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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2415-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2415-2021
Research article
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26 May 2021
Research article |  | 26 May 2021

Behavior of saline ice under cyclic flexural loading

Andrii Murdza, Erland M. Schulson, and Carl E. Renshaw

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It has been suggested that the observed sudden breakup of Arctic and Antarctic floating ice covers may be due to fatigue failure associated with cyclic loading from ocean swells that can penetrate deeply into an ice pack. To investigate this possibility, we measured the flexural strength of saline ice after cyclic loading. Contrary to expectations, we find that the flexural strength of saline ice increases upon cycling, similar to the behavior of laboratory-grown ice and natural lake ice.