The ice properties of various ice types under consideration are given in Table 2.
The above mentioned parameters determined for each type of the ice enabled us
to find a relationship between the ice beam failure pattern, its geometry, and ice
strength characteristics.
Fig. 5 Diagram for
estimating the stress
intensity factor
Fig. 6 An ice sample
prepared for measuring the
stress intensity factor before
the test
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