The story of offshore arctic engineering / by Dan Masterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Masterson, Dan, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masterson, Dan, 1944-.

Masterson, Dan.

Offshore structures--Arctic regions--Design and construction.

Offshore structures.

Ocean engineering--Arctic regions.

Ocean engineering.

Offshore structures--Design and construction.

Arctic Regions.

Physical Description:

xv, 179 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.

Contents:

1 Introduction - The Genesis of Arctic Exploration p. 1

2 The Beginning of my Adventures into Arctic R&D p. 4

3 The Testing p. 8

4 The Ice Road at James Bay p. 10

5 Frozen Islands and Beaufort Sea Exploration in Canada p. 12

6 Arctic Islands Exploration p. 15

7 Analytical Calculation of Stress and Deflection p. 23

Elastic Flexural Stress in a Laterally Loaded Floating Ice Sheet p. 23

8 Flexural Strain Measurement p. 25

9 Floating Ice Platform Design - Worked Examples p. 28

Application of ice road design methods to ice platform design p. 28

First worked example - Rig 4 at Cape Allison C-47 p. 29

Second Worked Example - Panarctic Rig A p. 30

10 Frozen Mine Waste Wharf p. 34

11 Development of the Ice Borehole Jack p. 37

Initial design considerations p. 37

12 Borehole Jack Theory p. 42

Basic methodology and assumed mechanisms p. 42

Material properties p. 43

Equilibrium considerations p. 44

13 Labrador p. 49

14 Ship Expedition off Labrador and Davis Strait p. 56

15 Alaska p. 60

History of Prudhoe Bay Operations and West Dock p. 60

16 POAC '75 p. 67

17 Sohio and North Slope Ice Roads p. 69

18 National Research Council of Canada (NRC) p. 72

19 Exploration Using Grounded Ice Islands p. 73

20 Spray Ice Island Wells p. 78

Amoco MARS (1986) p. 78

Esso Angasak (1987) p. 81

Chevron Karluk (1989) p. 81

Esso Nipterk P-32 (1989) p. 83

Pioneer Natural Resources (Ivik, Natchiq, Ooguruk - 2003) p. 84

21 Pond Inlet Iceberg Tests p. 86

Background and Business Issues p. 86

22 Discussions Leading to Ice Strength Tests at Pond Inlet p. 88

Pond Inlet Indentor Tests: Equipment Design and Test Results p. 91

Hydraulic System p. 91

Accumulator p. 91

Actuator p. 91

High Pressure System Components Design p. 92

Materials for Hydraulic Vessels p. 92

Integrated Hydraulic System Design p. 92

Servo Control System p. 93

Data Acquisition System p. 94

Tunnel Excavation and Wall Milling p. 95

23 Field Tests and Test Procedure - Pond Inlet p. 99

Potentiometer Mounts p. 100

Servo-system Interaction p. 100

Loop Stability p. 100

24 Discussion of Force versus Time Curves and System Performance - Pond Inlet p. 101

25 Equipment Design p. 104

Structural Systems - Indentors p. 104

Experimental Test Conclusion p. 106

26 Closure (To Be or Not to Be) p. 108

28 Appendix A - Flexural Strains p. 114

29 Appendix B - Stress Calculation p. 118

30 Appendix C - Surveying Ice In The Arctic Ocean in the Middle of Winter p. 121

31 Appendix D - The Arctic Island Adventure and Panarctic Oils: The Paper p. 128

32 Appendix E - Relevant Published Papers Authored or Co-authored by the Writer p. 172.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-179).

ISBN:

9781527518162

1527518167

OCLC:

1066184130

Publisher Number:

99979957646