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Full scale test results for ship ice impact forces and pressures.

Author(s) : GHONEIM G. A.

Summary

A set of full scale impact tests were carried out for the icebreakers Canmar Kigoriak and Robert LeMeur in first- and multi-year ice conditions in the southern Beaufort Sea. The paper presents some salient results of further analysis of the data and describes the different types of ice ramming mechanisms, the corresponding ice force time histories and ship response. A comparison between the bow force peak values for the Kigoriak and the Robert LeMeur is made and the reasons for the difference are evaluated. Parametric relationships are presented, including such parameters as force duration and relative magnitude of the impact and beaching bow forces. Finally, conclusions and recommendations are presented.

Details

  • Original title: Full scale test results for ship ice impact forces and pressures.
  • Record ID : 1994-3852
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1993/06/20
  • Source: Source: OMAE, Glasgow/ASME Proc. int. Conf.
    vol. 1; 433 (19 p.); 27 fig.; 4 tabl.; 7 ref.

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