Sentence examples for multiple discontinuity planes from inspiring English sources

For a general block with multiple discontinuity planes, it is assumed that contact is only maintained on a single plane (single-plane sliding) or two intersecting planes (double-plane sliding) in block theory analysis.

Meanwhile, the angle between tunnel axis and discontinuity planes was included in the model as a substitution of the adjustment factor for discontinuity orientation in RMR.

Traces of discontinuity planes on the excavation surface have been predicted by adopting the algebraic projection technique and the persistence of discontinuity has been considered to determine the extent of trace on the projecting plane.

After a review of the Key Blocks Method (KBM), the study focuses on the analysis of key blocks formed by three and four discontinuity planes in underground excavations.

The persistent ratio is defined as the percentage of discontinuity planes along the failure surface when the rock mass sheared in a defined direction.

The wedge failure occurs along the line of intersection of two discontinuity planes [31].

Figure 6c shows the stereographic projection of the collected field survey structural data: five main discontinuity sets were identified, JN3 set in particular, including high persistent decimetric-spaced discontinuity planes (=exfoliation joints, EJ) dipping parallel with respect to the slope, represent slipping planes isolating large rock mass portions.

The proposed method consists of four steps: (1) automatic grouping of discontinuity sets using an improved K-means clustering method, (2) discontinuity segmentation and optimization, (3) discontinuity plane fitting using Random Sample Consensus (RANSAC) method, and (4) coordinate transformation of discontinuity plane.

This paper presents a new method suitable for modelling multiple discontinuities within a finite element.

The multiple discontinuities of arbitrary size are randomly distributed in the plate.

We provide a rigorous description for locally imposing entropy constraints to capture multiple discontinuities.