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Duke University: 'Melting Rock' Models Predict Mechanical Origins of Earthquakes

DURHAM, North Carolina, Jan. 21 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:

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- New model accurately predicts why and how friction drops as rocks slide past one another with greater speed and undergo a phase change

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Engineers at Duke University have devised a model that can predict the early mechanical behaviors and origins of an earthquake in multiple types of rock. The model pro . . .

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