The ultimate bearing capacity of ice beams

Abstract

It is usually proposed that bearing capacity of the ice beam during its interaction with a sloping hydraulic structure is exhausted when tensile stresses in the beam's cross-section reach some limit. But besides the tensile stress there is a compressive stress during the interaction with a sloping structure. This can change our estimations of the ultimate bearing capacity and load exerted on the structure.

Coastal Ice Investigation on the Site of Further Bridge Construction - Sveagruva, Svalbard, Norway

“…It was determined that approximately 7m of ice sheet was grounded in high tide and 11 at low tide. That cyclical movement could create large stresses on inclined coastal bluff, that were discussed before, for example [10,11,12].…”

Numerical modeling of the stress-strain state of the ice beam by specified constitutive model

“…later, Masterson and Løset [6] also give comparisons about the bearing capacity of ice plate among various design codes based on empirical experiences and ISO 19906 Design codes. In the previous decade, Li et al, [7] researched the ultimate bear capacity of ice beam based on ice dynamic mechanical behaviors, overall, there are no any exceptions that they all adopted the 'Coulomb-Mohr' models as the constitutive model for ice material numerical simulations.…”

Loads from Ice Ridge Keels – Analytical vs. Numerical

“…In sea areas where there is only first-year ice, ice ridges are often the governing interaction scenario for design ice actions [1][2][3][4]. Ice effects on fixed and anchored structures, are usually studied in the process of designing such structures to be operated in ice-covered water areas [5][6][7][8][9].…”