Indexed by:Journal Article

Date of Publication:2012-03-01

Journal:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE AND POLAR ENGINEERING

Included Journals:Scopus、EI、SCIE

Volume:22

Issue:1

Page Number:46-52

ISSN:1053-5381

Key Words:Ice force; prototype structures; direct ice force measurement; jacket structures; ice load panels; elastic cell; measurement pinciple

Abstract:This paper reports the direct ice force measurement technology of jacket structures conducted in the Bohai Sea. Specially designed ice load panels are described in detail, including the measurement principle of the load panel, the specially designed elastic cell and the single panel form. Some factors that ought be considered during the design process are proposed; 2 kinds of ice load panels, for both vertical and conical structures, were designed and installed on some prototype structures in Bohai. Some measured ice force is discussed, and it indicates that the dynamic performance of the panels is good.