Fracture toughness of snow in shear and tension

被引:32
作者
Kirchner, HOK
Michot, G
Schweizer, J
机构
[1] Swiss Fed Inst Snow & Avalanche Res, CH-7260 Davos, Switzerland
[2] Univ Paris 11, Inst Sci Mat, F-91405 Orsay, France
[3] Ecole Mines, Phys Mat Lab, F-54042 Nancy, France
关键词
mechanical properties; brittle fracture; fracture toughness; snow slab avalanche;
D O I
10.1016/S1359-6462(02)00007-6
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Snow slab avalanche release involves brittle fracture. The fracture criterion in mixed mode for dry snow (p = 170 kg m(-3)) was determined by cantilever beam experiments: (K(Ic)(2) + K(Hc)(2))(1/2) = 430 +/- 90 Pa m(1/2). Fracture toughness in shear, K(Hc), is about the same as in tension, K(Ic). (C) 2002 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:425 / 429
页数:5
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