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Title: Geotechnical and Ecological Aspects of Locasing Snow Fields on the Urbanized Territory (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk): Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Yu. V. Gensiorovsky, V.A.Lobkina, N.N. Ukhova; Description: One of the difficult geological and environmental problems is the selection of the areas for the snow fields. At present, this problem is not solved s...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-36.pdf; Keywords: snow, snowy ground, yuzhno-sakhalinsk, snow clearing of streets, snow density, the amount of snow, the chemical composition of the soils, cation exchange capacity, particle size distribution, swelling, the degree of water saturation, soil; View additional details about Geotechnical and Ecological Aspects of Locasing Snow Fields on the Urbanized Territory (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)

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: Snow Stability Patterns in the Bridger Range, Montana: Date: 1998; Authors: Karl W. Birkeland; Description: Though avalanche workers and scientists recognize that distinct patterns of snow stability exist in mountainous terrain, no field-based research has b...; Object ID: issw-1998-362-367.pdf; Keywords: wind exposure, avalanche forecasters, snow stability; View additional details about Snow Stability Patterns in the Bridger Range, Montana

Title: Snowpack Temperature and Decreases in Tensile Strength: Date: 1998; Authors: R. S. Rosso, D. Howlett, S. Calhoun; Description: In an effort to understand post-control and other natural avalanches that occur shortly after rain begins or the sun's rays start to warm the starting...; Object ID: issw-1998-508-513.pdf; Keywords: rain-on-snow, snow temperature, snow strength; View additional details about Snowpack Temperature and Decreases in Tensile Strength

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: 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

Title: Long-Term Observation of the Water Content of an Alpine Snowpack: Date: 1994; Authors: Charles Fierz, Paul M. B. Fohn; Description: Relatively little is known about both the infiltration of water in subfreezing snow covers and its influence on the snow strength as well as on releas...; Object ID: issw-1994-117-131.pdf; Keywords: snow cover, snow strength, water content; View additional details about Long-Term Observation of the Water Content of an Alpine Snowpack

Title: Processing a High Strength Snow for South Pole Compacted Snow Runway: Test Results from Winter 1992-1993: Date: 1994; Authors: R.M. Lang, G.L. Blaisdell, C. D'Urso, G. Reinemer, M. Lesher; Description: Field studies were required in order to identify the optimum snow processing technique that will produce a compact and bonded snow suitable for the c...; Object ID: issw-1994-156-175.pdf; Keywords: density, bonding, snow strength, powered tiller; View additional details about Processing a High Strength Snow for South Pole Compacted Snow Runway: Test Results from Winter 1992-1993

Title: The Spatial Variability of Snow Strength on Potential Avalanche Slopes: Date: 1990; Authors: K.W. Birkeland, R.L. Brown, K.J. Hansen-Bristow; Description: (Note: The complete paper is being submitted to the Journal of Glaciology, and only an abstract is provided in these proceedings. Please write to the...; Object ID: issw-1990-115-118.pdf; Keywords: avalanche slopes, snow strength, slope stability, avalanche control; View additional details about The Spatial Variability of Snow Strength on Potential Avalanche Slopes

Title: Snowcover Stability Tests and the Areal Variability of Snow Strength: Date: 1988; Authors: Paul M.B. Fohn; Description: This paper describes in a first part the advantages and drawbacks of the following tests: wedge test, shovel test, "Rutschblock-" test, shear frame te...; Object ID: issw-1988-263-273.pdf; Keywords: snow strength, stability, wedge test, shovel test, rutschblock test, shear frame test; View additional details about Snowcover Stability Tests and the Areal Variability of Snow Strength

Title: Liquid Water Distribution in a High Altitude Spring Snowpack: Date: 1976; Authors: T. Carroll; Description: It is well known that liquid water within a snowpack reduces the mechanical strength of the snow (Wakahama, 1975) by reducing the number of ice-bonds ...; Object ID: issw-1976-177-185.pdf; Keywords: wet avalanche, forecasting, snow strength; View additional details about Liquid Water Distribution in a High Altitude Spring Snowpack