164

A chart—dip difference 20° B chart—dip difference 20°

Wedge failure

5.0 5.0

4.5 4.5

4.0 4.0

3.5 3.5

3.0 Dip of plane A 3.0

20
2.5 2.5

Ratio A
Ratio B

30
2.0 2.0
30
40
50 Dip of plane B

40
30
4

50
5 0

1.5 1.5
6 0

60
7 0

70
800
90

1.0 1.0

0.5 0.5

0 0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
360 340 320 300 280 260 240 220 200 360 340 320 300 280 260 240 220 200
Difference in dip direction—degrees Difference in dip direction—degrees

Figure 7.10 Wedge stability charts for friction only: A and B charts for a dip difference of 20◦ .