Title: Assessment and Prevention of Failure Phenomena in Rock Engineering Author: A.G. Pasamehmetoglu, B.N.Whittaker, O. Aydan, T. Kawamoto ISBN: 9054103094 / 9789054103097 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 800 Publisher: Balkema Year: 1993 Availability: Out of Stock
Description
Contents
A collection of papers addressing the issue of the failure of rock engineering structures. This phenomenon occurs in different forms depending on the geometry of structure, material properties of intact rock, structure of rock mass, environmental conditions and initial state of stress.
Foreword
Special Lectures
Chapter 1 : Localization, Damage and Fracturing Theory Chapter 2 : Laboratory and In-Situ Testing Chapter 3 : Model Tests Chapter 4a : Case Histories : Underground Openings Chapter 4b : Case Histories : Surface Structures Chapter 5 : Dynamic Fracturing and Blasting Chapter 6 : Prevention : Supporting and Reinforcement Chapter 7 : Assessment and Prediction : Theoretical Approaches, Measurements, Back Analysis Chapter 8 : Numerical Modelling and Analysis : FEM, DEM & BEM
