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.