Sea Ice - Compressive Strength

Contents

Compressive strength of columnar sea ice as a function of temperature and strain rate - the driver for ice-hull interaction loads.

Formula

$$ \sigma_c = (0.3 |T| + 2) \cdot (\dot\epsilon / 10^{-3})^{0.34} $$

Symbol	Meaning	Unit	Source
$T$	Ice temperature	°C	surface measurement
$\dot\epsilon$	Strain rate	1/s	impact kinematics