Research Article

Correction of Line-Sampling Bias of Rock Discontinuity Orientations Using a Modified Terzaghi Method

Table 2

Volumetric abundance, diameter, aperture, and size of simulated zone.

Volumetric abundancea (m−3)Diameter (m)Aperture (mm)Simulated zone
Length (m)Width (m)Height (m)

4Exp (0.5)bExp (3.2)101010

aVolumetric abundance = number of discontinuity centers per rock volume. bExp (k) = exponential distribution, where k is the reciprocal of mean.