In many instances barges in ice-covered navigation channels must move through brash ice. The present paper presents ice-tank observations and data indicating the levels of resistance likely to be encountered by barges in brash ice. The ice-tank data are compared with a set of full-scale data obtained with barges moving through ice­covered channels in the Mississippi River.

Keywords:
marine transportation, configuration, parallel-barge configuration, cold region research, united states government, channel, magnitude, mississippi river, north america government, towboat
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