This paper represents the state-of-the-art in the field of ice tank numerical simulation
methods. It gives a comprehensive review of existing commercial and prototype numerical …

There is an increasing need to construct engineering structures in the Arctic sea. The
requirement is principally generated by the oil and gas industry, because of the substantial …

A finite element-based cohesive zone model was developed using bilinear softening to
predict the monotonic load versus crack mouth opening displacement curve of geometrically …

A set of lab-to structural-scale 0.5< L< 80 m) in-situ full thickness (1.8 m) fracture tests were
conducted on first-year sea ice at Resolute, NWT using self-similar (plan view) edge-cracked …

The characterization of the softening curve from experimental results is essential for
predicting the fracture behavior of quasi-brittle materials like concrete. Among various …

Ice crushing experiments were simulated using cohesive surface methodology. In the
simulations possible fracture planes were inserted at all interelement boundaries so that …

The interaction between slo** marine structure and level ice is a complex process, which
contains local crushing and flexural failure. The ice fragments fallen from ice sheet will …

In practical offshore structure/icebreaker designs, it is critical to capture the salient failure
modes of the ice feature. The dominant failure modes are influenced by the structural …

At lab-scale, issues such as inhomogeneity and polycrystallinity are especially important to
the fracture of S1 freshwater ice. S1 freshwater ice is typically composed of large grains with …

Ice bending is a major failure mechanism of level ice when ships and marine structures
interact with level ice. This paper aims to investigate the ice bending and ice load when level …