Breakup of Solid Ice Covers Due to Rapid Water Level Variations,

Abstract

The conditions that lead to initial breakup of a solid ice on a river due to rapid water level variations are analyzed. The analysis is based on the theory of beams on an elastic foundation. First cracking is assumed to occur when the bending moment induced in the ice cover by the wave exceeds the flexural strength of the ice cover. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA112819

Entities

People

  • Lennart Billfalk

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bending Moments
  • Bending Stress
  • Buoyancy
  • Cold Regions
  • Energy Production
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Flexural Strength
  • Flow
  • Glaciers
  • Measurement
  • Open Water
  • Phase Velocity
  • Plastic Explosives
  • United States
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies