The Strength of Snow in Compression

Abstract The hardness observations taken in the Canadian Snow Survey are analysed and found to depend on snow density, temperature, and crystal size. This strength property of the snow is found to be highly variable and the variability is attributed to unstable bonding between individual snow grains...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Gold, Lorne W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1956
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000024953
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000024953
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Summary:Abstract The hardness observations taken in the Canadian Snow Survey are analysed and found to depend on snow density, temperature, and crystal size. This strength property of the snow is found to be highly variable and the variability is attributed to unstable bonding between individual snow grains.