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Fracture resistance determination of freshwater ice using a chevron notched tension specimen

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Crack growth resistance (R-curve behavior) measurements on large grained S1 type freshwater ice were conducted in the Ice Mechanics Research Laboratory at Clarkson University. To overcome previous difficulties in obtaining stable cracking in freshwater ice, a new crack geometry was developed. The short rod Chevron Notched Tension (CNT) specimen was found to be extremely favorable in the sense of promoting stable,stick-slip, crack growth over a large portion of the uncracked ligament. A negative fracture resistanceK R -curve was evaluated for this ice at -16°C.

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  1. Department of Civil and Mining Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87, Luleå, Sweden

    L. M. Stehn

  2. Amoco Production Co., P.O. Box 3385, 74102-3385, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

    S. J. Defranco

  3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, 13699-5710, Potsdam, New York, USA

    J. P. Dempsey

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Stehn, L.M., Defranco, S.J. & Dempsey, J.P. Fracture resistance determination of freshwater ice using a chevron notched tension specimen. Int J Fract 65, 313–328 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012371

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