Short Note on Slab-Avalanche Measurements
Abstract From a study of 205 slab avalanches it is concluded that failure initiates where the slope is 25° or steeper, that slab failure stress is in the range 10 2 N m -2 to 10 4 N m -2 , and that the slab failure plane is most commonly at a temperature of -5°C or warmer. The study also indicates t...
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| description | Abstract From a study of 205 slab avalanches it is concluded that failure initiates where the slope is 25° or steeper, that slab failure stress is in the range 10 2 N m -2 to 10 4 N m -2 , and that the slab failure plane is most commonly at a temperature of -5°C or warmer. The study also indicates that the shear strength of weak layers varies approximately as the square of the density. |
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| spelling | crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000021250 2025-01-16T22:46:38+00:00 Short Note on Slab-Avalanche Measurements Perla, R. 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000021250 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000021250 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 20, issue 82, page 221-222 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1978 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000021250 2024-02-08T08:40:23Z Abstract From a study of 205 slab avalanches it is concluded that failure initiates where the slope is 25° or steeper, that slab failure stress is in the range 10 2 N m -2 to 10 4 N m -2 , and that the slab failure plane is most commonly at a temperature of -5°C or warmer. The study also indicates that the shear strength of weak layers varies approximately as the square of the density. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 20 82 221 222 |
| spellingShingle | Earth-Surface Processes Perla, R. Short Note on Slab-Avalanche Measurements |
| title | Short Note on Slab-Avalanche Measurements |
| title_full | Short Note on Slab-Avalanche Measurements |
| title_fullStr | Short Note on Slab-Avalanche Measurements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short Note on Slab-Avalanche Measurements |
| title_short | Short Note on Slab-Avalanche Measurements |
| title_sort | short note on slab-avalanche measurements |
| topic | Earth-Surface Processes |
| topic_facet | Earth-Surface Processes |
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