Estimation of Areal Frequency and Mean Trace Length of Discontinuities Observed in Non-Planar Surfaces

Comparison of rock discontinuity mean tr

Comparison of rock discontinuity mean trace length and density estimation methods using discontinuity data from an outcrop in Wenchuan area, China

✍ Qiong Wu; P.H.S.W. Kulatilake; Hui-ming Tang 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 970 KB

The equations that exist in the literature to estimate corrected mean trace length and corrected twodimensional density of a rock discontinuity set using area sampling technique are critically reviewed. The discontinuity traces appearing in an outcrop in Yingxiu area in China are used along with rec