Rock Engineering Problems 2078

Question 1: The attitude of discontinuities is given in Table 1. Find the appropriate orientation
of a tunnel for: a) Shallow depth, b) Deep depth. Assume that direction of the Major Principal
Stress is N40oW.

Table 1 Joint mapping of discontinuities

Dip/Dip direction
(degree)
45, 035 F
70, 290
45, 035 F
43, 175
25, 177
45, 040F
74, 185
30, 040F
65, 035F
65, 040F
55, 045F
30, 180
70, 300
65, 040F
75, 290
65, 300
65, 045F
34, 185
50, 185
40, 300
20, 180
60, 305
28, 182
F = Foliation