Sea Ice - Compressive Strength

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

Sea iceStrengthCompression

Ice temperature°CStrain rate1/s

Compressive strength: 5.0MPa

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

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

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$T$	Ice temperature	°C
$\dot\epsilon$	Strain rate	1/s

Source: Schulson E.M. - Ice Mechanics 1997

In short

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

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