Experimental results on the buckling of freshwater ice sheets

• Main Authors: Timco, G. W., Sinha, N. K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: ice; glace (gel); lakes; lac; buckling; flambement; microfissures; microfissuration; load; deformation behaviour; thin ice sheets; ultimate failure loading; microcracking; deflections; freshwater ice; model ice; buckling failure mode; Arctic
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A test series has been carried out to investigate the load and deformation behaviour of thin freshwater ice sheets loaded to ultimate failure in a buckling-type failure mode. The tests were conducted with loading rates giving failure times of less than one-half second. Considerable microcracking was...