Large-scale ice fracture experiments: Phase 2
Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
étiquettes: physical sciences, sea ice
| chercheur principal: | Kennedy, Kurt (1) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 12354 |
| Organisation: | Canadian Marine Drilling Ltd. |
| Année(s) de permis: |
1993
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| Délivré: | janv. 01, 1993 |
| Équipe de projet: | members of the following: Sandwell Inc., Jessco Operations Inc., Clarkson University |
Objectif(s): To investigate the fracture properties of first-year sea ice based on methods developed in Phase 1. Phase 1 was completed in January 1992 near Calgary, Alberta.
Description du projet: Ice in the Canadian Arctic often cracks and splits, sometimes forming leads. When an offshore oil drilling platform is struck by a piece of ice, it has been observed that in many cases the ice will split. Once the floe has split, the force it can exert on the drilling platform is greatly reduced. This research is intended to determine why and under what conditions ice floes split. A number of experiments will be performed to assess the behaviour of ice.
