Abstract: The planning, design and construction of two offshore exploratory drilling islands, constructed in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea during the summer of 1980, is described. Emphasis is given to areas ...

Abstract: On a 14.5-km (9-mi) floating sea ice road at the North Slope of Alaska dynamic load tests were performed with a 68-tonne (75-ton) gravel truck. The results were in good agreement with the ...