When slip occurs on different planes, the intersecting dislocations form tangles that inhibit further slip on those planes.
"After the rescue, there were further slips while we were working and at one point we had to withdraw".
They are now five points behind Chelsea, who have a game in hand, with little room for further slip-ups.
A further slip against Marseille in the last 16 of the Champions League may prove fatal.
Despite this latest victory, Chelsea need further slip-ups from both of their rivals and must remain third-favourites.
Further slips in these fragmented crystallites led to formation of a sharp orientation of the chains along the flow direction.
Reserve Manager Therese Alampo said: "There is a high chance that further slips may occur, so we'd advise people to stay off the closed paths".
In this state, part of the contact area (the permanent stick zone) experiences no further slip, whereas other points may experience periods of stick, slip and/or separation.
The newly formed grains were allowed to independently undergo further slip and the concomitant lattice rotation, but further twinning was prohibited.
Experience is an area Smith wants to capitalise on as the Saddlers, who have struggled at the Banks's Stadium since Christmas, bid to avoid any further slip-ups on home soil.
