Faults greased at high speed

Chris Marone ()
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Nature, 2004, vol. 427, issue 6973, 405-406

Abstract: The dynamics of the tectonic faults that produce earthquakes remain puzzling. An inference from laboratory experiments could help: at high rates of slip, friction at the interface may fall dramatically.

Date: 2004
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