Research Article

Trajectory Analysis and Risk Evaluation of Dangerous Rock Mass Instability of an Overhang Slope, Southwest of China

Table 1

Main joint developed in the dangerous rock mass.

JointAttitudeFrequency (bar/m)Strike extension length (m)Tendency extension length (m)
Dangerous rock massCodeDipDip angle

W1J1N45°E89°1/4∼518∼205∼6
J2S80°E86°1/18∼204∼515∼20

W2J1N80°E89°1/8∼101010∼14
J2S10°E71°1/23820∼23

W3J1N45°E80°1/7∼82020∼25
J2S70°E85°1/107∼815∼20

W4J1N50°E87°1/5∼85∼810∼15
J2S80°E86°3/206∼814∼16

W5J1N35°E83°1/6∼820∼2518∼20
J2S35°E72°1/20∼256∼810∼15

W6J1N70°E74°1/5∼68∼1010∼15
J2N10°W56°3∼306∼814∼16