Systematic Literature Search and Meta Regression of Measured Static Ice Loads on Concrete Dams
Publication: Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
Volume 38, Issue 2
Abstract
This study presents a systematic literature review of ice load measurements on dams. Several hypotheses about the relationship between the maximum ice load and external variables are tested using regression analysis on the data collected from the literature. The performed tests show that ice thickness, water level change category, and dam height are factors that have a significant and relevant relationship with the magnitude of all measured ice loads. The ice thickness is the only tested variable that also shows a significant and relevant relationship with differences in ice load between winters at one dam. The variation in recorded ice load from several sensor positions at one dam during the same winter is considerable. Generally, the difference between the sensor area and the structure–ice interaction area is large, resulting in extensive extrapolation and uncertainties regarding the representativeness of the measured results.
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Acknowledgments
The research was funded by Energiforsk, VKU14147, as a part of “Swedish Hydropower Centre – SVC.” SVC has been established by the Swedish Energy Agency, Energiforsk, and Svenska Kraftnät together with Luleå University of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University, www.svc.nu. We also like to share our gratitude to the research community for their help during the data collection. We especially like to thank: Professor Viacheslav Glagovsky, Vedeneev VNIIG; André Tarras, researcher, Hydro-Quebec; and George Comfort, Ice Engineering Specialist, G. Comfort Ice Engineering Ltd, for their assistance with sources and information. The authors confirm contribution to the paper as follows; conceptualization, R.H.; methodology, R.H. and R.M.; software, R.H.; validation, R.H. and R.M.; formal analysis, R.H.; investigation, R.H.; resources, R.M. and R.H.; data curation, R.H.; writing original draft preparation, R.H.; writing review and editing, R.H. and R.M.; visualization, R.H.; supervision, R.M.; project administration, R.M.; funding acquisition, R.M. and R.H.
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Received: Jan 3, 2022
Accepted: Aug 2, 2023
Published online: Jan 23, 2024
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Discussion open until: Jun 23, 2024
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