For a wide range of conditions, earthquake nucleation zones 6 on rate-and state-dependent faults that obey either of the popular state evo-7 lution laws expand as they accelerate. Under the " slip " evolution law, which 8 experiments show to be the more relevant law for nucleation, this expansion 9 takes the form of a unidirectional slip pulse. In numerical simulations these 10 pulses often ten...

Abstract In the case of microscopic particles, momentum exchange between particle and gas flow starts to deviate from standard macroscopic case, i.e. no-slip with slip occurring in low moderate Knudsen numbers. order derive new drag force models that are valid also regime for non-spherical particles arbitrary shapes using computational fluid dynamics, conditions at surface have be modified acco...

to assess seismic hazard, it is essential to estimate the potential seismicity, particularly estimation of size of the largest earthquake that can be identified by a distinct fault or earthquake source. one of the methods applied to estimate magnitude of earthquake is use of empirical relationships between magnitude and fault parameters. fault parameters for the earthquakes from early instrumen...

Tailoring the hydrodynamic boundary condition is essential for both applied and fundamental aspects of drag reduction. Hydrodynamic friction on superhydrophobic substrates providing gas-liquid interfaces can potentially be optimized by controlling the interface geometry. Therefore, establishing stable and optimal interfaces is crucial but rather challenging. Here we present unique superhydropho...

This paper deals with the kinematic analysis of a wheeled mobile robot (WMR) moving on uneven terrain. It is known in literature that a wheeled mobile robot, with a fixed length axle and wheels modeled as thin disk, will undergo slip when it negotiates an uneven terrain. To overcome slip, variable length axle (VLA) has been proposed in literature. In this paper, we model the wheels as a torus a...

For a microchamber filled with a binary electrolyte and containing a flat unbiased center electrode at one wall, we employ three numerical models to study the strength of the resulting induced-charge electro-osmotic (ICEO) flow rolls: (i) a full nonlinear continuum model resolving the double layer, (ii) a linear slip-velocity model not resolving the double layer and without tangential charge tr...

This paper evaluates the suitability of a newly developed hybrid “Langmuir-Maxwell” and “LangmuirSmoluchowski” slip/jump boundary conditions in the Navier-Stokes-Fourier equations for nano/micro backward-facing step geometry flow which experiences separation and reattachment. Additionally, this paper investigates the effect of different parameters such as step pressure ratio, inflow temperature...

A study was conducted to investigate if stress associated with a fear of falling contributes to the increased incidents of falls among older adults. The investigation compared physiological stress, with biomechanical parameters of walking for twentyeight participants in two age groups: (18-35) and (65 or older). Both age groups were evaluated while walking over dry and slippery floor surfaces. ...

Total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy can be used in a wide range of cell biological applications, and is particularly well suited to analysis of the localization and dynamics of molecules and events near the plasma membrane. The TIRF excitation field decreases exponentially with distance from the cover slip on which cells are grown. This means that fluorophores close to the ...