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::k is the ratio of the average horizontal stress to the vertical stress.
 
::k is the ratio of the average horizontal stress to the vertical stress.
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The ratio (k) can be determined using the simplified equation provided by Sheorey<ref>Sheorey, P. R., 1994, A theory for in situ stresses in isotropic and transverseley isotropic rock: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 23-34</ref>
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The ratio (k) can be determined using the simplified equation provided by Sheorey<ref>Sheorey, P. R., 1994, A theory for in situ stresses in isotropic and transverseley isotropic rock: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 23-34</ref>:
 
::<math>k = 0.25 + 7E_h (0.001+\frac{1}{z})</math>
 
::<math>k = 0.25 + 7E_h (0.001+\frac{1}{z})</math>
 
where Eh is the average deformation modulus measured in a horizontal direction.
 
where Eh is the average deformation modulus measured in a horizontal direction.

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