Low High

Hoek & Bray 1989 35 45

Chen et al. 2006 34.3 34.3
Sabatakakis 2008 28 51
Das 2009 30 35
Jiang & Yang 2009 29.29 29.29
Low High
Feng et al. 2013 (Unweathered) 32 32 Unweathered
Lo et al. 2009 (Weak) 24 24 Weak
Bell et al. 1997 (Fresh) 38 47 Fresh West Yorkshire mudstone
Bell et al. 1997 (Weathered) 23 33 Weathered Wrexham mudstone
Franks 1983 36.5 39 Mudstone
Cripps and Taylor 1981 (Unweathered) 37 39 Unweathered mudstone
Taylor and Spears 1970 (Weathered) 29 30 Weathered mudstone
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Hoek & Bray 1989
Chen et al. 2006
Sabatakakis 2008
Das 2009
Jiang & Yang 2009
Hoek & Bray
1989
Chen et al. 2006 Sabatakakis 2008 Das 2009
Jiang & Yang
2009
High 45 34.3 51 35 29.29
Low 35 34.3 28 30 29.29
Angle of Friction for Sandstone
Taylor and Spears 1970 (Weathered)
Angle of Friction for Mudstone
Residual
Low High
Cripps and Taylor 1981 12 14
Lo et al. 2009 15 15
Taylor and Spears 1970 13 28
Feng et al. 2013 20 20
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Feng et al. 2013 (Unweathered)
Lo et al. 2009 (Weak)
Bell et al. 1997 (Fresh)
Bell et al. 1997 (Weathered)
Franks 1983
Cripps and Taylor 1981 (Unweathered)
Taylor and Spears 1970 (Weathered)
Feng et al. 2013
(Unweathered)
Lo et al. 2009
(Weak)
Bell et al. 1997
(Fresh)
Bell et al. 1997
(Weathered)
Franks 1983
Cripps and
Taylor 1981
(Unweathered)
High 32 24 47 33 39 39
Low 32 24 38 23 36.5 37
Cripps and Taylor 1981
Lo et al. 2009
Taylor and Spears 1970
Feng et al. 2013
Residual Angle of Friction for Mudstone
0 5 10 15 20 25
Cripps and Taylor 1981
Cripps and Taylor 1981 Lo et al. 2009 Taylor and Spears 1970 Feng et al. 2013
High 14 15 28
Low 12 15 13
Fresh West Yorkshire mudstone
Weathered Wrexham mudstone
40 45 50
Cripps and
Taylor 1981
(Unweathered)
Taylor and
Spears 1970
(Weathered)
30
29
25 30
Feng et al. 2013
20
20
Angle of Friction
Das 2009
Sabatakakis 2008
Hoek & Bray 1989
Das 2009
Das 2009
Sabatakakis 2008
Hoek & Bray 1989
Low High
30 35
28 51
35 45