REG: Cold Chamber for Ice Testing

拟议的最先进的测试设备将用于 大大增强了长期以来的灵活性和能力， 长期研究计划旨在提供一个基本的 了解淡水和海冰的物理特性， 变形过程和机械性能。这 结构设计需要工程知识， 抵抗浮冰的影响，运输和交通 自然冰盖上的车辆，并促进冰 穿透和破冰。该设备将提供以下手段： 测试冰的微观结构的彻底特征， 精确的样品制备和数据采集/处理 面向理论分析。

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.