Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments
Measurements of the mechanical properties of snow are essential for improving our understanding and the prediction of snow failure and hence avalanche release. We performed fracture mechanical experiments in which a crack was initiated by a saw in a weak snow layer underlying cohesive snow slab laye...
Main Authors: | ALEC VAN HERWIJNEN, JOHAN GAUME, EDWARD H. BAIR, BENJAMIN REUTER, KARL W. BIRKELAND, JÜRG SCHWEIZER |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2016-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143016000903/type/journal_article |
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