MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF COMPACTED ARCTIC ICE FLOES

This paper investigates the forces and deformations associated with small arctic ice floes contiguous with each other. These small blocks of ice, broken in a bending mode off large floes, are assumed to behave like granular media except in states of compression, where single blocks may buckle, leading to riding and rafting. This sequence of events leads rationally to a failure law and flow rule that can be used in analyzing the stress of arctic sea ice.

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  Society of Petroleum Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Coon, M D
• Publication Date: 1974-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 466-470
• Serial:
  • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • Volume: 26
  • Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ice; Ice floes; Ice phenomena; Strength of materials
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Ice deformation; Ice strength
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057606
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 5 1974 12:00AM