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Fracture toughness tests were performed on S1 type freshwater ice to investigate if similarities exist in the local K 1 fields for three different fractures geometries. The ice was tested using a handheld loading device called the FIFT (Field Instrument for Fracture Toughness Tests on ice). The geometries tested were the short rod chevron notched (SRCN) specimen, the reverse tapered (RT)...