Author(s): J. V. Danys
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Abstract: The St. Lawrence River is one of Canada's most important waterways. A great number of large and small offshore light piers have been built to accommodate the navigational aids. The winters are rather severe and the main force on such isolated structures has been the ice thrust. Still, it is difficult to correlate the theoretical analysis with a practical design. Therefore, in this paper, the actual ice forces on some small light piers that have caused some structural deformations are calculated and compared with previous and contemporary design values. Only the river reach between Montreal and Lake Ontario is considered. Two large hydro plants at Beauharnois and Cornwall control the flow and levels to a great extent, thus reducing the potential ice forces.
Year: 1972