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Title: Composition of sea ice and its tensile strength
Authors: Assur, A.
Keywords: Sea ice
Ice
Salt
Salinity
Sea ice strength
Strength
Tensile strength
Chemical composition
Brines
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Publisher: U.S. Army Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Research Establishment.
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: Research report (U.S. Army Snow
Description: Research Report
Summary: Part of the salts contained in sea water are trapped in sea ice upon freezing. They form liquid and solid inclusions in a systematic pattern. The amount depends upon temperature and salinity. A detailed table of phase relations is given and a general theory is derived to show how the internal cavities may affect the strength of sea ice. The general theory leads to specific models. The principle of ring tensile strength tests is explained and a series for evaluation is given. Test data lead to a substantiation of theoretical principles and to an illustration of several hypotheses concerning the effect of solid salt inclusions upon strength. Observed sea ice phenomena are explained on the basis of internal structure.
Rights: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11681/2741
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