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The concept of transferring geotechnical data between all industry parties in electronic format is widely used internationally. As computer technology has become an integral component of the geotechnical industry, producers and users of geotechnical information have adopted digital database systems to store, manage, analyse and present their data. Currently,…

The identification and characterisation of defects within a rock mass is a valuable tool when analysing potential and pre-existing slope instability as well as when assessing the stability and support requirements for tunnelling and underground structures. A good knowledge of rock defect data is extremely important to enable…