The Bearing Capacity of Floating Ice Plates Subjected to Static or Quasi-Static Loads. A Critical Survey

Abstract

This report contains a critical survey of the literature on the bearing capacity of floating ice plates. It consists of a discussion of general questions, a critical survey of analytical attempts to determine the bearing capacity of floating ice plates, and a survey of field and laboratory tests on floating ice plates and their relation to the analytical results. The paper concludes with a systematic summary of the results, a discussion of observed shortcomings, and suggestions for needed investigations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA009363

Entities

People

  • Arnold D. Kerr

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bending Moments
  • Bending Stress
  • Civil Engineering
  • Constitutive Equations
  • Construction
  • Creep
  • Differential Equations
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fresh Water Ice
  • Load Distribution
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastic Properties

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design