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Earthquake hazard assessments rely on observations from the field and geophysical data that provide fault slip rate estimates at specific sites and inform the geometry of active faults; however, uncertainty remains for both slip rate and geometry ...
Jennifer Hatch +2 more
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Plastic Slip Patterns through Rate-Independent and Rate-Dependent Plasticity
Plastic deformation induces various types of dislocation microstructures at different length scales, which eventually results in a heterogeneous deformation field in metallic materials. Development of such structures manifests themselves as macroscopic hardening/softening response and plastic anisotropy during strain path changes, which is often ...
Lancioni, Giovanni, Yalcinkaya, Tuncay
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Environment recognition through laser-range-finder for small exploration rover
This paper deals with an environment recognition system which is suitable for small-sized autonomous exploration rovers working on a planet far from Earth.
Kai YUN, Shinji HOKAMOTO
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The Haiyuan fault zone is an important tectonic boundary and strong seismic activity belt in northeastern Tibet, but no major earthquake has occurred in the past ∼100 years, since the Haiyuan M8.5 event in 1920.
Xin Qiao +4 more
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Rate-dependent slip boundary conditions for simple fluids [PDF]
The dynamic behavior of the slip length in a fluid flow confined between atomically smooth surfaces is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. At weak wall-fluid interactions, the slip length increases nonlinearly with the shear rate provided that the liquid/solid interface forms incommensurable structures. A gradual transition to the linear
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Because of the constant northward movement of the Indian plate and blockage of the Eurasian continent, the Qinghai−Tibet Plateau has been extruded by north−south compressive stresses since its formation.
Yong Zhang +3 more
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Effects of slip, slip rate, and shear heating on the friction of granite [PDF]
The stability of fault slip is sensitive to the way in which frictional strength responds to changes in slip rate and in particular to the effective velocity dependence of steady state friction Δμss/Δ ln V. This quantity can vary substantially with displacement, temperature and slip rate.
Michael L. Blanpied +2 more
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In complex orchard environments, orchard mowing robots are prone to longitudinal slippage because of the characteristics of tires and the adhesion conditions of the road surface, which makes it difficult for the robots to maintain high-precision path ...
Jun Li +10 more
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Quaternary Activity and Paleoearthquakes of the Fushan Fault, Shanxi, China
The AD 1209 M6.5 Fushan earthquake caused significant casualties and damage. The Fushan Fault, forming the boundary between the Linfen Faulted Basin and uplifted Taihang Mountains, may have been the seismogenic fault, but research is lacking.
Xiaobing Yan +4 more
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It is commonly assumed a thrust has a constant slip and uplifting rate along strike, however, this simplified model cannot always be consistent with field observations.
Lei Jinghao +10 more
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