Mechanical Properties of Saline Ice

A joint university/industry/government consortium was formed to study the structure-property relationships which govern the mechanical properties of saline ice. This is an adjunct to Project No. 40 on the mechanical properties of multiyear ridge ice. This project was broader in that it included first year ice and considered factors not included in Project No. 40. Major areas of consideration were directed at the effects of interrupted loading on the compressive strength of saline ice and the effect of grain size; brine volume, crack orientation and temperature on the fracture toughness of saline ice.