Abstract:<p>Winter roads on frozen lakes are an important part of the transportation infrastructure in several Northern countries. Authorities follow various plans for opening and closing roads, maintaining safety by checking ice thickness and instructing drivers. Many of these plans are based on Gold&#8217;s formula which relates the thickness of the ice cover to the allowable load based largely on empirical observations of ice failure or non-failure under various loading conditions.</p&am… Show more
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