Various strength properties of naturally compacted high‐density snows, in the density range from 0.40 to 0.75 g/cm3 are reported. Test results are given for: unconfined compression; unconfined and confined double shear at various lateral pressures; ring, flexural, and centrifugal tensile strength, and torsional strength. The expression equation image relating the various strengths σ to the density γ of snow fit all the measurements. The constants a and b are different for each strength test, while γ0, the virtual intercept at zero strength, is constant for all tests. The results of various tests measuring the tensile strength of the snow compare favorably with each other. An attempt to apply some of the known failure rules was unsuccessful.
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