Unconfined Compression Tests on Snow: A Comparative Study.

Results of unconfined compresssion tests performed on snow from Camp Century, Greenland, using a new self-aligning platen system are compared with tests using a more conventional platen system. The average unconfined compressive test strength was 42% higher for samples tested on the new platen assem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kovacs,A, Michitti,F, Kalafut,J
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SNOW
*COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES
POLAR REGIONS
DENSITY
LOAD DISTRIBUTION
LOADS(FORCES)
FIELD TESTS
TEST METHODS
TEST EQUIPMENT
ICE
SAMPLING
AS91A
PE61101A
Greenland
Platen
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA062445
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA062445

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