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Title: FROM FAILURE TO FRACTURE: FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF STRENGTH AND FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF BURIED SURFACE HOAR UNDER MIXED-MODE LOADING: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Melin Walet, Jakob Schöttner, Valentin Adam, Florian Rheinschmidt, Philipp Weißgraeber, Philipp Rosendahl, Jürg Schweizer, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Dry-snow slab avalanche release involves failure initiation in a weak layer followed by crack propagation. Weak layer strength describes resistance to...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O1.6.pdf; Keywords: weak layers, mixed-mode fracture toughness, multiaxial strength, field experiments, snow mechanics; View additional details about FROM FAILURE TO FRACTURE: FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF STRENGTH AND FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF BURIED SURFACE HOAR UNDER MIXED-MODE LOADING

Title: A GUIDANCE FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF PROPAGATION SAW TESTS: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Philipp L. Rosendahl, Valentin Adam, Stephan Harvey, Bastian Bergfeld, Florian Rheinschmidt, Melin D. E. Walet, Jakob Schöttner, Alec van Herwijnen, Philipp Weißgraeber; Description: Assessing snowpack stability is crucial for determining the avalanche danger level. In this context, the propagation saw test is a valuable tool, thou...; Object ID: ISSW2024_O3.4.pdf; Keywords: dry-snow slab avalanches, fracture toughness, stability test, propagation saw test, propagation probability, real-time application; View additional details about A GUIDANCE FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF PROPAGATION SAW TESTS

Title: EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE OF WEAK-LAYER FRACTURE INTO CROSS-SLOPE DIRECTION: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Florian Rheinschmidt, Valentin Adam, Bastian Bergfeld, Melin D. E. Walet, Jakob Schöttner, Philipp Weißgraeber, Alec van Herwijnen, Philipp L. Rosendahl; Description: Fracture toughness, a critical material parameter for assessing resistance to crack growth, has been extensively studied in weak snow layers for mode ...; Object ID: ISSW2024_O3.5.pdf; Keywords: dry-snow slab avalanches, fracture toughness, cross-slope-propagation, out-of-plane loading, weak snow layers; View additional details about EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE OF WEAK-LAYER FRACTURE INTO CROSS-SLOPE DIRECTION

Title: ASYMMETRICAL THREE-POINT BEND TEST FOR INVESTIGATING MIXED-MODE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS IN WELL-BONDED SNOW: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Valentin Adam, Florian Rheinschmidt, Melin D. E. Walet, Jakob Schöttner, Dr.-Ing. Bastian Bergfeld, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Philipp Weißgraeber, Dr. Alec van Herwijnen, Dr.-Ing. Philipp L. Rosendahl; Description: Slab fracture plays a crucial role in the release of dry-snow slab avalanches, affecting the size of the release area. However, there is a lack of fr...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P3.16.pdf; Keywords: dry-snow slab avalanches, fracture toughness, mixed-mode loading, slab fracture, bending test, finite element analysis; View additional details about ASYMMETRICAL THREE-POINT BEND TEST FOR INVESTIGATING MIXED-MODE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS IN WELL-BONDED SNOW

Title: A FIELD TEST FOR THE MIXED-MODE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF WEAK LAYERS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Valentin Adam, Bastian Bergfeld, Florian Rheinschmidt, Melin D. E. Walet, Jakob Schöttner, Philipp Weißgraeber, Alec van Herwijnen, Philipp L. Rosendahl; Description: The triggering mechanisms of dry snow slab avalanches are subjected to a mixed-mode loading scenario driven by different dynamic loading conditions an...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O16.05.pdf; Keywords: dry-snow slab avalanches, fracture toughness, anticrack propagation, mixed-mode loading, weak snow layers; View additional details about A FIELD TEST FOR THE MIXED-MODE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF WEAK LAYERS