Physical Mechanism of Ice-Induced Self-Excited Vibration
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 138, Issue 7
Abstract
Steady amplitude vibration on cylinder structures caused by dynamic ice loading has been observed during the measurements on prototype structures. Further analysis indicates that it belongs to self-excited vibration, in which the vibration amplitude stays constant and the frequency of the dynamic ice load is locked by the frequency of the structural vibration. Based on the conclusions from ice mechanics, this study proposes a physical mechanism to describe the ice-induced self-excitation process: during the loading phase within a single vibration cycle, the compressive strain rate in the ice sheet close to the structure enters a ductile-brittle transition range, and thereby the steady formation of micro cracks maintains the resistance of the ice sheet as the ice load steadily increases; when the density of cracks in the ice reaches a critical level, cracks coalesce and collapse, resulting in the unloading phase. In this way structure vibration dominates the time-variation of the ice load. The proposed mechanism is verified using field data.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 138 • Issue 7 • July 2012
Pages: 784 - 790
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© 2012. American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Nov 23, 2010
Accepted: Dec 12, 2011
Published online: Dec 14, 2011
Published in print: Jul 1, 2012
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