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A Suggested Technique For Determining The Basic Friction Angle of Rock Surface Using Core
A Suggested Technique For Determining The Basic Friction Angle of Rock Surface Using Core
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Technical Note
A Suggested Technique for Determining the
Basic Friction Angle of Rock Surfaces Using Core
B. S T I M P S O N *
THEORY
With reference to Fig. 1' @ 2":.3
Let :~ = inclination of the axis of core A to the
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64 Technical Note
W cos 0 cos
~A = t a n - I f1.155 tanTI i5)
R-
Equation {5t can be used to calculate OA from a
Therefore. the frictional resistance mobilized at the point measurement of ~ determined from a simple tilting test.
of sliding is given by:
t 32 36 27 30
2 34 38 28 32
3 28.5 32 29 33
a 28 32 27.5 31
5 25.5 29 24 27
6 22 25 27.5 31
7 22.5 26 26.0 29
8 21.5 24 24.5 28
9 23.5 27 25 28
10 28 32 26 29
~b for wet and dry rock. The reason for this discrep- cohesion at points of high stress in the presence of
ancy is not clear. Since the contact between core is a water.
narrow (theoretically, infinitesimally thin) line, a
meniscus of water could develop between rock surfaces Received 14 July 1980.
and the surface tension increase the effective normal
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