Ice-Steel Adhesion - Shear Strength

Shear strength between ice and hull-coating surface at a given temperature - crucial for ice-breaking resistance prediction and hull-coating selection.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

\tau = 0.1 \cdot |T| \cdot k_{coating}

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$T$	Ice-hull interface temperature	°C
$k_{coating}$	Coating adhesion factor

Source: Schulson E.M. - Ice Mechanics; Jones S.J. - JGR 2006

In short

Shear strength between ice and hull-coating surface at a given temperature - crucial for ice-breaking resistance prediction and hull-coating selection.

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