MOVING LOADS ON A FLOATING ICE SHEET.

Abstract

The paper considers a load moving with a constant velocity across an ice sheet that is floating on water. The ice sheet is assumed to be an isotropic, elastic, thin plate extending to infinity. The water is assumed to be inviscous, incompressible, and of a constant depth. The dynamic equations describing this ice-water system are solved for the steady state solution. Both a concentrated load and a uniform load distributed over a circular area are considered. The velocity which causes resonance is determined. The deflection and stress directly under the load are numerically evaluated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0707923

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Nevel

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Deflection
  • Equations
  • Glaciers
  • Ice
  • Motion
  • Resonance
  • Steady State
  • Water

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Polar and Arctic Studies