The Relationship between Density and Tensile Strength in Snow
Abstract “Weakest link” theories predict that the brittle fracture of snow is inherently a statistical problem. The probability of failure of snow in centrifugal tensile tests is shown to be a function of σ/σ m where σ is the applied stress and σ m is a characteristic strength (a maximum strength) w...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1971
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002214300002205x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002214300002205X |
| Summary: | Abstract “Weakest link” theories predict that the brittle fracture of snow is inherently a statistical problem. The probability of failure of snow in centrifugal tensile tests is shown to be a function of σ/σ m where σ is the applied stress and σ m is a characteristic strength (a maximum strength) which is a function of density ρ alone. Similar probabilities of failure are obtained for measurements at Alta, Utah, and Berthoud Pass, Colorado where the characteristic strength is obtained from the relationship . |
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