YOUNG'S MODULUS FOR SEA ICE

1 January 1962

journal article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics

Vol. 40 (1) , 1-8
https://doi.org/10.1139/p62-001

Abstract

A study is made of the dependence of Young's modulus for small samples of sea ice on their brine content. Young's modulus is determined from the velocity of ultrasonic waves through the samples and the brine content from their salinity and temperature. It is found that, over a range of brine content of about 0.01 to 0.1 as a fraction of the total volume, Young's modulus decreases linearly with increasing brine content. Its value is 10.0 × 10¹⁰ dyne cm⁻² when the brine content is 0 and 6.5 × 10¹⁰ dyne cm⁻² for a brine content of 0.1.

Keywords

YOUNG S MODULUS
SEA ICE

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