Slip nucleation without groove

Slip nucleation of an object without groove
Side load
Friction
Tribology
Precursor
Slow slip events
Slow earthquake
Finite element method (FEM) simulation
W. Iwashita, H. Matsukawa & M. Otsuki, Control of static friction by designing grooves on friction surface, Tribol. Lett. 72, 25 (2024)
doi.org/10.1007/s11249-023-01...
Visualized using software developed by N. Lilittrakul
www.lee-lit.com/work/nested/r...