More often than not, it is difficult or even impossible to obtain directly the specific rock parameters of interest using in situ methods. The procedures for measuring most rock properties are also time consuming and expensive. Engineering Properties of Rocks, Second Edition, explores the use of typical values and/or empirical correlations of similar rocks to determine the specific parameters needed. The book is based on the author's extensive experience and offers a single source of information for the evaluation of rock properties. It systematically describes the classification and characterization of intact rock, rock discontinuities, and rock masses, and presents the various indirect methods for estimating the deformability, strength, and permeability of these components as well as the in situ rock stresses.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. xvi 2. Chapter 2: In Situ Stresses - p. 18 3. Chapter 3: Intact Rock - p. 38 4. Chapter 4: Rock Discontinuities - p. 80 5. Chapter 5: Rock Masses - p. 136 6. Chapter 6: Deformability - p. 171 7. Abstract - p. 173 8. 6.1 Introduction - p. 173 9. 6.2 Deformability of Intact Rock - p. 174 10. 6.3 Deformability of Rock Discontinuities - p. 189 11. 6.4 Deformability of Rock Mass - p. 201 12. 6.5 Scale Effect on Rock Deformability - p. 236 13. 6.6 Effect of Confining Stress on Rock Deformability - p. 238 14. 6.7 Anisotropy of Rock Deformability - p. 241 15. Chapter 7: Strength - p. 249 16. Abstract - p. 251 17. 7.1 Introduction - p. 251 18. 7.2 Strength of Intact Rock - p. 251 19. 7.3 Strength of Rock Discontinuities - p. 282 20. 7.4 Strength of Rock Mass - p. 290 21. 7.5 Three-Dimensional Strength Criteria of Rock - p. 310 22. 7.6 Residual Strength of Rock - p. 318 23. 7.7 Scale Effect on Rock Strength - p. 320 24. 7.8 Anisotropy of Rock Strength - p. 323 25. Chapter 8: Permeability - p. 338 26. Index - p. 371
More often than not, it is difficult or even impossible to obtain directly the specific rock parameters of interest using in situ methods. The procedures for measuring most rock properties are also time consuming and expensive. Engineering Properties of Rocks, Second Edition, explores the use of typical values and/or empirical correlations of similar rocks to determine the specific parameters needed. The book is based on the author's extensive experience and offers a single source of information for the evaluation of rock properties. It systematically describes the classification and characterization of intact rock, rock discontinuities, and rock masses, and presents the various indirect methods for estimating the deformability, strength, and permeability of these components as well as the in situ rock stresses.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. xvi 2. Chapter 2: In Situ Stresses - p. 18 3. Chapter 3: Intact Rock - p. 38 4. Chapter 4: Rock Discontinuities - p. 80 5. Chapter 5: Rock Masses - p. 136 6. Chapter 6: Deformability - p. 171 7. Abstract - p. 173 8. 6.1 Introduction - p. 173 9. 6.2 Deformability of Intact Rock - p. 174 10. 6.3 Deformability of Rock Discontinuities - p. 189 11. 6.4 Deformability of Rock Mass - p. 201 12. 6.5 Scale Effect on Rock Deformability - p. 236 13. 6.6 Effect of Confining Stress on Rock Deformability - p. 238 14. 6.7 Anisotropy of Rock Deformability - p. 241 15. Chapter 7: Strength - p. 249 16. Abstract - p. 251 17. 7.1 Introduction - p. 251 18. 7.2 Strength of Intact Rock - p. 251 19. 7.3 Strength of Rock Discontinuities - p. 282 20. 7.4 Strength of Rock Mass - p. 290 21. 7.5 Three-Dimensional Strength Criteria of Rock - p. 310 22. 7.6 Residual Strength of Rock - p. 318 23. 7.7 Scale Effect on Rock Strength - p. 320 24. 7.8 Anisotropy of Rock Strength - p. 323 25. Chapter 8: Permeability - p. 338 26. Index - p. 371
