Dynamic anticrack propagation in snow

Anticrack propagation in snow results from the mixed-mode failure and collapse of a buried weak layer and can lead to slab avalanches. Here, authors reproduce the complex dynamics of anticrack propagation observed in field experiments using a Material Point Method with large strain elastoplasticity.

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Main Authors: J. Gaume, T. Gast, J. Teran, A. van Herwijnen, C. Jiang
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/486b38898e694e60ae2f8d1ecfdeca95
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Summary:Anticrack propagation in snow results from the mixed-mode failure and collapse of a buried weak layer and can lead to slab avalanches. Here, authors reproduce the complex dynamics of anticrack propagation observed in field experiments using a Material Point Method with large strain elastoplasticity.