| Title |
Stability of Snow Slabs |
| Subject |
Avalanches; Snow mechanics |
| Description |
The comparison of stresses in the weakest layer with the corresponding critical curve in the mohr plane leads to a definition of primary stability. Investigation of this definition as a function of slope angle and distributed load, shows it to be in certain cases, independent of load. Secondary stability characterizes the absence of sensitivity to perturbations, especially to a localized rupture of the critical layer. Here, consideration is given to different shapes of the fracture zone and also the influence of a vertical concentrated force applied to the surface. |
| Creator |
Jaccard, C.; translated by Angie Thacker |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Contributors |
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Wasatch National Forest, Alta Avalanche Study Center |
| Date |
1968-09 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Date Digital |
2009-06-16 |
| Identifier |
Stability_of_Snow_Slabs.pdf |
| Source |
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Wasatch National Forest, Alta Avalanche Study Center |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
Swiss Federal Institute for snow and avalanche research |
| Is Part of |
Ski Archive |
| Spatial Coverage |
Europe |
| Rights |
 |
| Provenance |
J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections [QC929.S7 J33 1968] |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6251g58 |
| Setname |
uu_altaav |
| ID |
14934 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6251g58 |
