Preliminary assessment of a friction-sleeve equipped minipenetrometer

Adrian B McCallum; Peter Looijen

doi:10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000122

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Preliminary assessment of a friction-sleeve equipped minipenetrometer

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Preliminary assessment of a friction-sleeve equipped minipenetrometer

Adrian B McCallum and Peter Looijen

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, Vol.31(2)

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000122

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A hand-driven friction-sleeve-equipped mini-penetrometer was assessed for its efficacy in determining snow physical properties. Numerous factors were investigated including: the effect of penetration rate, penetrometer effective diameter, compaction ahead of the penetrometer, distance for representative resistance to be mobilised and the effect of snow density on penetrometer tip resistance and sleeve friction. Analysis suggests that consideration of additional friction sleeve data may provide greater insight into snow physical properties compared to consideration of tip resistance data alone. A friction-sleeve-equipped penetrometer provides valuable data in snow and firn, beyond that obtainable through the use of a device measuring only penetrative resistance at the tip

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Title: Preliminary assessment of a friction-sleeve equipped minipenetrometer
Authors: Adrian B McCallum (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Peter Looijen (Author) - Fugro Engineers BV., Netherlands
Publication details: Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, Vol.31(2); 19
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000122
ISSN: 0887-381X
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451040902621
Output Type: Journal article

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