x

y
z
Lowest Point
200
200
2000
Highest Point
900
600
4000
Intermediate Point
900
100
2500
Azimuth of line connecting highest and lowest points
240.26
Horizontal length of line connecting highest and lowest points
806.23
Slope of this line
0.5714
angle (radians)
0.5191
Distance along this line with elevation equal to that of intermediate point
201.56
x to this point
175
y to this point
100
X,Y, & Z of the intersection point
x
y
z
375
300
2500
strike
110.85 degrees
dip direction
200.85 degrees
Angle between dip direction and hi-lo line
39.401
x dip direction
155.75
dip =
72.698

Analysis of Figure 5.14 (Waltham)

Location
A
B
C
D
Flow Speed
5
6
3
2
Flow Direction
170
190
160
200
East West Component 0.868241 -1.041889 1.02606 -0.68404
North-South Component -4.924039 -5.908847 -2.819078 -1.879385
B-A
EW Resultant -1.91013
NS Resultant -0.984808
Resultant Velocity
-2.149056
Flow Direction
27.27432
C+D
EW Resultant 0.34202
NS Resultant -4.698463
Resultant Velocity
-4.710895
Flow Direction
85.83655
(C+D) - B
EW Resultant
NS Resultant
Resultant Velocity
Flow Direction

1.383909
1.210383
1.838541
41.17333

Fault

A
B
Net Slip 18.8
13.5
Slip Direction
46
38
Horizontal Displacement 13.0596 10.638
Vertical Displacement 13.5236 8.3114
A+ B
Cumulative Horizontal Displacement
Cumulative Vertical Displacement
Total Combined Slip
Equivalent Single Fault Dip

23.6977
21.835
32.2234
42.6574

The example worked through here is similar to problem 5.21. You are
given remnant magnetic field orientations of 5 specimens, each with
unit magnitude. Determine the resultant direction for these
orientations.
The measured orientations are 45, 350,20,10, & 5 degrees relative to
north.

remnant field azimuths

45
350
20
10
5
sum
Vector mean direction

EW component NS component
0.7071067812 0.7071067812
-0.1736481777
0.984807753
0.3420201433 0.9396926208
0.1736481777
0.984807753
0.0871557427 0.9961946981
1.1362826673 4.6126096061
13.8388524404