Preface |
Introduction / 1: |
Structure of ice / 2: |
Microstructure of natural ice features / 3: |
Physical properties: elasticity, diffusivity and friction / 4: |
Plastic deformation of the ice single crystal / 5: |
Ductile behavior of polycrystalline ice: experimental data and physical processes / 6: |
Modelling the ductile behavior of isotropic and anisotropic polycrystalline ice / 7: |
Rheology of high-pressure and planetary ices / 8: |
Fracture toughness of ice / 9: |
Brittle failure of ice under tension / 10: |
Brittle compressive failure of unconfined ice / 11: |
Brittle compressive failure of confined ice / 12: |
Ductile-to-brittle transition under compression / 13: |
Indentation fracture and ice forces on structures / 14: |
Fracture of the ice cover on the Arctic Ocean / 15: |
References |
Index |
Acknowledgements |
Crystal structure of ice Ih / 2.1: |
Point defects / 2.3: |
Line defects: dislocations / 2.4: |
Planar defects / 2.5: |
Volumetric defects / 2.6: |
Miller-Bravais indices for hexagonal crystals / Appendix A: |
Experimental techniques / 3.1: |
The microstructure of ice within glaciers and polar ice sheets / 3.3: |
Floating ice sheets / 3.4: |
Terminology and classification / 3.5: |
Summary / 3.6: |
Physical properties: elasticity, friction and diffusivity |
Elastic properties of ice Ih single crystals / 4.1: |
Elastic properties of polycrystals / 4.3: |
Friction coefficient of ice on ice at low sliding speeds / 4.4: |
Molecular diffusion in ice / 4.5: |
Plastic deformation of the ice crystal / 5.1: |
Dynamics of dislocations / 5.3: |
Rate-controlling processes for basal slip / 5.4: |
Conclusions / 5.5: |
Deformation behavior of isotropic granular ice / 6.1: |
Deformation of columnar ice / 6.3: |
Rate-controlling processes in the creep of polycrystalline ice / 6.4: |
Grain growth and recrystallization / 6.5: |
Textures in glaciers and polar ice sheets / 6.6: |
Modeling the ductile behavior of isotropic and anisotropic polycrystalline ice |
Modeling the behavior of isotropic and anisotropic ice / 7.1: |
Flow laws for secondary creep of isotropic ice / 7.3: |
Modeling transient creep / 7.4: |
Modeling viscoplastic behavior of columnar ice with the FFT model / 7.5: |
Modeling texture development with the VPSC tangent model / 7.6: |
Modeling mechanical behavior of anisotropic ice / 7.7: |
Modeling with self-consistent models / 7.8: |
Experimental methods / 8.1: |
Viscoplasticity of ice II and III / 8.3: |
Viscoplasticity of ice V and VI / 8.4: |
Comparison of ices / 8.5: |
Flow of methane clathrate hydrates / 8.6: |
Flow of ice in the ammonia-water system / 8.7: |
Principles of fracture mechanics / 8.8: |
Measurement of fracture toughness / 9.3: |
Measured values of KIc / 9.4: |
The role of surface energy / 9.5: |
Fracture toughness of snow / 9.6: |
Comparison with other materials / 9.7: |
Methods of measurement / 10.1: |
Single crystals / 10.3: |
Polycrystals / 10.4: |
Ductile-to-brittle transition / 10.5: |
Strength-limiting mechanisms / 10.6: |
Measurement of brittle compressive strength / 11.1: |
Ductile versus brittle behavior: an overview / 11.3: |
Failure process / 11.4: |
Wing-crack mechanics / 11.7: |
Strength-limiting mechanism / 11.8: |
Granular ice / 12.1: |
Columnar ice / 12.4: |
Failure surfaces / 12.5: |
Relationship between compressive fracture and friction / 12.6: |
Nature of plastic faults / 12.7: |
Nature of Coulombic shear faults / 12.8: |
Nature of spalling / 12.9: |
Post-terminal failure of faulted ice / 12.10: |
Competition between creep and fracture / 13.1: |
Micromechanical model / 13.3: |
Comparison with experiment / 13.4: |
Dirty ice / 13.5: |
Application to rocks and minerals / 13.6: |
Brittle failure modes / 14.1: |
Non-simultaneous failure and local vs. global loads / 14.4: |
Pressure-area relationship / 14.5: |
Impact failure / 14.6: |
Formation of sliding lineaments/shear faults / 15.1: |
Rheological behavior of the winter ice cover: friction and fracture / 15.3: |
Is the physics of fracture independent of scale? / 15.4: |
Preface |
Introduction / 1: |
Structure of ice / 2: |
Microstructure of natural ice features / 3: |
Physical properties: elasticity, diffusivity and friction / 4: |
Plastic deformation of the ice single crystal / 5: |