VARIATION OF SOME MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLAR SNOW, CAMP CENTURY, GREENLAND.

The present study analyzes the results of a large number of measurements of the unconfined compressive strength of polar snow from Camp Century, Greenland, where it was possible to obtain samples with densities varying over essentially the complete natural density range for polar snow and ice. The l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kovacs,Austin, Weeks,W. F., Michitti,Frank
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
(*SNOW
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES)
COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES
TENSILE PROPERTIES
LOADS(FORCES)
DENSITY
GREENLAND
CAMP CENTURY(GREENLAND)
Greenland
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0700995
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0700995
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Summary:The present study analyzes the results of a large number of measurements of the unconfined compressive strength of polar snow from Camp Century, Greenland, where it was possible to obtain samples with densities varying over essentially the complete natural density range for polar snow and ice. The loading apparatus used was designed specifically for the purpose. The variations of the static Young's modulus and the ring-tensile strength of the snow and ice were also studied. (Author)

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