Fracture mechanics approach to penetration of bottom crevasses on glaciers

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-223

  Van Der Veen, C J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CREVASSES;

GLACIERS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; GLACIER; ICE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032100964     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(98)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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