When porous materials are subjected to compressive loads, localized failure chains,
commonly termed anticracks, can occur and cause large-scale structural failure. Similar to …

Geophysical mass flows impacting flexible barriers can create complex flow patterns and
multiway solid‐fluid‐structure interactions, wherein estimates of impact loads rely …

A snow slab avalanche releases after failure initiation and crack propagation in a highly
porous weak snow layer buried below a cohesive slab. While our knowledge of crack …

Shallow landslides pose a significant threat to people and infrastructure. Despite significant
progress in the understanding of such phenomena, the evaluation of the size of the …

Dry-snow slab avalanches release due to crack propagation in a weak snow layer under a
cohesive snow slab. Crack propagation speeds can provide insights into the potential size of …

Spatial variability of snowpack properties adds uncertainty in the evaluation of avalanche
hazard. We propose a combined mechanical–statistical approach to study how spatial …

Granular media constitute the most abundant form of solid matter on Earth and beyond.
When external forces are applied to a granular medium, the forces are transmitted through it …

For a slab avalanche to release, the system, consisting of a weak layer below a cohesive
slab, must facilitate crack propagation over large distances–a process we call dynamic crack …

Alpine mass movements can generate process cascades involving different materials
including rock, ice, snow, and water. Numerical modelling is an essential tool for the …

The question “what arrests an earthquake rupture?” sits at the heart of any potential
prediction of earthquake magnitude. Here, we use a one‐dimensional, thin‐elastic‐strip …