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Title: Formation and Forecasting of Large (Catastrophic) New Snow Avalanches: Date: 2002; Authors: P. Foehn, M. Stoffel, P. Bartelt; Description: The catastrophic avalanche winter 1998/99 in the Alps demonstrated that still larger deficiencies exist within the themes: "formation" and "forecastin...; Object ID: issw-2002-141-148.pdf; Keywords: snow mechanics, slab avalanche fonnation, avalanche forecasting, catastrophic avalanches; View additional details about Formation and Forecasting of Large (Catastrophic) New Snow Avalanches

Title: Characterizing the Microstructural and Micromechanical Properties of Snow: Date: 1998; Authors: Jerome B. Johnson, Martin Schneebeli; Description: A micropenetrometer has been developed that produces snow grain bond ruptures at the microstructural level and provides a unique signal for different ...; Object ID: issw-1998-049-058.pdf; Keywords: snow hardness, snow engineering, snow strength, snow mechanics; View additional details about Characterizing the Microstructural and Micromechanical Properties of Snow

Title: Contribution on the Role of Deficit Zones or Imperfections in Dry Snow Slab Avalanche Release: Date: 1998; Authors: Jurg Schweizer; Description: Dry snow slab avalanche formation starts with failure in the weak layer underlying the slab. The stress has to locally exceed the strength that strong...; Object ID: issw-1998-489-501.pdf; Keywords: snow mechanics, avalanche mechanics, avalanche release; View additional details about Contribution on the Role of Deficit Zones or Imperfections in Dry Snow Slab Avalanche Release

Title: The Cantilever Beam or Bridgeblock Snow Strength Test: Date: 1998; Authors: Craig Sterbenz; Description: Weak layers buried within the snowpack are chiefly responsible for slab avalanche formation. These weak layers tend to fail in shear when subjected to...; Object ID: issw-1998-566-573.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche formation, snow mechanics, snow hardness, snow strength; View additional details about The Cantilever Beam or Bridgeblock Snow Strength Test

Title: Tensile Strength and Strength Changes in New Snow Layers: Date: 1998; Authors: Arthur I. Mears; Description: The tensile strength (rupture modulus) of new snow layers was measured at a 3,200m elevation Colorado site during February and March, 1998 to determin...; Object ID: issw-1998-574-576.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, snow mechanics, snow strength; View additional details about Tensile Strength and Strength Changes in New Snow Layers

Title: Measurements on Skier Triggering: Date: 1996; Authors: Christian Camponovo, Jurg Schweizer; Description: The forces induced by a skier (or snowboarder) within the snow cover were measured in situ with load cells for different snow cover conditions and for...; Object ID: issw-1996-100-103.pdf; Keywords: snow mechanics, slab avalanche, avalanche formation, dynamic loads; View additional details about Measurements on Skier Triggering

Title: Preliminary Results Controlled Shear Experiments: Date: 1996; Authors: Jurg Schweizer; Description: Snow samples (115 mm in diameter, 16-18 mm in height) were taken from the field and shortly afterwards tested in a cold laboratory using a direct simp...; Object ID: issw-1996-195-197.pdf; Keywords: snow mechanics, snow strength, snow temperature, snow failure, fracture; View additional details about Preliminary Results Controlled Shear Experiments