GRAPHICAL DETERMINATION OF THE MOST FAVOURABLE FRONT POSITION OF EXCAVATION IN RELATION TO TECTONIC FABRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND ROCK MASS STABILITY

Abstract

The rock mass discontinuity, being one of the basic tectonic fabric characteristics, has been elaborated with graphical determination in relation to rock mass stability. The method enables solution of the basic elements which are important for rock slope design and determination of excavation front position in hard fractured rocks (the paper is published in Croatian).

Keywords

• Graphical method
• Tectonic fabric
• Discontinuities
• Stability
• Excavation front position