AT-307F
Arctic Offshore Engineering – Fieldwork (3 ECTS)

Required previous knowledge/specific course requirements:
Enrolment in a relevant Master's degree program and previous participation in AT-323 or AT-327.

Learning outcome:
Students will develop a basic understanding of how to behave and work in an Arctic climate. Students will develop skills in the most common standard techniques for characterizing an ice cover by sampling sea ice. The student will learn how ice samples can be used to characterize both physical and mechanical properties of ice by testing.

Academic content:
The course addresses methods used to characterize sea ice with respect to mechanical and physical properties.

Specific topics:

• Sampling of vertical/horizontal ice cores
• Determination of salinity, temperature and density profiles in sea ice
• Uniaxial compressive tests of sea ice
• Use of borehole jack
• Description of the damage mechanisms during testing
• Structure of sea ice
• Spatial variability of ice properties
• Study of effects of ice loads on coastal structures
• Thin sections and characterization of the structure of ice.

Teaching methods and activities:
The course lasts 1 week, including about 4 hours lecturing. During this week approx. 3 days will be spent in the field where the students will take active part in the logistics. Students as a group are required to prepare a joint field report containing the major findings from the field work.

Compulsory assignment:
Students are required to participate in fieldwork.

Assessment:

All assessments must be fulfilled in order to receive a final grade.

Application deadline: 15. October 2012.