The wear of concrete material due to ice movement is a challenge for offshore and coastal
structures. Concrete surfaces exposed to moving ice are subjected to wear at various rates
depending on concrete and ice properties.
At NTNU, Department of Structural Engineering, concrete ice abrasion phenomena are
studied both theoretically and experimentally. This paper describes the accelerated concrete
ice abrasion rig which was comprehensively improved recently. Together with surface
measurement equipment, it is believed that the new experimental facility will give new input
for understanding of the underlying mechanisms of ice abrasion.