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Physics and mechanics of ice

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The increased technological activity in the Arctic and Antarctic areas has brought into focus the field of ice mechanics as presented at the symposium. The main subjects were creep and failure of ice, but also engineering problems of ice forces, bearing capacity, icebreakers, icebergs and model ice testing have been covered.

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A condensed review and a report on the problems of creep and failure as presented during a symposium arranged by The International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM), Copenhagen, August 1979. — The proceedings are published by Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York.

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Tryde, P. Physics and mechanics of ice. Naturwissenschaften 67, 556–559 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00450665

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