Localized surface-ice weakness on a glacial ice runway

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 42, Issue 142, 1996, Pages 426-439

  Lang, R M ^a   Blaisdell, George L ^b  

^a PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURE; ICE MECHANICS; ICE RUNWAY; PAVEMENT;

EID: 0030357988     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022143000003415     Document Type: Article

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