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27 Jan 2017
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Snow fracture in relation to slab avalanche release: critical state for the onset of crack propagation
Johan Gaume
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
EPFL Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Lausanne, Switzerland
Alec van Herwijnen
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Guillaume Chambon
Université Grenoble Alpes, Irstea, UR ETGR, Grenoble, France
Nander Wever
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
EPFL Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Lausanne, Switzerland
Jürg Schweizer
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
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Based on DEM simulations we developed a new model for the onset of crack propagation in snow slab avalanche release. The model reconciles past approaches by considering the complex interplay between slab elasticity and the mechanical behavior of the weak layer including its structural collapse. The model agrees with extensive field data and can reproduce crack propagation on low-angle terrain and the decrease in critical crack length with increasing slope angle observed in numerical experiments.
Based on DEM simulations we developed a new model for the onset of crack propagation in snow...
