ABSTRACT
The five-volume book “Comprehensive Rock Engineering” (Editor-in-Chief, Professor John A. Hudson) which was published in 1993 had an important influence on the development of rock mechanics and rock engineering. Indeed the significant and extensive achievements in rock mechanics and engineering during the last 20 years now justify a second compilation. Thus, we are happy to publish ‘ROCK MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING’, a highly prestigious, multi-volume work, with the editorial advice of Professor John A. Hudson. This new compilation offers an extremely wide-ranging and comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in rock mechanics and rock engineering. Intended for an audience of geological, civil, mining and structural engineers, it is composed of reviewed, dedicated contributions by key authors worldwide. The aim has been to make this a leading publication in the field, one which will deserve a place in the library of every engineer involved with rock mechanics and engineering.
