3 years ago

At depths of greater than 60 m, ice moves by plastic deformation. What causes this transition from brittle to ductile behavior?

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mafiozo [28]3 years ago

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Answer:

Increase in the intensity of pressure allows very less deformation

Explanation:

For the water the variation of pressure at any depth is directly proportional to the depth of the water above that level.

Thus, at depth greater than 60 m the intensity of pressure on ice is very high and therefore very little deformation is possible.

Hence, the transition from brittle to ductile behavior is observed.

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