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Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments
(2016)Journal of GlaciologyMeasurements of the mechanical properties of snow are essential for improving our understanding and the prediction of snow failure and hence avalanche release. We performed fracture mechanical experiments in which a crack was initiated by a saw in a weak snow layer underlying cohesive snow slab layers. Using particle tracking velocimetry (PTV), the displacement field of the slab was determined and used to derive the mechanical energy of ...Journal Article