Brittle failure of columnar saline ice under triaxial compression

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B3, 1997, Pages 5091-5107

  Gratz, E T ^a   Schulson, E M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fullerenes; Surface scattering; Vibrational excitation

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURE; COMPRESSION; ICE MECHANICS; SEA ICE;

EID: 0030763825     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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