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Rake Plunge Calculator
Rake Plunge Calculator
180-
strike
dip
rake RHRrake trend plunge
tanR cosD sinD sinR tan(180-R)
trend
287
81
17
163
104
17
-0.31 0.16 0.99 0.29
-0.31
3 177
464
030
79
50
130
197
49
-1.19 0.19 0.98 0.77
-1.19
13 167
197
020
30
20
160
183
10
-0.36 0.87 0.50 0.34
-0.36
17 163
183
090
30
40
40
126
19
0.84 0.87 0.50 0.64
-0.84
36 144
126
090
30
60
60
146
26
1.73 0.87 0.50 0.87
-1.73
56 124
146
Equations:
T = S+ = S+(arctan(tanR*cosD))
P = arcsin(sinD*sinR)
Eric Nelson
Colorado School of Mines
Cell equations:
S D R RHR-R
T
strikediprake
RHRrake trend
0 ###### 100
102
P
plunge
29
tanR
-5.67
cosD
0.87
sinD
0.50
sinR
0.98
tan(180-R)
5.67
78
180-
102
T -raw
trend
102