Analysis of Lifetime of a Tubular Research Structure on Antarctica

• Main Authors: Saltner, C. (author), Keij, W.D. (author)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: polar engineering; tube deformation modelling; snow; Antarctic; Ekström Ice Shelf; Neumayer; Neumayer Station; The Antarctic; Alfred Wegener Institute; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:de0d5a4a-7c46-4be2-b50d-2cbe806b0ade

Isolated at the centre of the Southern Hemisphere lies the world’s coldest, driest and windiest continent: Antarctica. Antarctica has no aboriginal population but since the beginning of the 18th century the continent attracted many adventurers and scientists who dedicate their studies to a wide rang...