Snow Pressure on Rigid Obstacles

Abstract In this paper a continuum mechanical formulation of snow pressure is given. The snow pressure against retaining structures on slopes is considered in two separate parts: (1) the static component due to the regression of transverse expansion as discussed by Haefeli, and (2) the dynamic compo...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: McClung, David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1976
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000013599
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000013599