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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2015-03-01

Journal:OCEAN ENGINEERING

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、Scopus

Volume:96

Page Number:34-39

ISSN No.:0029-8018

Key Words:Failure mode; Ice-breaking cone; Junction of upward and downward breaking cones

Abstract:Ice-breaking cones were installed on several vertical jacket structures to reduce severe ice-induced vibrations in the Bohai Sea, China. The failure mode of the ice sheet loading at the junction of the upward and downward breaking cones is our most concern due to the worry that the crushing failure mode may arise at the junction of the upward and downward breaking cones which has much larger diameter than the original vertical leg. Based on field observation and field data the failure mode of the ice sheet loading at the junction of the upward and downward breaking cones is described, and the fracture process is explained by subsequent analysis. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.