Research Article

Experimental Study on the Influence of Freezing Pressure on the Uniaxial Mechanical Properties of Ice

Table 1

Experimental conditions and results.

GroupStrain rate (s−1)Freezing pressure (MPa)Peak stress (MPa)Failure strainResidual stress (MPa)Failure types

R1-0.5-15 × 10−50.514.900.485.63Ductile
R1-0.5-20.513.850.436.13Brittle
R1-10-11019.000.338.48Brittle
R1-10-21018.120.367.83Brittle
R1-20-12018.100.397.52Brittle
R1-20-22016.540.407.59Brittle
R1-30-13019.550.419.65Brittle
R1-30-23020.330.4010.07Brittle

R2-0.5-11.5 × 10−50.513.500.485.33Ductile
R2-0.5-20.511.920.465.16Ductile
R2-10-11016.000.405.54Ductile
R2-10-21014.550.385.23Ductile
R2-20-12014.140.425.17Ductile
R2-20-22012.390.375.62Ductile
R2-30-13017.210.455.51Ductile
R2-30-23016.100.435.80Ductile

R3-0.5-15 × 10−60.59.140.434.22Ductile
R3-0.5-20.510.170.484.25Ductile
R3-10-11012.730.404.14Ductile
R3-10-21011.580.404.31Ductile
R3-20-12010.550.414.88Ductile
R3-20-22011.570.434.66Ductile
R3-30-13014.030.454.88Ductile
R3-30-23013.020.434.84Ductile

R4-0.5-11.5 × 10−60.56.350.532.99Ductile
R4-0.5-20.57.330.513.04Ductile
R4-10-1109.790.403.15Ductile
R4-10-2108.650.373.43Ductile
R4-20-1208.020.423.57Ductile
R4-20-2207.040.363.78Ductile
R4-30-13010.620.453.43Ductile
R4-30-2309.920.423.42Ductile