ID_PLOT_FC_D   Plot > Strength Factors > SF-ip   Strength/Stress

ID_PLOT_FC_D_INV   Plot > Strength Factors > SF/ip   Stress/Strength

ID_PLOT_EXCESS_INPLANE   Plot > Strength Factors > Δτip   Excess Shear Stress

ID_PLOT_NTIP   Plot > Strength Factors > N(Δτip/std)   Probability

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Contours the strength for in-plane shear.

These components can be accessed via the Strength Factor Components toolbar as follows:

 

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Selecting the clip0306 button on the Contours toolbar activates the Strength Factor Components toolbar.

 

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To calculate the in-plane shear and normal stresses, the stress state at each point on the grid plane is reoriented to determine the maximum shear stress parallel to the grid plane and the stress normal to the grid plane.

 

In elastic analysis the maximum in-plane shear and normal stresses can be used with the Mohr-Coulomb strength criterion

 

ID_PLOT_MODIFY_IP Plot > Strength Factors > In-plane Parameters

 

to estimate the amount of slip due to over-stressing, on a fault, joint set or bedding plane oriented in the same way as the grid plane. Since these parameters are orientation dependant, this criterion is representative for anisotropic rock mass stability.

 

By contrast, in non-linear analysis the stresses can never exceed the strength unless some creep is used. In this latter case, viscous creep can allow stress states above the failure criterion, thus indicating a lack of static equilibrium. Hence for non-linear analysis one normally directly considers the amount of non-linear strain or the strain rate predicted by the model

 

Mohr-Coulomb in DD planes

 

Fault-Gouge in DD planes

 

Backfill-Hyperbolic in DD planes

 

Here we assume that the stress path to failure takes place by increasing tip without loosing confinement.

 

 

ID_PLOT_FC_D SF-ip Strength/Stress   can be determined as [ Cohesion + σip tan(φ) ] / τip

ID_PLOT_FC_D_inv SF-ip Stress/Strength   can be determined as τip / [ Cohesion + σip tan(φ) ]

ID_PLOT_EXCESS_INPLANE dTip Excess   can be determined as Δτip = τip - [ Cohesion + σip tan(φ) ]

ID_PLOT_NTIP NTip Probability   can be determined as N(Δτip /std)

 

Strength parameters are set up using

 

ID_PLOT_MODIFY_IP Plot > Strength Factors > In-plane Parameters

 

Related topics:

 

ID_PLOT_STRESS_INPLANESHEAR Plot > Stress > Tip - In-plane Shear

 

ID_PLOT_STRESS_INPLANENORMAL Plot > Stress > Sip - In-plane Normal

 

ID_PLOT_FC_E ID_PLOT_FC_E_INV Plot > Strength Factors > SF-ub Strength/Stress

 

ID_PLOT_EXCESS_UB Plot > Strength Factors > dTub Excess

 

ID_PLOT_NTUB Plot > Strength Factors > NSub Probability