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Laboratory 4 - Rock Slope Stability
Laboratory 4 - Rock Slope Stability
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DEPARTMENT : GEOTECHNICAL & EDITION: LAB 4a
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING NO. OF CHECKING:
LABORATORY : ENGINEERING GEOLOGY & 11/10/20
EFECTIVE DATE :
GEOPHYSIC LABORATORY 18
TOPIC : PLOTTING POLES AND CONTOURING OF 11/10/20
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STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY DATA ( LAB 4a ) 18
1.0 OBJECTIVE
To plot poles and carry out contouring of the structural geology data.
3.0 THEORY
Analysis of the orientation of structural geology data involves;
Plotting poles representing the dip and dip direction of each discontinuity. This plot will help to identify discontinuity sets,
for which both the average orientation and the scatter (dispersion) can be calculated.
The second step in the analysis is to plot great circles representing the average orientation of each set, major
discontinuities such as faults, and the dip and dip direction of the cut face.
5.0 PROCEDURE
Poles can be plotted on the polar stereonet on which the dip direction is indicated on the periphery of the circle, and the
dip is measured along radial lines with zero degrees at the center.
The procedure for plotting poles is to lay a sheet of tracing paper on the printed polar net and mark the north direction
and each quadrant position around the edge of the outer circle. A mark is then made to show the pole that represents the
orientation of each discontinuity as defined by its dip and dip direction. Poles for shallow dipping discontinuities lie close
to the center of the circle, and poles of steeply dipping discontinuities lie close to the periphery of the circle.
Concentrations of pole orientations can be identified using Kalsbeek counting net. The Kalsbeek net is made up of
mutually overlapping hexagons, each with an area of 1/100 of the full area of the stereonet.
Contouring is performed by overlaying the counting net on the pole and counting the number of poles in each hexagon;
this number is marked on the net. These numbers of poles are converted into percentages by dividing each by the total
number of poles and multiplying by 100. Once a percentage is written in each hexagon, contours can be developed by
interpolation.
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8.0 CONCLUSION
CONT’D:-
CONT’D:-
1.0 OBJECTIVE
To identify the major and minor discontinuities set, plot the great circle of discontinuities and analyze the failure modes.
3.1 THEORY
Mode of rock slope failures.
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3.2 THEORY
Mode of slope failures based on discontinuities sets plot.
i. Dip direction lie within ± 200 from the “design slope” dip direction.
Planar ii. ψf > ψp > fj (slope angle>plane angle>friction angle)
iii. Release surfaces must be present to define the lateral boundaries of the slide.
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5.0 PROCEDURE
Great circles are plotted on the equatorial net, but they cannot be plotted directly on this net because the true dip can only
be scaled off the horizontal axis. The plotting procedure for great circles consists of the following steps:
1. Lay a piece of tracing paper on the net with a thumbtack through the center point so that the tracing paper can be
rotated on the net.
3. Locate the dip direction of the plane on the scale around the circumference of the net and mark this point on the tracing
paper. Note that the dip direction scale on the equatorial net for plotting great circles starts at the north point at the top
of the circle and increases in a clockwise direction.
4. Rotate the tracing paper until the dip direction mark coincides with one of the horizontal axes of the net, that is, the 90o
or 180o points of the dip direction scale.
5. Locate the arc on the net corresponding to the dip of the plane and trace this arc into the paper. Note that a horizontal
plane has a great circle at the circumference of the net, and a vertical plane is represented by a straight line passing
through the center of the net.
6. Rotate the tracing paper so that the two north points coincide and the great circle is oriented correctly.
The slope data was given as 90° (dip direction) and 60° (dip angle)
8.0 CONCLUSION
1.0 OBJECTIVE
To identify which discontinuities are potential to fail and calculate the factor of safety.
3.0 THEORY
To obtain the factor of safety for planar is much simple rather than wedge. For plane, consideration on one discontinuity,
besides wedge two discontinuities (sets). Two (2) conditions need to exam, wet and dry conditions.
5.0 PROCEDURE
Determine the mode of failures
Used appropriate formula of planar or wedge given in APPENDIX A and B
The other information/properties from the site study and laboratory works are given as following:-
i. Rock unit weight, r = 25 kN/m3
ii. Rock friction angle,ffa =fb = 30°
iii. Water unit weight, w = 9.81 kN/m3
iv. Cohesion of discontinuities, Ca = Cb = 50 kPa
v. Height of slope = Height of wedge = Height of plane, H = 50 m
vi. Tension crack depth, Z = Tension crack height, Zw = 1 meter
vii. Upper slope data = 100° (dip direction) and 20° (dip angle)
viii. Inclined angle of anchor (Ω) = (ψT) = 20°
ix. Bars for Y25 = 10 ton = 100 kN
8.0 CONCLUSION
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Z
V Zw
T
Ω U
α
β
Given:
FOS = cA + (W cosβ - U - V sinβ + T sin (Ω+β)) tan f
W sinβ + V cosβ - T cos (Ω+β)
A = failure plane area f = friction angle
c = cohesion U = vertical water pressure
W = weight of failure block V = horizontal water pressure
β = failure plane angle α = slope angle
H = height of plane Z = tensional cracks
T = tension of anchor Ω = inclined angle of anchor
γr = unit weight of rock γw = unit weight of water
A = (H-Z).cosec β
W = ½ r. H² [(1-(Z/H) ²)cot β – cot α]
U = ½ w.Zw .(H-Z).cosec β
V = ½ w.Zw