Viscoelastic analysis of stress waves through cohesive snow in layered and 2D configurations
Adams, Edward E.
Dynamic surface loads generate stress waves in snow that can trigger slab avalanches. Previously, we determined Maxwell-viscoelastic model parameters from one-dimensional, homogeneous laboratory experiments resembling Compression Tests (CTs). Building off this, we extend the laboratory experiments and modeling effort to layered and two-dimensional configurations that resemble CTs and Extended Column Tests (ECTs) in flat terrain. Stress and acceleration data from 850 individual impacts are used t