Author(s): C. Allen Wortley
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Abstract: To aid designers in selecting among choices for the design of docks and other harbor structures a winter Conditions Classification System was presenued at the 10th Ice Symposium (Wortley, 1990). The conditions are ice thickness, 'water level fluctuation, water and air temperatures, winter duration, snowfall, ice sheet confinement and integrity, and miscellaneous site specific conditions. The classifications are mild, average and severe; and represent conditions that range between not too significant to very significant for design purposes. This paper presents a matrix of design choices which correspond with classified winter conditions at a given site. The small craft harbor design elements are: structural dockage systems, floating dockage systems, and removable dockage systems supplemented by ice control measures. Making the best engineering design choices for given winter conditions will result in safe, economical and long-lasting small craft harbor facilities.
Year: 1992