REG: Cold Chamber for Ice Testing

拟议的最先进的测试设备将用于显著增强一项长期研究计划的灵活性和能力，该计划旨在提供对淡水和海冰物理性质、变形过程和机械性质的基本了解。这些工程知识在结构设计中是必需的，以抵抗漂浮冰盖的冲击，在天然冰盖上运输和交通车辆，以及促进冰的穿透和破冰。该设备将提供测试手段，以彻底表征冰的微结构，准确地制备样品，并针对理论分析进行数据采集/还原。

The proposed state-of-the-art testing equipment will be used to significantly augment the flexibility and capability of a long- term research program aimed at providing a fundamental understanding of freshwater and sea ice physical properties, deformation processes, and mechanical properties. This engineering knowledge is required in the design of structures to resist floating ice sheet impact, the transport and traffic of vehicles on natural ice covers, and the promotion of ice penetration and ice breaking. The equipment will provide means of testing for thorough characterizations of ice microstructure, accurate specimen preparation, and data acquisition/reduction directed toward theoretical analyses.