Ship collisions with floating ice in which the ship sustains damage are in the shared-energy regime – both the ice and the ship dissipate energy through inelastic deformations. The physics of these events are rarely studied. Experience on the conditions of shared-energy collision tests is limited. The aim of this paper is to present an experimental study on a scenario where the impacted structure undergoes permanent deformations together with ice failure. The paper describes a series of laboratory-scale impact tests of freshwater granular ice blocks against stiffened steel panels, and presents the analysis of the main test results and lessons-learned.
Laboratory experiments on shared-energy collisions between freshwater ice blocks and a floating steel structure
Ships and Offshore Structures ; 12 , 4 ; 530-544
2017-05-19
15 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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