SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1995
STP14608S

The Fracture of Sea Ice

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This paper describes investigations directed towards the identification of an appropriate fracture parameter for sea ice. It is concluded that for laboratory sized specimens, LEFM is not suitable for characterizing the fracture of warm sea ice. A cohesive crack approach is used to model the nonlinear load vs displacement behavior observed experimentally. The fracture of sea ice is characterized by the fracture resistance curve KR.

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DeFranco, SJ
Amoco Production Co., Tulsa Research Center, Tulsa, OK
Dempsey, JP
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 433–447
DOI: 10.1520/STP14608S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5294-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1882-9