Table 6: Potential shaft lengths of complex shafts in case of a vadose zone thickness of 100 m in case of equal and different shaft sections that developed along fractures and bedding planes, if the fracture has an inclination of 80° and the dip of the bed is 10°.

Length of the shaft section that developed along fracture Length of a shaft that developed along bedding plane Total shaft length Specific shaft length The deviation of the vadose zone from the given (of 100-m) width Length of a shaft that developed along bedding plane Total shaft length Specific shaft length The deviation of the vadose zone from the given (of 100-m) width
5.0 5.0 180.0 1.73 4.22
10.0 10.0 180.0 1.73 4.31
20.0 10.0 150.0 1.40 7.65
10.0 20.0 240.0 2.25 6.56