Snow Pressure on Rigid Obstacles

In this paper a continuum mechanical formulation of snow pressure is given. The snow pressure against retaining structures on slopes is considered in two separate parts: (1) the static component due to the regression of transverse expansion as discussed by Haefeli, and (2) the dynamic component due...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: McClung, David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1976
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3097847
https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000013599