An Introduction to Ice Jam Mitigation for Professional Engineers

An Introduction to Ice Jam Mitigation for Professional Engineers
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher: Guyer Partners
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2023-07-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers and construction managers interested in ice jam mitigation in cold regions. Here is what is discussed: 1. AN ICE JAM PRIMER, 2. ICE JAM MITIGATION TECHNIQUES.

River Ice Jams

River Ice Jams
Author: S. Beltaos
Publisher: Water Resources Publication
Total Pages: 402
Release: 1995
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780918334879

An Introduction to Ice Jam Mitigation

An Introduction to Ice Jam Mitigation
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher: Guyer Partners
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2018-02-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Introductory technical guidance for civil and marine engineers interested in ice jam mitigation.

An Introduction to Fundamentals of Ice Engineering

An Introduction to Fundamentals of Ice Engineering
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher: Guyer Partners
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers and construction managers interested in ice engineering. Here is what is discussed: 1. FUNDAMENTALS 2. FORCE ON STRUCTURES 3. BEARING CAPACITY 4. ICE JAM MITIGATION.

River Ice Processes and Ice Flood Forecasting

River Ice Processes and Ice Flood Forecasting
Author: Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2019-09-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030286797

This book exposes practitioners and students to the theory and application of river and lake ice processes to gain a better understanding of these processes for modelling and forecasting. It focuses on the following processes of the surface water ice: freeze-up, ice cover thickening, ice cover breakup and ice jamming. The reader will receive a fundamental understanding of the physical processes of each component and how they are applied in monitoring and modelling ice covers during the winter season and forecasting ice floods. Exercises accompany each component to reinforce the theoretical principles learned. These exercises will also expose the reader to different tools to process data, such a space-borne remote sensing imagery for ice cover classification. A thread supporting numerical modelling of river ice and lake ice processes runs through the book.

Ice Jam Flooding and Mitigation: Lower Platte River Basin, Nebraska

Ice Jam Flooding and Mitigation: Lower Platte River Basin, Nebraska
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1996
Genre:
ISBN: 1428913882

This report presents the results of the Corps of Engineers' Section 22 study of ice jam flooding in the Lower Platte River basin. The purpose of the study was to gather and analyze historical data relating to ice jams, with the intent of developing guidance that can be used to alleviate ice jam flooding at seven sites within the study area. Ice event and related information is summarized for each site. Ice event characteristics for the study area are identified and analyzed. A model for predicting the occurrence of ice jams or other ice events within the study area was developed based on data for the Platte River at North Bend, Nebraska. The model provides the minimum discharge associated with ice events for a given date, assuming a threshold value of accumulated freezing degree-days has been reached. A data collection program for future field observations was developed and placed in operation during the winter of 1993-94. General information on ice jam mitigation measures, as well as specific information on such operations as dusting and blasting, is provided. Specific recommendations include increased monitoring of ice conditions, installation of ice motion detectors and water stage recorders, and further study of nonstructural and structural mitigation measures. The use of dusting and blasting as mitigation measures is also presented. The study was divided into six phases. Phase 1 involved collection of historical information from all available data sources, published and oral. Site visits were made to each identified site. Phase 2 entailed analysis and assessment of the collected hydrological, hydraulical, meteorological and ice data.

Cold Region Hazards and Risks

Cold Region Hazards and Risks
Author: Colin A. Whiteman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2011-07-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1119957184

This is a unique, timely and engaging text with wide ranging geographical coverage. The text brings together, for the first time, information about a vast array of hazards associated with ice and snow, spanning both well known phenomenon (e.g. avalanches) and the less familiar (e.g. river ice jams and ice storms) using, in many cases, material which is rarely seen outside advanced academic research books and journals. The range of ice-related hazards will be introduced and the significance of the current global warming context discussed. Broad physical models of glacial, periglacial and atmospheric cold environments are presented to provide a scientific context for discussion of the human issues of risk, vulnerability impact and mitigation. Key Features: Wide ranging geographical coverage (the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Antarctic & Europe) Localised hazards (avalanches, life storms, landslides) contrasted to those with wider reaching effects (arctic ice loss, ice sheet retreat and wide spread permafrost decay) Includes the latest developments in the field Each chapter includes hazards overview, summery, conclusions, potential projects exercise and key references Includes a supplementary website with figures from the text and further references Each chapter includes a hazards overview, summary, conclusions, potential projects exercise and key references

Snow Engineering 2000: Recent Advances and Developments

Snow Engineering 2000: Recent Advances and Developments
Author: E. Hjorth-Hansen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351416243

This volume presents the background to the recently developed European standard (CEN standard) on snow loads. Many of the papers on ""structural engineering"" describe results from a European snow project that was completed in 1999.