Ice Engineering: Elastic Property Studies on Compressive and Flexural Sea Ice Specimens

Abstract

A description of the elastic property studies on sea ice is presented along with a summary of the results of the experimental effort. Both laboratory and field tests were performed on compressive and flexural sea ice specimens to determine the following elastic material properties: compressive strength, flexural strength, and modulus of elasticity. Tests were conducted at four different ice temperatures, with the compression specimens also including two crystal orientations. The possible compressive failure modes and their causes are also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA019028

Entities

People

  • K. D. Vaudrey

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Compressive Strength
  • Data Analysis
  • Elastic Materials
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Field Tests
  • Flexural Strength
  • Glaciers
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Sea Ice
  • Tensile Strength
  • Tensile Stress

Readers

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