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Chapter 2<br />

Figure 2.19<br />

Representation of structural data concerning four possible slope failure modes plotted on equal area stereonets as poles, which<br />

are contoured to show relative concentration, and great circles. (a) Circular failure in heavily jointed rock with no identifiable<br />

structural pattern. (b) Plane failure in highly ordered structure such as slate. (c) Wedge failure on two intersecting sets of joints.<br />

(d) Toppling failure caused by steeply dipping joints (after Hoek and Bray, 1981). With kind permission of the Institute of Materials,<br />

Minerals and Mining.<br />

Many data relating to discontinuities can be obtained from photographs of exposures.<br />

Photographs may be taken looking horizontally at the rock mass from the ground, or they may<br />

be taken from the air looking vertically, or occasionally obliquely, down at the outcrop. These<br />

photographs may or may not have survey control. Uncontrolled photographs are taken using<br />

hand-held cameras. Stereo-pairs are obtained by taking two photographs of the same face<br />

from positions about 5% of the distance of the face apart, along a line parallel to the face.<br />

Delineation of major discontinuity patterns and preliminary subdivision of the face into structural<br />

zones can be made from these photographs. Unfortunately, data cannot be transferred<br />

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