Effects of shear stress applied to surfaces in stationary contact on rock friction

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 869-872

  Nakatani, Masao ^a   Mochizuki, Hiromine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; ROCK FRICTION; SHEAR STRESS; SLIDING; STATIONARY CONTACT;

FRICTION; SHEAR FLOW; STICTION; TRIBOLOGY; UNLOADING; MECHANICAL TESTING; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; SURFACES;

EXPERIMENTAL SCHEME; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE; FRICTIONAL STRENGTH; ROCK FRICTIONS; SLIDING FRICTION; SLIDING SURFACE; STATIC FRICTION COEFFICIENT;

SHEAR STRESS; GRANITE;

GRANITE SLIDING SURFACES; STATIONARY CONTACT;

EID: 0029667852     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL00726     Document Type: Article

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