Grounded rubble fields adjacent to offshore structures

• Main Authors: Sayed, M., Frederking, R. M. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1984
• Subjects: marine structures; structure maritime; loads; charge (mécanique); ice rubble fields; continuum model; mohr-coulomb material; stress distributions; field geometry; grounding resistance; rubble properties; Le Fond; Ice Sheet
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A continuum model of grounded ice rubble fields is developed in which bulk rubble is treated as a Mohr-Coulomb material at critical equilibrium. The surrounding ice sheet is considered to form a rigid boundary. Approximate stress distributions are obtained using the method of integral relations. Loa...