Ice barrier for islands

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1979-09-21

1981-05-05

Taylor, Dennis L.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Marine structure or fabrication thereof

In or on frozen media

405 61, E02B 1502

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042655692

ABSTRACT:
An ice barrier module for disposition around at least part of the periphery of an island in an ice bearing body of water wherein the module is a closed, hollow triangular shaped body whose hypotenuse side faces the ice and whose first and second sides opposite the hypotenuse side rest on a bottom support and abut the island, respectively, the hypotenuse side having an upper and lower section, the upper section being at a steeper angle of inclination than the lower section, the hypotenuse side having means for heating same. An island in an ice bearing body of water which has around at least part of its periphery a plurality of the aforesaid ice barrier modules.

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