Experimental study of the statistics of slipping events in solid friction

The statistics of the stick-slip motion is studied in two experiments, where elasticity is distributed either on a surface or on a volume. The rough surface is realised by embedding steel spheres in an elastic substrate whereas the volume is constituted by several layers of rubber spheres. Both syst...

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Main Authors: S. Ciliberto, C. Laroche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 1995-01-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/2/121/1995/npg-2-121-1995.pdf