Table 5: Potential shaft lengths of complex shafts in case of a vadose zone thickness of 500 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° 1970.59 3.94 1235.29 2.47 1000.00 2.00 890.62 1.78
40° 1861.21 3.72 1125.91 2.25 890.62 1.78 781.24 1.56
50° 1795.27 3.59 1059.97 2.12 824.68 1.65 715.30 1.43
60° 1757.95 3.51 1022.65 2.04 787.36 1.57 677.98 1.36
70° 1736.55 3.46 1001.25 2.00 765.56 1.52 656.58 1.30
80° 1725.69 3.45 990.35 1.98 755.10 1.51 645.72 1.29
90° 1720.59 3.44 985.29 1.97 750.00 1.50 640.62 1.28

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