- 2072 Asoj · 4 marks
True thickness from apparent thickness 210 m
Short answer
True thickness equals vertical thickness times cosine of dip: 210 m × cos(36°) = 169.9 m.
Three bore holes were drilled to find out a stable place for dam foundation of a hydroelectric project. The apparent thickness of quartzite was found as 210 m. The attitude of the quartzite bed was 220°/36° NE. Calculate the true thickness of bedrock.
Principle: in a vertical borehole the thickness measured is the vertical (apparent) thickness . The true thickness (perpendicular to the bedding) is smaller for a dipping bed:
Given
m, dip (attitude 220°/36° NE).
Calculation
borehole
|
_____|______ top of bed
| | tv /
| | / t (true)
|_____|__/__ bottom of bed
|/ dip 36 deg
Answer: true thickness of the quartzite = 169.9 m.
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