Tensile strain and fracture of snow

Abstract Measurements over several hours of the tensile strain of snow have been carried out, and the strain-rate e can be expressed in terms of stress σ, elapsed time t, and (Celsius) snow temperature T as . It is evident from this expression that a creep fracture does not happen without either an...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Watanabe, Zempachi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1980
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000010790
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000010790
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Summary:Abstract Measurements over several hours of the tensile strain of snow have been carried out, and the strain-rate e can be expressed in terms of stress σ, elapsed time t, and (Celsius) snow temperature T as . It is evident from this expression that a creep fracture does not happen without either an increase of stress or a rise of temperature. We observed the phenomenon of creep fracture of snow by these two methods.