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Fracture toughness of snow in tension

H. O. K. Kirchner Institut de Sciences des Materiaux, Bat. 410, Université Paris-Sud, F-91405, Orsay, Cedex, France
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G. Michot Laboratoire de Physique des Materiaux, Ecole des Mines, Parc de Saurupt, F-54042, Nancy, Cedex, France
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T. Suzuki Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Roppongi, Tokyo, 106-8558, Japan
Pages 1265-1272 | Received 30 Apr 1999, Accepted 21 Jul 1999, Published online: 11 Aug 2009

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G. Michot & H.O. K. Kirchner. (2002) Dangerous defect distributions in snow. Philosophical Magazine A 82:17-18, pages 3211-3219.
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