Fracture mechanics approach to penetration of surface crevasses on glaciers

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-47

  Van Der Veen, C J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEAWATER; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

ICEBERGS; SURFACE CREVASSES;

GLACIERS;

CREVASSE; FRACTURE; GLACIER; ICEBERG;

EID: 0032004457     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(97)00022-0     Document Type: Article

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