Ice Forces Against Arctic Offshore Structures

To determine the lateral forces generated by moving sea ice on artificial islands and offshore structures. This focuses on exploration and development operations in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas. The approach is to measure the effective ice stress at relatively long distances from such islands, to measure the ice displacement simultaneously and to determine the effective island width or structure width during ridge building events. The work is being performed in conjunction with Project Number 40 and Project Number 50.