Creep instability of the weak layer and natural slab avalanche triggerings

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 141-146

  Louchet, F ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Avalanche; Brittle ductile transition; Creep; Ice; Snow; Toughness

Indexed keywords

CREEP; SNOW; STRAIN; STRESSES;

ICE BONDS;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CREEP; ICE MECHANICS; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 0035654720     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(01)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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