CONSTRUCTION MADE OF ICE Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: glacial hydraulic structure erection. SUBSTANCE: construction has a safety structure made along the perimeter of the glacial structure whose nucleus is the solid mass of ice and the heat-insulating layer. A rigid hollow structure filled with the material with the freezing point equal or less than that of the material of the frozen solid mass is made from the inner surface along the perimeter of the heat-insulating layer. A cooling ventilating system of tubes is made on the outer surface of the glacial nucleus. EFFECT: reduction of the expenditure on the construction and on the repairs of the glacial structure. 1 dwg