Hudson, J. A.  <br/><br/>
Engineering Rock Mechanics: An Introduction to the Principles 

 - Oxford --   Elsevier --   1997 
 - xii, 444p. 
<br/><br/> Preface................................................................................xi <br/><br/>1. Introduction........................................................................1 <br/><br/>2. Geological setting..................................................................11 <br/><br/>3. Stress..............................................................................31 <br/><br/>4. In situ stress......................................................................41 <br/><br/>5. Strain..............................................................................71 <br/><br/>6. Intact rock.........................................................................85 <br/><br/>7. Discontinuities.....................................................................113 <br/><br/>8. Rock masses.........................................................................141 <br/><br/>9. Permeability........................................................................149 <br/><br/>10. Anisotropy and inhomogeneity.......................................................163 <br/><br/>11. Testing techniques.................................................................173 <br/><br/>12. Rock mass classification...........................................................193 <br/><br/>13. Rock dynamics and time-dependent aspects...........................................207 <br/><br/>14. Rock mechanics interactions and rock engineering systems (RES).....................223 <br/><br/>15. Excavation principles..............................................................239 <br/><br/>16. Stabilization principles...........................................................267 <br/><br/>17. Surface excavation instability mechanisms..........................................287 <br/><br/>18. Design and analysis of surface excavations.........................................309 <br/><br/>19. Underground excavation instability mechanisms......................................339 <br/><br/>20. Design and analysis of underground excavations.....................................361 <br/><br/>References.............................................................................393 <br/><br/>Appendix A: Stress and strain analysis.................................................399 <br/><br/>Appendix B: Hemispherical projection...................................................431 <br/><br/>Index..................................................................................441 
<br/><br/> <br/>Engineering rock mechanics is the discipline used to design structures built in rock. These structures encompass building foundations, dams, slopes, shafts, tunnels, caverns, hydroelectric schemes, mines, radioactive waste repositories and geothermal energy projects: in short, any structure built on or in a rock mass. Despite the variety of projects that use rock engineering, the principles remain the same. Engineering Rock Mechanics clearly and systematically explains the key principles behind rock engineering. The book covers the basic rock mechanics principles; how to study the interactions 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780080438641  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil engineering<br/>Rock Mechanics <br/>Excavation <br/>Soil<br/>Situ Stress 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>624.15132 HUD/E