Review Article

On the Freeze-Thaw Instability of an Open Pit Slope Using Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning and Numerical Simulation

Table 2

Mathematical statistical information of rock mass structural planes.

ParametersDistribution TypeStatistical parametersStructure planeValue

Tendency (°)Empirical probabilityMeanPlane 1261.000
Plane 2309.000
Standard deviationPlane 161.942
Plane 2103.558
Dip angle (°)Empirical probabilityMeanPlane 175.000
Plane 277.000
Standard deviationPlane 19.266
Plane 210.173
Space distances (m)Negative exponential distributionMeanPlane 10.355
Plane 20.205
Standard deviationPlane 10.653
Plane 20.256
Equivalent trace length (m)Negative exponential distributionMeanPlane 11.081
Plane 20.763
Standard deviationPlane 10.869
Plane 20.576