Multiple Choice
Consider a steep highway cut made by removing slightly weathered to fresh, fractured, granite bedrock.Which of the following situations is most stable against rockslides?
A) one set of widely spaced, sub-horizontal fractures
B) two sets of fractures, one inclined toward the road and the other into the slope
C) two sets of fractures, one widely spaced and sub-horizontal, the other inclined towards the highway
D) three sets of closely spaced angular fractures
Correct Answer:
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