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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.advisor | Stolle, D. F. E. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Killeavy, Michael Stephan | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-04T22:25:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-05-04T22:25:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1985-05 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/19212 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p> A stream function finite element model is developed to solve for particle paths within a large ice mass. A steady-state primitive variable finite element model, treating ice as an incompressible non-Newtonian fluid, is used to furnish the necessary input velocities and rotations for the stream function finite element model. Time-integration along the particle paths is used to determine the age of the ice within the ice mass.</p> <p> Two ice masses are studied: the Barnes Ice Cap, Baffin Island, N.W.T., and Mount Logan, Yukon Territory. It is shown that if a realistic approximation of the velocity field of an ice mass can be established, the age of ice determined by time-integration along particle paths corresponds to the age determined by standard methods. Results of simulations using a transient model suggest that the elastic response of large ice masses is negligible.</p> | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | particle, path, masses, finite, element, method, ice | en_US |
dc.title | Particle Path Determination in Large Ice Masses Using the Finite Element Method | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Civil Engineering | en_US |
dc.description.degreetype | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Engineering (MEngr) | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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