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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/9044| Title: | Mechanical properties of multi-year sea ice. Phase I: ice structure analysis |
| Authors: | United States. Minerals Management Service. Shell Development Company Richter-Menge, Jacqueline A. Cox, G. F. N. (Gordon F. N.) Perron, Nancy M. |
| Keywords: | Ice Mechanical properties Ice properties Sea ice Ice structure |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | CRREL report ; 87-3. |
| Description: | CRREL Report Abstract: This report describes the structural analysis of multi-year sea ice samples that were tested in the first phase of a program designed to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the mechanical properties of multi-year sea ice from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Each test specimen is classified into one of three major ice texture categories: granular, columnar, or a mixture of columnar and granular ice. The crystallograph is orientation, percent columnar ice, and grain size are then evaluated for the granular and/or columnar ice in the sample. Test results are interpreted with respect to these parameters. The overall composition of multi-year ridges is also considered, based on the extensive field sampling that was done in the program. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/9044 |
| Appears in Collections: | CRREL Report |
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