Ridges are important features of the ice environment which can greatly effect the performance of ice breaking vessels. The performance of ships the ridges is an area that is not well understood at present as the vork to date has generally been focused on the performance of ships in level ice.
Keywords:
uscgc polar star,
composition,
ship,
institute,
strength,
vere,
resistance,
test,
ridge penetration energy,
consolidation
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