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Figure 4.38 Sliding of smooth<br />

quartzite surfaces under various conditions<br />

(after Jaeger <strong>and</strong> Rosengren,<br />

1969).<br />

Figure 4.39 Results of a direct<br />

shear test on a 127 mm × 152 mm<br />

graphite-coated joint, carried out at<br />

a constant normal force of 28.9 kN.<br />

(a) Shear force–shear displacement<br />

curves; (b) surface profile contours before<br />

testing (mm); (c) relative positions<br />

on a particular cross section after<br />

25 mm of sliding (after Jaeger, 1971).<br />

SHEAR BEHAVIOUR OF DISCONTINUITIES<br />

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