Triggering of dry snow slab avalanches: stress versus fracture mechanical approach

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 170-178

  Chiaia, B M ^a   Cornetti, P ^a   Frigo, B ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dry snow slab avalanches; Fracture mechanics; Shear lag; Super weak zones

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FRACTURE; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN ENERGY;

DRY SNOW SLAB AVALANCHES; LINEAR ELASTIC ANALYSIS; SHEAR LAG;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE; BASAL ICE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; ICE THICKNESS; SNOW COVER; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 44649117426     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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