Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Friction.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Friction.cpp	(revision 18796)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Friction.cpp	(revision 18797)
@@ -224,10 +224,7 @@
 		alpha=(pow(q_exp-1,q_exp-1))/pow(q_exp,q_exp);
 	}
-	
 	Chi=vmag/(pow(C_param,n)*pow(Neff,n)*As);
-
 	alpha2=pow((pow(vmag,1.-n)/(As*(1+alpha*pow(Chi,q_exp)))),1./n);
 	_assert_(!xIsNan<IssmDouble>(alpha2));
-	
 	/*Assign output pointers:*/
 	*palpha2=alpha2;