RELATIVE STRENGTHS OF ARTIFICIAL ICE
Abstract
RELATIVE STRENGTHS OF RINGS AND BEAMS FABRICATED FROM SEVERAL TYPES OF LABORATORY-PRODUCED FRESH AND SEA-WATER ICE WITH AND WITHOUT REINFORCEMENT WERE MEASURED. THE STUDY COVERED THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING, ROLLING, AND REINFORCING. SPECIMENS REINFORCED WITH VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF FIBERGLAS WERE AS MUCH AS 10 TIMES STRONGER THAN UNREINFORCED SPECIMENS. THE MAXIMUM STRESS WHICH COULD BE APPLIED TO THE REINFORCED ICE WAS USUALLY LIMITED BY THE AMOUNT OR RATE OF SPECIMEN DEFORMATION RATHER THAN BY ACTUAL SPECIMEN FAILURES. THE MAXIMUM DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEAN STRENGTH VALUES FOR THE VARIOUS TYPES OF UNREINFORCED ICE WAS NOT MORE THAN A FACTOR OF TWO. TENSILE STRENGTHS COMPUTED FROM RING SPECIMENS FROM A GIVEN TYPE OF ICE DECREASED CONSIDERABLY WHEN THE DIAMETER OF THE CENTER HOLE THROUGH THE SPECIMEN WAS INCREASED FROM 1/2 IN. TO 7/8 IN
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 17, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0250645
Entities
People
- Arnold I. Funai
Organizations
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center