Thickness of Strata by Graphical Method

These procedure steps will be followed on the simulator

Contour Map 1

  1. When you click on a Contour Map 1 file, a new window will open, Click on Next button at the bottom right corner to move to the next step.
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  2. Click on the rectangular box to identify the section along profile is considered. Click Next.
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  3. Click on Get paper and Mark Points to mark dotted lines intersecting the profile. Click Next.
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  4. Click on Plot X Axis, Plot Y Axis, Points on X Axis, Points on Y Axis to plot axis of the graph. Click Next.
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  5. Click on each point to plot points a, b.....h to plot on the graph. Click Next.
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  6. Click on Plot Y' X:1535 Y:0 to draw perpendicular line at Y=1535. Click Next.
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  7. Click on Get paper and Mark Points to mark solid lines intersecting the profile. Click Next.
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  8. Click on Define X Coordinates and name the points p, q, r.. taking its distance from X as x Coordinate. Click Next.
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  9. Read the instructions to calculate the index of solid lines. Click Next.
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  10. Click on calculate the index of each solid line by selecting appropriate M and N value.
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  11. Click on each point to plot points p, q.....u to plot on the graph. Click Next.
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  12. Click to join points to connect all the points on the graph, Click Next.
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  13. Click on Draw Tunnel to locate the tunnel on the graph, Click Next.
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  14. Click on to calculate angle of dip at points where solid lines intersect dotted lines. Click Next.
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  15. Draw lines at angle of dip from point p to u intersecting the X axis Click Next.
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  16. Click on each stone type to see the distribution and answer the question displayed, click Next.
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  17. Click on each stone type and note the vertical thickness of the bed in that region, click Next.
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  18. Click on each label button to see the different graph.
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Contour Map 2

  1. When you click on a Contour Map 2 file, a new window will open, Click on Next button at the bottom right corner to move to the next step.
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  2. Click on the rectangular box to identify the section along profile is considered. Click Next.
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  3. Click on Get paper and Mark Points to mark dotted lines intersecting the profile. Click Next.
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  4. Click on Plot X Axis, Plot Y Axis, Points on X Axis, Points on Y Axis to plot axis of the graph. Click Next.
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  5. Click on Define Coordinate and click on each point to plot points a, b.....k to plot on the graph.
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  6. Click on Plot Y' X:1535 Y:0 to draw perpendicular line at Y=1535. Click Next.
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  7. Click on Get paper and Mark Points to mark solid lines intersecting the profile. Click Next.
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  8. Click on Define X Coordinates and name the points p, q, r.. taking its distance from X as x Coordinate. Click Next.
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  9. Click on If Found/ If Not Found based on whether first line is a dotted line on both sides. Click Next.
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  10. Click on calculate the index of each solid line by selecting appropriate M and N value.
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  11. Click on each point to plot points p, q.....x to plot on the graph. Click Next.
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  12. Click to join points to connect all the points on the graph, Click Next.
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  13. View the formula to calculate angle of dip at points where the solid lines intersect the dotted lines, Click Next.
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  14. Click on to calculate angle of dip by clicking on each point. Click Next.
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  15. Draw lines at angle of dip from point p to u intersecting the X axis Click Next.
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  16. Click on each stone type to see the distribution, click Next.
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  17. Click on to find the true thickness and vertical thickness in different region, click Next.
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  18. Click on each label button to see the different graph.
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