Design and Construction Procedures for Proposed Arctic Offshore Structures

The long, shallow, continental shelf area of the Arctic Ocean immediately offshore the North Slope presents a number of major challenges to offshore construction. Ice, of course, is the predominant consideration. Several zones are identifiable proceeding seaward the lagoon, the islands, the shore fast areas, transition area, and pack area. The transition and pack area structures must be designed for a number of ice conditions: compressive...