Sliding and healing of frictional interfaces that appear stationary

Nature, Published online: 12 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08673-0Digital image correlation measurements show that nominally stationary interfaces subjected to constant shear and normal loads are sliding at extremely small rates, confirming the predictions of rate-and-state friction formulations.

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Sliding and healing of frictional interfaces that appear stationary

Nature, Published online: 12 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08673-0Digital image correlation measurements show that nominally stationary interfaces subjected to constant shear and normal loads are sliding at extremely small rates, confirming the predictions of rate-and-state friction formulations.