Mechanisms of snow slab avalanche release
Avalanche release is a brittle process meaning that fracture toughness rather than shear strength may be the fundamental parameter controlling slope stability. The results of a series of experiments to measure the fracture toughness of soft slab are reported. Snow was found to be toughest in mode I....
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University of Edinburgh
2006
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.651172 |