A growing body of observations worldwide has documented fault slip transients that radiate
little or no seismic energy. The mechanisms that govern these slow slip events (SSEs) and …

When an external force is suddenly applied to the material interface, how much the critical
force is required for the onset of slip? To answer this, we used molecular simulations to …

In the engineering related to seismic activities, such as shale gas extraction and EGS
system, numerical simulation is a common research method. In current numerical …

Slow slip events are often accompanied by tremor but how tremor is generated is yet
elusive. In this study, we test the possibility that it is an inertial vibration. In the case of a …

Defining precursory phenomena that forewarn the onset of stick slip events remains an
elusive but central goal in earthquake and other failure forecasting. We present a method to …

We examined with micromechanical‐based experiments the influence of shearing rate on
the tangential contact behavior of smooth (very low surface roughness) flat quartz surfaces …

The dynamic disturbance is one of the major reasons to trigger rock block sliding along the
discontinuities of roof rock mass during the mining excavation. A self-developed test …

Setal arrays provide insects with the good capability to walk fast and stably on rough
surfaces, making them important research objects in the field of low-friction bionic design …

Lubricant has been well-recognized in reducing friction/wear resistance and subsequently
facilitating the movement of objects. However, the so-called lubricant inclines to increase the …

Tremor signals are weak and emergent, and the physics governing their generation is not
well understood. Here, I report on tremor occurring along the Dead Sea Transform (DST) …