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Modeling of crack propagation in weak snowpack layers using the discrete element method
J. Gaume
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WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
A. van Herwijnen
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
G. Chambon
Irstea, UR ETGR, Grenoble, France
Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
K. W. Birkeland
USDA Forest Service National Avalanche Center, Bozeman, MT, USA
J. Schweizer
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
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Short summary
We proposed a new approach to characterize the dynamic phase of crack propagation in weak snowpack layers as well as fracture arrest propensity by means of numerical "propagation saw test" simulations based on the discrete element method. Crack propagation speed and distance before fracture arrest were derived from the simulations for different snowpack configurations and mechanical properties. Numerical and experimental results were compared and the mechanical processes at play were discussed.
We proposed a new approach to characterize the dynamic phase of crack propagation in weak...