Wednesday, 16 August 2017

How friction evolves during an earthquake

Using high-speed photography and digital image correlation techniques, engineers show that friction along a faultline has a complex evolution during an earthquake that is dictated, in part, by slip velocity: the sliding of the two sides of the fault against one another.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170816084935.htm



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