Microstructure-based modeling of snow mechanics: a discrete element approach

Hagenmuller, P.; Chambon, G.; Naaim, M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1969-2015

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1969-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1969-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

Research article

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20 Oct 2015

Research article |

| 20 Oct 2015

Microstructure-based modeling of snow mechanics: a discrete element approach

P. Hagenmuller, G. Chambon, and M. Naaim

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RC C585: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Apr 2015
- AC C1294: 'Reply to referee #1', Pascal Hagenmuller, 26 Jul 2015
RC C813: 'Review of Hagenmuller, et al.: Microstructure-based modeling of snow mechanics: a discrete element approach.', Mark Hopkins, 21 May 2015
- AC C1299: 'Reply to referee #2 (Mark Hopkins)', Pascal Hagenmuller, 26 Jul 2015
RC C925: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #3, 29 May 2015
- AC C1302: 'Reply to referee #3', Pascal Hagenmuller, 26 Jul 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Pascal Hagenmuller on behalf of the Authors (24 Aug 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (28 Sep 2015) by Martin Schneebeli

AR by Pascal Hagenmuller on behalf of the Authors (06 Oct 2015) Manuscript

Short summary

This paper deals with a mechanical model that exploits a granular description of the snow microstructure. Its originality is that the geometry of the snow grains and of the inter-granular bonding system are explicitly defined from microtomographic data. It enables to model large deformations controlled by grain-rearrangements, which is of particular interest to study the collapse of weak layers or the characterization of the snowpack with an indenter.