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