Fracture of Antarctic shelf ice

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: Rist, M.A., Sammonds, P.R., Oerter, H., Doake, C.S.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2002
• Subjects: Antarctic; Ronne Ice Shelf; Antarc*; ice core; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17402/; https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2000JB000058

We have investigated the fracture of Antarctic shelf ice core using two fracture mechanics test methods: the chevron-notched short-rod specimen loaded in tension and the chevron-notched round-bar specimen loaded in three-point bending. These tests have been used to measure the fracture initiation to...