Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 2vols

This work is intended to be a fundamental resource for younger generations and newcomers and a reference for experts specialized in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering and associated with the fields of mining, civil and petroleum engineering, engineering geology, geophysics or concerned with earthquake science and engineering.

Introduction and History of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. Minerals, Rocks, Discontinuities and Rock Mass. Fundamental Definitions and Measurement Techniques. Fundamental Governing Equations. Constitutive Laws. Laboratory and In-situ Tests. Rock Mass Classifications and Their Engineering Utilization. In-situ Stress Estimation, Measurement and Inference Methods. Analytical Methods. Numerical Methods. Model Testing and Photo-elasticity in Rock Mechanics. Excavation techniques, Applications to Surface Rock Engineering Structures. Applications to Underground Structures. Vibrations and Vibration Measurement Techniques, Earthquake Science and Earthquake Engineering. Assessment Methods of Degradation and Maintenance of Rock Structures. Monitoring of Rock Engineering Structures. Ice Mechanics and Flow of Glaciers and Ice Sheets. Extraterrestrial Rock Mechanics.