Practical Rock Mechanics
eBook - PDF

Practical Rock Mechanics

  1. 378 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Practical Rock Mechanics

About this book

An Ideal Source for Geologists and Others with Little Background in Engineering or MechanicsPractical Rock Mechanics provides an introduction for graduate students as well as a reference guide for practicing engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers. The book considers fundamental geological processes that give rise to the nature of rock ma

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Specific permissions
  6. Author
  7. Chapter 1: Introduction to rock mechanics
  8. Chapter 2: Fundamental mechanics
  9. Chapter 3: Geological processes and the nature of rock masses
  10. Chapter 4: Hydrogeology of rock masses
  11. Chapter 5: Characterising rock for engineering purposes
  12. Chapter 6: Properties and parameters for design
  13. Chapter 7: Foundations on rock
  14. Chapter 8: Rock slopes
  15. Chapter 9: Underground excavations
  16. Appendix: Conversion factors(to two decimal places)
  17. References
  18. Back Cover