[HTML][HTML] Dynamic anticrack propagation in snow

J Gaume, T Gast, J Teran, A van Herwijnen… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Continuum numerical modeling of dynamic crack propagation has been a great challenge
over the past decade. This is particularly the case for anticracks in porous materials, as …

Snow fracture in relation to slab avalanche release: critical state for the onset of crack propagation

J Gaume, A van Herwijnen, G Chambon… - The …, 2017 - tc.copernicus.org
The failure of a weak snow layer buried below cohesive slab layers is a necessary, but
insufficient, condition for the release of a dry-snow slab avalanche. The size of the crack in …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional and real-scale modeling of flow regimes in dense snow avalanches

X Li, B Sovilla, C Jiang, J Gaume - Landslides, 2021 - Springer
Snow avalanches cause fatalities and economic loss worldwide and are one of the most
dangerous gravitational hazards in mountainous regions. Various flow behaviors have been …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the release and flow of snow avalanches at the slope-scale using a unified model based on the material point method

J Gaume, A van Herwijnen, T Gast, J Teran… - Cold Regions Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Snow slab avalanches start with a failure in a weak snow layer buried below a cohesive
snow slab. After failure, the very porous character of the weak layer leads to its volumetric …

Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments

A Van Herwijnen, J Gaume, EH Bair, B Reuter… - Journal of …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Measurements of the mechanical properties of snow are essential for improving our
understanding and the prediction of snow failure and hence avalanche release. We …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation of crack propagation regimes in snow fracture experiments

G Bobillier, B Bergfeld, J Dual, J Gaume… - Granular matter, 2024 - Springer
A snow slab avalanche releases after failure initiation and crack propagation in a highly
porous weak snow layer buried below a cohesive slab. While our knowledge of crack …

Modeling of crack propagation in weak snowpack layers using the discrete element method

J Gaume, A van Herwijnen, G Chambon… - The …, 2015 - tc.copernicus.org
Dry-snow slab avalanches are generally caused by a sequence of fracture processes
including (1) failure initiation in a weak snow layer underlying a cohesive slab,(2) crack …

A depth‐averaged material point method for shallow landslides: Applications to snow slab avalanche release

L Guillet, L Blatny, B Trottet, D Steffen… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Shallow landslides pose a significant threat to people and infrastructure. Despite significant
progress in the understanding of such phenomena, the evaluation of the size of the …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling snow slab avalanches caused by weak-layer failure–Part 2: Coupled mixed-mode criterion for skier-triggered anticracks

PL Rosendahl, P Weißgraeber - The Cryosphere, 2020 - tc.copernicus.org
Using the analytical model presented in Part 1 of this two-part paper, a new conceptual
understanding of anticrack nucleation in weak layers is proposed. To obtain a sufficient …

[HTML][HTML] Antarctic Snow Failure Mechanics: Analysis, Simulations, and Applications

E Xiao, S Li, A Matin Nazar, R Zhu, Y Wang - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Snow failure is the process by which the stability of snow or snow-covered slopes is
destroyed, resulting in the collapse or release of snow. Heavy snowfall, low temperatures …