1.1.

1 OBJECTIVES

 Investigate and understand the causes of rock-fall

 Prepare rock-fall hazard map
 Protect people, properties and spread public awareness against rock-fall problem
1.1.2 FLOWCHART
FIELD DATA COLLECTION

TWO APPROACHES

ROCK CLASSIFICATION BASIS KINEMATIC ANALYSIS

Rock quality designation, Rock mass rating, geological strength Planar sliding, planar sliding no limit, wedge sliding, flexular
index, slope mass rating toppling and direct toppling

Fig. 6: Kinematic analysis of Preparation of final hazard map, consists of different regional joint sets.
hazard zones from very low to very high
Types of rock- Potential discontinuities Potential
Discussion Seepage
slope failure and their orientation for failure
CollectedDip data rating
direction of J3 isanddone and parallel to dip
J4 are nearly
direction
individual of natural slope,
susceptible their dip
values are amount is less than J3 and J4 are seepage
Plane failure J3: 49/232 and J4: 35/222
prepareddip amount of natural slope and their dip is plane High
greater than friction angle of rock
Toppling Combine entire
J6 dips individual
opposite to naturalsusceptible
slope and its dip amount is
J6: 76/66 values nearly
along with topographic map Low Moderate
failure 75
Wedges are formed within 0°-32° of the hill slope
J1, J3 and J4 are
Central W3: 301/35 W4: 306/33 direction, wedge plunge is greater than friction angle of High
seepage planes
rock, and less than natural slope
 J1: persistent
Wedge Failure W1:179/36 W2: 185/40 Wedges are formed within 32°-65° of the hill slope joint sets and J3 and Moderate
Lateral direction, wedge plunge is greater than friction angle of J4 are highly seepage
rock, and less than natural slope plane
No wedges are formed within 65°-90° of the hill slope Low to moderate
Very lateral No None
direction seepage plane
Table 1: Relation between joint sets orientation and seepage of water.
Table 2: Relationship between hazard level and historical events on study area.

Table 3: Showing hazard level, area covered in study.

Fig. 8: Histogram showing number of pixel and level of hazard in hazard map.