The UNIS Borehole Jack;: Description, fieldwork and new classification system

• Main Author: Justad, Joar Aspenes
• 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:7465; MTBYGG Bygg- og miljøteknikk; Marin byggteknikk; Arctic; Barents Sea; Svalbard; Van Mijenfjorden; UNIS; University Centre in Svalbard
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/232129

The increasing interest in the Arctic region due to exploitation of natural resources requires methods for estimating design loads on offshore structures. The borehole jack (BHJ) is an ISO approved tool for assessing the in-situ confined compressive strength of ice. On request from the Norwegian Uni...