Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 08:32
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Glacial Movement and Seismicity

what kind of stresses does a glacier contain?

Thu, 05/05/2011 - 13:18

Michael Lampert

there are sheer stresses on the glacier that try to break it by pushing it sideways, and there are stresses that try to crack it. the friction plate they are installing is measuring both sheer forces and normal forces.