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PROBLEMS<br />

6 The figure below represents a plan view of a vertical shaft, with a clay-filled<br />

fault located near the shaft boundary. The state of stress at the particular horizon<br />

is hydrostatic, of magnitude 8 MPa. The resistance to slip on the fault is purely<br />

cohesive, <strong>and</strong> of magnitude 1.5 MPa.<br />

Determine the maximum shear stress generated on the fault after development of<br />

the shaft, <strong>and</strong> determine if the elastic stress distribution can be maintained.<br />

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