Consider a Steep Highway Cut Made by Removing Slightly Weathered

question 22

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)two sets of fractures, one inclined toward the road cut and the other away
• B)two sets of fractures, one widely spaced and sub- horizontal, the other inclined away from the highway cut
• C)one set of widely spaced fractures inclined towards the road cut
• D)one set of widely spaced, sub- horizontal fractures

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