Sentences with phrase «friction along the fault»

Friction along the fault locks the plates together until enough strain builds up to cause the plates to slip, unleashing an earthquake.

But increasing fluid pressure at depth reduces the friction along the fault, sometimes triggering an earthquake.

For now, friction along the fault is acting like an emergency brake.

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On the other hand, if the two plates were stuck together by friction, strain would build up in the rocks and the upper plate would bend down along the outer edge and thicken inland, humping upward until the rocks along the fault failed.

«How friction evolves during an earthquake: By simulating quakes in a lab, engineers study the way that friction changes along a fault during a seismic event.»

They then put the two pieces together under pressure, simulating the static friction that builds up along a fault line.