Author(s): J. . C. Tatinclaux; Carl Martinson
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Abstract: Forces due to ice friction may represent a significant portion of the total forces exerted on a floating or grounded structure subjected to ice action. In model tests, one of the parameters that must be specified is the kinetic friction factor, fi, between the model ice and the surface of the model structure. This paper describes a method of surface treatment of a model structure with an appropriate mixture of silica powder and paint which allows a prescribed friction factor to be achieved. This surface treatment method has the advantage of eliminating previous trial-and-errors that were often very time consuming. Other methods of surface treatment for the same purpose of obtaining a given ice kinetic friction factor are known to exist but are often proprietary and have not been published in the open literature.
Year: 1990