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Reserve: quartzite apparent dips 1:9 and 1:12, 2.7 x 3.1 km
Short answer
From apparent dips 1:9 along N20°E and 1:12 along N65°E, true dip is 6.35° (1:9.0) towards N23.5°E. True thickness = 105 cos6.35° = 104.4 m. Surface area 2.7×3.1 km = 8.37 km² gives reserve 8.73×10⁸ m³ (0.873 km³).
Apparent dip amounts of quartzite bed rock along N20°E and N65°E are 1:9 and 1:12 respectively. The vertical thickness of bedrock is 105 m. Calculate the reserve of construction materials for an engineering project at 2.7 km and 3.1 km terrain.
Step 1: true dip from the two apparent dips
For a direction of bearing the gradient of the bed satisfies (, = east and north components of the true gradient).
Solving: , .
Dip direction (N23.5°E).
Step 2: true thickness
Step 3: volume (reserve)
Area of the terrain
Answer: true dip = 6.35° (1:9.0) towards N23.5°E; true thickness = 104.4 m; reserve of quartzite = 8.73 × 10⁸ m³ (0.873 km³).
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