SNOW DENSIFICATION THEORY AND ITS ENGINEERING APPLICATION.

The depth-density relationship of the surface snow to 30-ft depth at three locations on the Greenland Ice Cap east of Thule is presented. Rates of accumulation and densification deduced from the pit studies are used in elementary mathematical expressions developed in the report. These expressions de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Waterhouse,R. W., Steeves,H. F.
Other Authors: SNOW ICE AND PERMAFROST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT WILMETTE ILL
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1960
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Structural Engineering and Building Technology
(*SNOW
DENSITY)
THEORY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CONSTRUCTION
GREENLAND
LOADS(FORCES)
Greenland
Ice
Ice cap
permafrost
Thule
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0653134
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Summary:The depth-density relationship of the surface snow to 30-ft depth at three locations on the Greenland Ice Cap east of Thule is presented. Rates of accumulation and densification deduced from the pit studies are used in elementary mathematical expressions developed in the report. These expressions describe a densification process applicable to continuously accumulating polar snow, between the depths of 10 and 40 ft. Loads, densities, and rates of densification are presented in relation to depth and time and applied to problems of undersnow military construction. (Author)

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