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The fracture of water ice Ih: A short overview
Author(s) -
Schulson Erland M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
meteoritics and planetary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.09
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 1086-9379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00432.x
Subject(s) - impact crater , geology , crust , compressive strength , brittleness , fracture (geology) , ultimate tensile strength , arctic , geotechnical engineering , astrobiology , geophysics , materials science , composite material , oceanography , physics
— This paper presents a short overview of the fracture of water ice Ih. Topics include the ductile‐to‐brittle transition, tensile and compressive strength, compressive failure under multiaxial loading, compressive failure modes, and brittle failure on the geophysical scale (Arctic sea ice cover, Europa's icy crust). Emphasis is placed on the underlying physical mechanisms. Where appropriate, comment is made on the formation of high‐latitude impact craters on Mars.