Rock Mechanics

An Introduction
2. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-71468-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

This textbook introduces rock mechanics fundamentals in a simple way with a strong practical bias, assuming no prior knowledge in the subject. It is essential for students at graduate level who are facing careers as professional geotechnical engineers. The textbook is also suitable for undergraduates and engineering professionals in civil, mining, petroleum, and geological engineering.

This new edition brings in a completely new chapter on tunnelling as well as more on numerical analysis and software, and sections on slope failure mechanisms and petroleum geology.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Das, Braja M.

Sivakugan, Nagaratnam

Shukla, Sanjay Kumar

To, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Fundamentals of Engineering Geology 2. Spherical Presentation of Geological Data 3. Rock Properties and Laboratory Testing 4. Rock Mass Classification 5. Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Rocks 6. Rock Slope Stability 7. Foundations on Rock 8. Tunneling within Rock Mass

Über Autor(innen)

Nagaratnam Sivakugan is an Associate Professor and former Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering at James Cook University, Australia.

Sanjay Kumar Shukla is Associate Professor and Program Leader of the Discipline of Civil Engineering at the School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Australia.

Peter To is Lecturer in Civil Engineering at James Cook University, Australia.

Braja M. Das was Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento, USA.