ABSTRACT

This comprehensive introduction to rock mechanics treats the basics of rock mechanics in a clear and straightforward manner and discusses important design problems in terms of the mechanics of materials. This extended second edition includes an additional chapter on Rock Bursts and Bumps, a part on Basics Dynamics, and has numerous additional examp

chapter 1|20 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|82 pages

Slope stability

chapter 3|98 pages

Shafts

chapter 4|60 pages

Tunnels

chapter 5|66 pages

Entries in stratified ground

chapter 6|68 pages

Pillars in stratified ground

chapter 7|64 pages

Three-dimensional excavations

chapter 8|82 pages

Subsidence

chapter 9|46 pages

Dynamic Phenomena