On the Flow and Fracture of Sea Ice: The Transition from an Anisotropic Continuum to a Granular Medium

Abstract

The long-term goals of this research are (i) to better understand the mechanisms underlying the inelastic deformation of sea ice, with the aim of improving sea ice models, and (ii) to understand the deformation of sea ice within the larger context of the flow and fracture of brittle materials in general.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA625938

Entities

People

  • Erland M. Schulson

Organizations

  • Dartmouth College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biaxial Stresses
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Ice
  • Ice Mechanics
  • Information Operations
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Scaling Laws
  • Sea Ice
  • Shear Stresses
  • Sliding Friction
  • Stresses
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Polar and Arctic Studies