RELATION BETWEEN DISCONTINUITY SIZE AND TRACE LENGTH.

Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake, Tien H. Wu

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Abstract

The concepts of conditional probability and geometrical probability are used to establish a relation between the probability density of the trace length and the probability density of the discontinuity diameter. The discontinuity is represented as a thin circular disc. An example is used to illustrate the possibly large difference between the mean discontinuity diameter and the mean trace length.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - Symposium on Rock Mechanics
EditorsHoward L. Hartman
PublisherSoc of Mining Engineers of AIME
Pages130-133
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)0873350596
StatePublished - 1986

Publication series

NameProceedings - Symposium on Rock Mechanics
ISSN (Print)0085-574X

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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