Probabilistic Selection of ICE Loads and Pressures
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 4
Abstract
This paper presents a probabilistic procedure for determining the maximum loads and pressures on a fixed offshore structure due to multi‐year ice floes during winter loading events. The approach depends on a computerized simulation procedure which is described together with mechanistic models for estimating the floe contact width, peak indentation pressure, pressure versus displacement, and interaction between the multi‐year floe and the surrounding first‐year ice. Several load scenarios involving different assumptions are investigated and the predicted loads compared on the basis of their cumulative probability distributions. The paper also presents a procedure for selecting the design ice pressure as a function of the loaded area size.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 110 • Issue 4 • November 1984
Pages: 375 - 391
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Published online: Nov 1, 1984
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