抄録
In cold regions, changes in water level can induce vertical forces on offshore structures when sea ice cover interact with the structures.A rise in water level generates an upward force on a downward- breaking conical structure;likewise, a drop generates a downward force on a upward- breaking conical structure.These forces are induced on conical structures even if sea ice cover to structure adfreeze bonding is not present.The authors have proposed a method of calculation that estimates the vertical ice forces on conical structures taking the bending failure of the ice cover.
