Table 4: Potential shaft lengths of complex shafts in case of a vadose zone thickness of 100 m if the shaft sections along bedding plane and fracture developed in a zone with a thickness of 50-50 m.

α1 α2 f.a.h. α2 f.a.h. α2 f.a.h. α2 f.a.h.
10° 20° 30° 40°
30° 394.00 3.94 247.06 2.47 200 2.00 178.12 1.78
40° 372.12 3.72 225.18 2.25 178.12 1.78 156.24 1.56
50° 358.94 3.59 212.00 2.12 164.94 1.65 143.06 1.43
60° 351.47 3.51 204.00 2.04 157.47 1.57 135.59 1.36
70° 345.55 3.46 200.25 2.00 151.55 1.52 129.67 1.30
80° 345 3.45 198.08 1.98 151.02 1.51 129.14 1.29
90° 344 3.44 197.06 1.97 150.00 1.50 128.12 1.28

α1 : Inclination of fracture and fault; α2 : Bed inclination; f.a.h.: Specific shaft length.