ICE ACTION ON NANISIVIK WHARF, STRATHCONA SOUND, N.W.T., WINTER 1978-1979

Field observations have been made over three winters at a vertically faced wharf in an area of limited horizontal ice movement but substantial vertical movement due to tides. Ice thickness was profiled and vertical ice movements were measured. A reasonably consistent pattern of ice behaviour adjacent to the wharf was established, characterized by the formation of a transition ice zone between the first-year sea ice and the wharf. The behaviour and factors affecting growth of this zone are described. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Frederking, RMW
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 558-563
• Serial:
  • Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: National Research Council of Canada
  • ISSN: 0315-1468
  • Serial URL: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/loi/cjce

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather construction; Force; Ice; Motion; Ports; Thickness; Wharves
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Arctic engineering; Arctic ports; Ice forces on structures; Ice movement; Ice profiles; Ice thickness; Ice zones
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00329805
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Arctic Science and Technology Information System
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 15 1981 12:00AM