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Research article
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05 Aug 2014
Research article |
| 05 Aug 2014
The influence of edge effects on crack propagation in snow stability tests
E. H. Bair
US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH, USA
Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
R. Simenhois
Southeast Alaska Avalanche Center, Juneau, AK, USA
A. van Herwijnen
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
K. Birkeland
USDA Forest Service National Avalanche Center, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- The effect of slab touchdown on anticrack arrest in propagation saw tests P. Rosendahl et al. 10.5194/nhess-25-1975-2025
- Using 2 m Extended Column Tests to assess slope stability E. Bair et al. 10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.06.021
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- Snow fracture in relation to slab avalanche release: critical state for the onset of crack propagation J. Gaume et al. 10.5194/tc-11-217-2017
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- Micromechanical modeling of snow failure G. Bobillier et al. 10.5194/tc-14-39-2020
- Using video detection of snow surface movements to estimate weak layer crack propagation speeds R. Simenhois et al. 10.1017/aog.2023.36
- Crack propagation speeds in weak snowpack layers B. Bergfeld et al. 10.1017/jog.2021.118
- Dynamic crack propagation in weak snowpack layers: insights from high-resolution, high-speed photography B. Bergfeld et al. 10.5194/tc-15-3539-2021
- Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments A. VAN HERWIJNEN et al. 10.1017/jog.2016.90
- Dynamic Process of Dry Snow Slab Avalanche Formation: Theory, Experiment and Numerical Simulation P. Yue et al. 10.3390/geosciences15060201
- Stress Concentrations in Weak Snowpack Layers and Conditions for Slab Avalanche Release J. Gaume et al. 10.1029/2018GL078900
- Modeling of crack propagation in weak snowpack layers using the discrete element method J. Gaume et al. 10.5194/tc-9-1915-2015
- Temporal evolution of crack propagation propensity in snow in relation to slab and weak layer properties J. Schweizer et al. 10.5194/tc-10-2637-2016
- Temporal changes in the mechanical properties of snow related to crack propagation after loading K. Birkeland et al. 10.1016/j.coldregions.2018.11.007
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