Microstructure-based modeling of snow mechanics: a discrete element approach
Rapid and large deformations of snow are mainly controlled by grain rearrangements, which occur through the failure of cohesive bonds and the creation of new contacts. We exploit a granular description of snow to develop a discrete element model based on the full 3-D microstructure captured by micro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-10-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/1969/2015/tc-9-1969-2015.pdf |