Rock Friction Research Reframes Earthquake Mechanics

Scientists are studying how rock bonds break to understand earthquakes better. This new research affects how we predict and prepare for seismic events.

#EarthquakeScience, #RockMechanics, #FaultLines, #Seismology, #Geology

https://newsletter.tf/rock-friction-research-changes-earthquake-understanding/

New research shows that the breaking of bonds between rocks, not just rubbing, is key to how earthquakes start. This is a new way to look at fault lines.

#EarthquakeScience, #RockMechanics, #FaultLines, #Seismology, #Geology
https://newsletter.tf/rock-friction-research-changes-earthquake-understanding/

Microcracks in rock (Petrology 💎)

Microcracks in rock, also known as microfractures and cracks, are spaces in rock with the longest length of 1000 μm and the other two dimensions of 10 μm. In general, the ratio of width to length of microcracks is between 10−3 to 10−5. Due to the scale, microcracks are observed using microscope to obtain their basic characteristics. Microcrack ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcracks_in_rock

#MicrocracksInRock #Petrology #RockMechanics #FractureMechanics

A short update from the iSTRUM project on one of the exciting research avenues of the project: understanding the role of transient rheology on how melted water from ice sheet is redistributed:

https://istrum.github.io/blog/fres-updates-gia/

#geophysics #gia #transientrheology #rheology #rockmechanics