The fracture of water ice Ih: A short overview

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1497-1508

  Schulson, Erland M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURE; CRATER; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE; ICE MECHANICS; IMPACT STRUCTURE;

EID: 33750618711     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00432.x     Document Type: Review

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