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On measuring flexural properties of ice using cantilever beams

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Subjectice; flexural strength; loads; cantilever beams; deflection; freshwater ice; elastic beam theory; beam deflection model; flexural strength
Abstract
Tests have been performed on fine-grained, columnar, freshwater ice sheets 40 to 70 mm thick grown in a refrigerated model basin. Cantilever beams of various geometries were tested for lengths ranging from 200 to 2000 mm and widths of 50 to 250 mm. Analysis of the results in terms of simple elastic beam theory indicated that modulus increased with increasing beam length and decreasing beam width. An analytical model for beam deflection was developed, taking into account the effects of buoyancy, shear, and rotation and deflection at the root. This model satisfactorily explained the observed deflection behaviour and the apparent geometry dependence of the modulus. Flexural strength was independent of beam length, but decreased with increasing beam width. Flexural strength was independent of loading rate, whereas modulus decreased with increased loading time.
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  • Annals of Glaciology 4 (1983): 58–65.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-P-1130
NRC numberNRCC 22619
NRC-IRC-118
NPARC number20386417
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