Ice forces on the Nanisivik wharf

• Main Authors: Frederking, R. M. W., Sayed, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: ice; glace (gel); marine structures; structure maritime; wharves; apportement; loads; charge (mécanique); ice stresses; environmental factors; Strathcona Sound; Canadian Arctic; 1985-86 winter; landfast first-year sea ice; ice cover - temperature-induced strains; secondary creep behaviour; thermal stresses; Arctic; Strathcona; Nanisivik; Sea ice
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Ice stresses and environmental factors at Nanisivik wharf on Strathcona Sound in the Canadian Arctic are reported for the winter 1985/86. The ice regime is that of landfast first- year sea ice that attains a maximum thickness of 1.6 m in May. The primary mechanism of generating ice loads at this loc...