The Man-Made McMurdo Ice Wharf--History, Construction and Performance

Abstract

This report documents the construction history and on-site performance of the artificial, man-made ice wharf constructed during the winter months of Deep Freeze-73 in Winter Quarters Bay, near McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA007527

Entities

People

  • J. L. Barthelemy

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cargo Handling
  • Cargo Ships
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Construction Equipment
  • Construction Materials
  • Crystal Structure
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Floods
  • Ice
  • Materials
  • Salinity
  • Sea Ice
  • United States
  • Water

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies