CONSIDERATIONS OF THE STRENGTH OF SNOW

A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE EXPRESSION FOR THE NUMBER AND SIZE OF BONDS INTERSECTED BY A POTENTIAL FAILURE SURFACE LEADS TO AN EXPRESSION FOR THE STRENGTH OF SNOW. THIS EXPRESSION CONSIDERS THE STRENGTH OF ICE, THE TIME AT FAILURE AND THE AGE HARDENING AT A CONSTANT POROSITY. THE MAXIMUM STRENGTH FOR FULLY AGE-HARDENED SNOW AT ANY POROSITY CAN BE CALCULATED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 184, 17 PP, 6 FIG, 12 REF
• Authors:
  • Ballard, GEH
  • Feldt, E D
• Publication Date: 1965-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Crrel Research Reports, Army Dept /US/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bonding; Failure; Formulas; Ice; Porosity; Snow; Strength of materials; Temperature; Time
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218119
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 1 1994 12:00AM