Gaining insight into the energy balance of earthquakes
Friday, December 6, 2019 - 09:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers at EPFL's Computational Solid Mechanics Laboratory and the Weizmann Institute of Science have modeled the onset of slip between two bodies in frictional contact. Their work, a major step forward in the study of frictional rupture, could give us a better understanding of earthquakes—including how far and fast they travel.