02698cam a22004457i 4500 18987023 OSt 20211217154633.0 160223t20162016flua b 000 0 eng d 2015487852 9781482217261 1482217260 9781482217292 (ePub ebook) 9781482217278 (PDF ebook) 9781482217285 (VitalBook ebook) (OCoLC)ocn927422361 AU@ eng HU rda CUS YDXCP ZWZ OCLCF BTCTA CDX BDX EYM KSU DLC lccopycat TA706 .H46 2016 624.15132 23 Hencher, Steve, author. 23387 Practical rock mechanics / Steve Hencher. Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2016] ©2016. xxi, 356 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 26 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Applied geotechnics series. "A Spon Press book." Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-346) and index. Introduction to rock mechanics -- Fundamental mechanics -- Geological processes and the nature of rock masses -- Hydrogeology of rock masses -- Characterising rock for engineering purposes -- Properties and parameters for design -- Foundations on rock -- Rock slopes -- Underground excavations. "Practical Rock Mechanics provides an introduction for graduate students as well as a reference guide for practising engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers. The book considers fundamental geological processes that give rise to the nature of rock masses and control their mechanical behaviour. Stresses in the earth's crust are discussed and methods of measurement and prediction explained. Ways to investigate, describe, test and characterise rocks in the laboratory and at project scale are reviewed. The application of rock mechanics principles to the design of engineering structures including tunnels, foundations and slopes is addressed. The book is illustrated throughout with simple figures and photgraphs, and important concepts are illustrated by modern case examples. Mathematical equations are kept to the minimum necessary and are explained fully - the book leans towards practice rather than theory"--Back cover. Rock mechanics. 23388 Engineering geology. 7733 Applied geotechnics. 7947 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BOOKS 0 22800 22800 0 0 ddc 0 0 008 008 GEN 2021-12-17 0 624.15132/HEN SHLIB 00012308 2021-12-17 00:00:00 1 2021-12-17 BOOKS