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Snow Mechanics Review of the State of Knowledge and Applications
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS WORK
Constitutive equations and parameters-continue
Microstructural studies
Microstructural studies-continue
SOME CASE HISTORIES ILLUSTRATING THE USE OF SNOW MECHANICS
Vehicle mobility in snow
Vehicle mobility in snow-continue
Snow roads and runways
ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF SNOW MECHANICS
AN APPROACH TO SNOW MECHANICS RESEARCH
A classification of snow for applications
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
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APPENDIX A: CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONSHIPS USED TO DESCRIBE SNOW DEFORMATION
Figure A1. The four-parameter spring-dashpot model of a viscoelastic fluid showing nomenclature
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APPENDIX B: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SNOW WITH COMPILATION OF DATA
Figure B1. Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio vs. density for dry, coherent snow
VISCOSITY
Figure B3. Axial viscosity of snow vs. density from Mellor's (1975) Figures 8 and 9
STRENGTH
CONFINED COMPRESSION (UNIAXIAL DEFORMATION) AND BEARING STRENGTH TESTS
APPENDIX C: DETERMINATION OF MICROSTRUCTURAL VARIABLES BY PLANE SECTION STEREOLOGY
APPENDIX D: POSSIBLE INDEX PROPERTIES
SNOW HARDNESS
ENERGY OF DISAGGREGATION
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