A Slip-Line Field Analysis of the Deformation at the Confluence of two Glacier Streams

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Collins, I. F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1970
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Yukon; Canada; Kaskawulsh Glacier; glacier*; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023510; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000023510

The deformation and state of stress at the confluence of two glacier streams are analysed using the techniques of slip-line theory. The valley walls are taken to be vertical parallel planes and the deformation is supposed independent of depth. The mechanical behavior of ice is modeled by the ideal r...