Development of Methods for Determining Ice Pressure on Bridge Piers in the USSR

Abstract

Contents: Functioning of bridge piers during ice drift period; Extent to which problem has been studied; Evaluating the role of a structure's sloped edge; Evaluating the mechanical properties of ice during ice motion; Regioning of USSR territory according to strength of spring ice; Certain additional suggestions on allowing for the dynamic pressure of ice, included in instructions SN 76-66; Evaluating the effect of dynamic pressure of blocking and jamming masses on structures; The development of methods for determining the dynamic pressure of ice on bridge piers in the USSR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0741855

Entities

People

  • K. N. Korzhavin

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Compressive Strength
  • Diagrams
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Glaciers
  • Ice
  • Ice Breakup
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • New Hampshire
  • Power Engineering
  • Scientific Research
  • Standards
  • Transport Ships
  • Water

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies