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E n g i n e e r i n g G e o l o g y<br />

Figure 7.20<br />

The in situ shear test apparatus.<br />

reactions for the jacks are readily available (Fig. 7.20). The tests are performed at<br />

various normal loads and give an estimate of the angle of shearing resistance and cohesion<br />

of the rock. The value of this test in very jointed and heterogeneous rocks is severely limited<br />

both because of the difficulty in isolating undisturbed test blocks and because the results<br />

cannot be translated to the scale of conditions of the actual structure and its foundation. In<br />

situ shear tests usually are performed on blocks, 700 ¥ 700 mm 2 , cut in the rock. These tests<br />

can be made on the same rock where it shows different degrees of alteration and can be<br />

used to derive the shear strength parameters along discontinuities.<br />

Field Instrumentation<br />

When some degree of risk is involved in construction, some type of field instrumentation may<br />

be required in order to provide a continual check on the stability of the structure during its life<br />

span. Furthermore, field observations of both the magnitude and rate of subsurface ground<br />

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