to the structure of the ice. For granular ice, the confined com...