Characteristics Analysis of Generalized Rock Quality Designation (RQD) Based on Degree of Joint Development

Figure 4

Generalized RQD with various thresholds in different directions of diverse models: (a) spacing 0.2, scalability: 1–3; (b) spacing 0.2, scalability: 8–14; (c) spacing 0.2, scalability: 20–30; (d) spacing 1, scalability: 1–3; (e) spacing 1, scalability: 8–14; (f) spacing 1, scalability: 20–30; (g) spacing 6, scalability: 1–3; (h) spacing 6, scalability: 8–14; (i) spacing 6, scalability: 20–30.

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