Plasting Piling Jacket For Ice Protection

Abstract

Timber piling can suffer severely from ice damage. As ice forms on the water's surface, it adheres to the rough surface of the timber piling and forms an ice collar. As more ice forms and thickens and the water level changes due to tides, the ice tries to float up and down, exerting an uplift force on the piling. When the action is repeated, the piling is lifted higher (or "jacked") and may be completely loosened from the bottom. If the piling is not lifted the first season, the chafing action of the ice makes the piling more susceptible to uplift in successive seasons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA594259

Entities

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Floating Docks
  • Freezing
  • Glaciers
  • Heat Energy
  • Ice
  • Ice Formation
  • Information Operations
  • Resistance
  • Standards
  • Water
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies