Author(s): Qianjin Yue; Xiangjun Bi; Xi Zhang; Tuomo Karna
Linked Author(s): Xi Zhang
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Abstract: The dynamic ice forces and structure vibrations caused by crushing failure of ice were investigated by full-scale tests conducted on a cylindrical compliant monopod platform in Bohai Bay, China. The tests displayed three ice force modes distinguished by ice speed, which cause structure quasi-static, steady-state or random vibrations. Analysis showed that the mechanism of each ice force mode takes place in ductile, ductile-brittle transition and brittle failure, respectively. The failure processes of each ice force mode during the loading and unloading phases are analyzed.
Year: 2002