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Research article
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27 Apr 2015
Research article |
| 27 Apr 2015
Influence of weak layer heterogeneity and slab properties on slab tensile failure propensity and avalanche release area
J. Gaume
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
G. Chambon
Irstea, UR ETGR, Grenoble, France
Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
N. Eckert
Irstea, UR ETGR, Grenoble, France
Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
M. Naaim
Irstea, UR ETGR, Grenoble, France
Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
J. Schweizer
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
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- Decoupling the Role of Inertia, Friction, and Cohesion in Dense Granular Avalanche Pressure Build‐up on Obstacles M. Kyburz et al. 10.1029/2019JF005192
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- Stress Concentrations in Weak Snowpack Layers and Conditions for Slab Avalanche Release J. Gaume et al. 10.1029/2018GL078900
- Snow instability evaluation: calculating the skier-induced stress in a multi-layered snowpack F. Monti et al. 10.5194/nhess-16-775-2016
- Granulation of snow: From tumbler experiments to discrete element simulations W. Steinkogler et al. 10.1002/2014JF003294
- Comparing measurements of snow mechanical properties relevant for slab avalanche release B. REUTER et al. 10.1017/jog.2018.93
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- Studying Snow Failure With Fiber Bundle Models A. Capelli et al. 10.3389/fphy.2020.00236
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- Assessing snow instability in skier-triggered snow slab avalanches by combining failure initiation and crack propagation J. Gaume & B. Reuter 10.1016/j.coldregions.2017.05.011
- Numerical investigation of the mixed-mode failure of snow D. Mulak & J. Gaume 10.1007/s40571-019-00224-5
- A Depth‐Averaged Material Point Method for Shallow Landslides: Applications to Snow Slab Avalanche Release L. Guillet et al. 10.1029/2023JF007092
- Numerical Simulations of the Driving Process of a Wheeled Machine Tire on a Snow-Covered Road D. Wang et al. 10.3390/machines11060657
- Modeling of crack propagation in weak snowpack layers using the discrete element method J. Gaume et al. 10.5194/tc-9-1915-2015
- Decoupling the Role of Inertia, Friction, and Cohesion in Dense Granular Avalanche Pressure Build‐up on Obstacles M. Kyburz et al. 10.1029/2019JF005192
- Estimation of Spatial Snowpack Properties in a Snow-Avalanche Release Area: An Extreme Case on Mt. Nodanishoji, Japan, in 2021 Y. Katsuyama et al. 10.20965/jdr.2023.p0895
- Modeling weak snow layer fracture in propagation saw test using an ice column model A. Upadhyay et al. 10.1080/15230430.2022.2123254
- Influence of slab depth spatial variability on skier-triggering probability and avalanche size F. Meloche et al. 10.1017/aog.2024.3
- Stress Concentrations in Weak Snowpack Layers and Conditions for Slab Avalanche Release J. Gaume et al. 10.1029/2018GL078900
- Snow instability evaluation: calculating the skier-induced stress in a multi-layered snowpack F. Monti et al. 10.5194/nhess-16-775-2016
- Granulation of snow: From tumbler experiments to discrete element simulations W. Steinkogler et al. 10.1002/2014JF003294
- Comparing measurements of snow mechanical properties relevant for slab avalanche release B. REUTER et al. 10.1017/jog.2018.93
- Snow mechanical property variability at the slope scale – implication for snow mechanical modelling F. Meloche et al. 10.5194/tc-18-1359-2024
- Prediction of anisotropic elastic properties of snow from its microstructure P. Srivastava et al. 10.1016/j.coldregions.2016.02.002
- Large-ensemble climate simulations to assess changes in snow stability over northern Japan Y. Katsuyama et al. 10.1017/jog.2022.85
- Dynamic anticrack propagation in snow J. Gaume et al. 10.1038/s41467-018-05181-w
- Temporal evolution of crack propagation characteristics in a weak snowpack layer: conditions of crack arrest and sustained propagation B. Bergfeld et al. 10.5194/nhess-23-293-2023
- Studying Snow Failure With Fiber Bundle Models A. Capelli et al. 10.3389/fphy.2020.00236
- Investigating the release and flow of snow avalanches at the slope-scale using a unified model based on the material point method J. Gaume et al. 10.1016/j.coldregions.2019.102847
- Transition from sub-Rayleigh anticrack to supershear crack propagation in snow avalanches B. Trottet et al. 10.1038/s41567-022-01662-4
- 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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Short summary
Slab tensile failure propensity is examined using a mechanical--statistical model of the slab–-weak layer (WL) system based on the finite element method. This model accounts for WL heterogeneity, stress redistribution by elasticity of the slab and the slab possible tensile failure. For realistic values of the parameters, the tensile failure propensity is mainly driven by slab properties. Hard and thick snow slabs are more prone to wide–scale crack propagation and thus lead to larger avalanches.
Slab tensile failure propensity is examined using a mechanical--statistical model of the...
