Experimental Investigations of Ice Rubble: Shear Box and Pile Testing

• Main Author: Astrup, Oda Skog
• Other Authors: Høyland, Knut Vilhelm, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for ingeniørvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for bygg, anlegg og transport
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Institutt for bygg, anlegg og transport 2012
• Subjects: ntnudaim:7659; MTBYGG Bygg- og miljøteknikk; Marin byggteknikk; Pyramid; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/232123

The largest part of an ice ridge consists of unconsolidated ice rubble, whose material properties decide the load from ridges on ships and structures. Material resistance is attributed to the initial freeze-bonds and the friction and interlocking between blocks. The objective of the thesis was to in...