Arching of Fragmented Ice Covers,
Abstract
A study of arching by fragmented ice floes across a gap in a surface obstacle is reported. The study included several series of experiments in a hydraulic flume in which simulated ice was released upstream of the surface obstacle at controlled rates and the occurrence or non-occurrence of the formation of a stable arch was observed. The threshold of arching was found to correlate well as a function of the supply rate of surface area of ice, the exit ice surface discharge at the gap, and the ratio of individual floe size to gap dimension. In a series of corollary experiments an arch, once formed, was subjected to a disturbance in the form of a vertical rod traversed longitudinally through the accumulation in the upstream direction. The quantity of ice released and the rate of release prior to another arch re-forming was determined.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA009499
Entities
People
- Darryl J. Calkins
- George D. Ashton
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory