Vertical Ice Load Acting on Pile Structures with Various Cross-sections

Abstract

In cold regions, natural ice sheets adfreeze to piles, bridge piers, oil-rigs, etc. constructed in the sea and the ocean. Due to changes in the water level, vertical ice loads act on the structures. These ice loads need to be studied to design pile structures affected by natural ice sheets.
Ice loads acting on pile structures with circular cross-sections have been explained analytically. However, ice loads acting on pile structures with other cross-sections have never been researched. In this report, we study ice loads acting on pile structures with elliptical or rectangular cross-sections theoretically and experimentally.