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Title: STRESS MEASUREMENTS IN THE SNOWPACK DURING COMPRESSION TESTS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Silke Griesser, Christine Pielmeier, Ingrid Reiweger; Description: The snow compression test is a well-known and widely used snow stability test where an isolated column of snow is progressively loaded by tapping on i...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P1.59.pdf; Keywords: snow stability test, compression test, snow strength, avalanche, weak layer, snow; View additional details about STRESS MEASUREMENTS IN THE SNOWPACK DURING COMPRESSION TESTS

Title: STABILITY TEST CRAFTSMANSHIP: DOES IT MATTER?: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Andy Moderow, John Sykes; Description: It can be difficult in a field setting to cut perfectly square and vertical columns for Extended Column Tests (ECT) and Compression Tests (CT). This s...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O16.01.pdf; Keywords: compression test, stability test, extended column test; View additional details about STABILITY TEST CRAFTSMANSHIP: DOES IT MATTER?

Title: SLOPE-SCALE SNOWPACK VARIABILITY: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Randall Osterhuber; Description: Traveling in the mountains with an avalanche safety class offers the opportunity to make multiple snow profile observations across a single slope nea...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P3.25.pdf; Keywords: snowpack variability, spatial variability, compression test (ct); View additional details about SLOPE-SCALE SNOWPACK VARIABILITY

Title: Application of Non-Linear Fracture Process Zone Model to Avalanche Initiation and Implications for Field Tests: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Thomas Boone; Description: Concepts have been developed in the study of fracture mechanics of rock that provide a critical link between results of tensile tests, fracture energy...; Object ID: ISSW2018_O02.5.pdf; Keywords: avalanche initiation, avalanche mechanics, weak layer, slab, compression test.; View additional details about Application of Non-Linear Fracture Process Zone Model to Avalanche Initiation and Implications for Field Tests

Title: Field Observations of the Effects of Explosives on Snow Density and Snow Stability Test Results: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Robyn E. Wooldridge, Jordy Hendrikx, Daniel A. Miller; Description: Ski areas, highway departments and other avalanche programs around the world routinely use explosives to both initiate avalanches and to test snowpack...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P1.30.pdf; Keywords: stability tests, extended column test, compression test, propagation, explosives.; View additional details about Field Observations of the Effects of Explosives on Snow Density and Snow Stability Test Results

Title: Stability Tests and Their Association With the Local Avalanche Danger: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Shane Haladuick, Michael Schirmer, Bruce Jamieson; Description: The avalanche forecast regions in Canada range from 100 to 30,000 km2, far larger than the 10 km2 covered in a typical backcountry day. This differenc...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-01.pdf; Keywords: local avalanche danger, compression test, rutschblock test, avalanche problem, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Stability Tests and Their Association With the Local Avalanche Danger

Title: Are You a Hard Hitter? Systematic Measurement Error in the Compression Test: Date: 2006; Authors: Spencer Logan; Description: The compression test is an effective, internationally standardized stability test. One reason for the widespread use is that results are generally re...; Object ID: issw-2006-682.pdf; Keywords: compression test, stability tests, measurement error; View additional details about Are You a Hard Hitter? Systematic Measurement Error in the Compression Test