Consider a Steep Highway Cut Made by Removing Slightly Weathered

question 118

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

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