UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS IN ROCK

This book deals with the geotechnical aspects of the design of underground openings for mining and civil engineering purposes. It contains a number of worked examples to assist the reader in applying the techniques described to his or her own problems. The data are presented under the following chapter headings: (1) planning considerations; (2) classification of rock masses; (3) geological data collection; (4) graphical presentation of geological data; (5) stresses around underground excavations; (6) strength of rock and rock masses; (7) underground excavation failure mechanisms; (8) underground excavation support design; (9) rockbolts, shotcrete and mesh; (10) blasting in underground excavations; (11) instrumentation. Several appendices deal with: isometric drawing charts, stresses around single openings, two-dimensional boundary element stress analysis, determination of material constants, underground wedge analysis, and conversion factors. A very extensive bibliography is included.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • The ISBN of the hardback version of the book is ISBN 0900488 54 9.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Mining & Metallurgy

  44 Portland Place
  London W1N 4BR,   England 
• Authors:
  • Hoek, E
  • Brown, E T
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 527 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bibliographies; Bolts; Classification; Computer programs; Excavation; Excavations; Failure; Faults; Geology; Graphs; Instrumentation; Mass; Measuring instruments; Mining; Pits; Planning; Presplitting (Blasting); Rock bolting; Rock jointing; Rock mechanics; Rockbolts; Rocks; Shotcrete; Stability (Mechanics); Strength of materials; Stresses; Structural analysis; Structural design; Structural supports; Textbooks; Timbering; Tunneling; Tunnels; Underground structures; Wire mesh
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rock mass; Site investigation; Tunnel design; Underground (Geol)
• Old TRIS Terms: Excavation technology; Supports; Underground
• ITRD Terms: 6155: Apparatus (measuring); 8518: Bibliography; 5188: Blasting; 3888: Bolt; 6486: Chart; 8513: Classification; 5155: Excavation (process); 5702: Excavation pit; 5520: Failure; 4068: Fault (geomorphol); 4053: Geology; 4089: Joint (geomorphol); 3470: Mesh; 143: Planning; 4154: Rock; 4730: Shotcrete; 5722: Site investigation; 8645: Software; 5930: Stability; 5544: Strength (mater); 5575: Stress (in material); 5573: Stress analysis; 4372: Subterranean; 8526: Textbook; 3605: Timbering
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I25: Design of Tunnels; I41: General Soil Surveys; I43: Rock Mechanics; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334720
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 900488 55 7
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 1982 12:00AM