Fig. 9From: Geomechanical behaviour of Opalinus Clay at multiple scales: results from Mont Terri rock laboratory (Switzerland)Adapted from Kupferschmied et al. (2015), 108, Copyright 2015 Elsevier Ltd., with permission from ElsevierSketches obtained from the macroscopic analysis of the typical BDZ-structures around a circular opening drilled parallel to the bedding plane orientation (S0): a dominating tangential fractures developed in only one direction (more often observed), b tangential fractures extending in opposing directions (occasionally observed).Back to article page