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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/9347| Title: | Model study of Port Huron ice control structure : wind stress simulation |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Detroit District. Sodhi, D. S. Calkins, Darryl J. Deck, D. S. |
| Keywords: | Great Lakes Hydraulic models Ice control Ice prevention Water flow Wind shear Shear flow |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | CRREL report ; 82-9. |
| Description: | CRREL Report Abstract: This study deals with the distribution of forces along the converging boundaries of the Port Huron, Michigan, region where unconsolidated ice in Lake Huron is held against wind and water stresses. An experimental basin was built to induce uniform shear stress on the model ice cover by flowing water beneath the ice. The boundary segments, which held the ice cover in the region, were instrumented to measure force in the normal and tangential directions. The distribution of normal forces along the boundary was compared with a distribution derived by using a theoretical model. An ice control structure (ICS) was installed in the basin and experiments were conducted to measure the forces on the ICS and the ice release through the opening in the ICS during simulated ship passages. The experimental results are presented in a nondimensional form. In addition, the force per unit length on the ICS and the area of ice released through its opening were estimated for the expected wind conditions at the Port Huron site. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/9347 |
| Appears in Collections: | CRREL Report |
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