Rock Mechanics
eBook - ePub

Rock Mechanics

Theoretical Foundations of Laboratory Tests

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Rock Mechanics

Theoretical Foundations of Laboratory Tests

About this book

Rock mechanics is a multidisciplinary subject that uses the principles of mechanical science to investigate rock engineering behavior. An important part of rock mechanics is laboratory studies of rock behavior. Rock Mechanics: Theoretical Foundations of Laboratory Tests is the first book that introduces the theoretical foundations of laboratory testing in an analytical manner.

It covers all main aspects, from the definition and classification of intact rock, sampling and specimen preparation, petrographic description and physical properties, and wave velocity and dynamic elastic constants, via durability and deterioration, hardness and abrasiveness, seepage and permeability, and expansion and swelling, to compressive strength and deformability, tensile strength and shear strength.

This book can be used as a textbook for undergraduate, master's and doctoral students in engineering geology, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering and mining engineering (rock mechanics). It will also appeal to professionals in consulting engineering companies and rock mechanics laboratories, and to geological, civil and mining engineers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. About the author
  9. 1 Intact rock: Definition and classification
  10. 2 Sampling and specimen preparation
  11. 3 Petrographic description and physical properties
  12. 4 Wave velocity and dynamic elastic constants
  13. 5 Durability and deterioration
  14. 6 Hardness and abrasiveness
  15. 7 Seepage and permeability
  16. 8 Expansion and swelling
  17. 9 Compressive strength and deformability
  18. 10 Tensile strength
  19. 11 Shear strength
  20. Index