Rock mechanics and engineering /:

The first edition of Rock Mechanics and Engineering bridged the gap between scientific research on rock mechanics and practical engineering. It was resolutely aimed at giving practical information to geologists, engineering geologists and engineers. Emphasis was placed on the lessons to be learnt fr...

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Main Author: Jaeger, Charles, 1901-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1979.
Edition:2d edition.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The first edition of Rock Mechanics and Engineering bridged the gap between scientific research on rock mechanics and practical engineering. It was resolutely aimed at giving practical information to geologists, engineering geologists and engineers. Emphasis was placed on the lessons to be learnt from the study of case histories, with the Malpasset Dam rupture and the large Vajont rock slide amongst those described. In this second, enlarged edition the author continues to emphasise aspects of rock mechanics. Modern efforts at establishing an engineering classification of rocks are summarised and considerable attention is given to the Austrian tunnelling method. Firm in his belief that there is no better way to study the subject than by the detailed analysis of case histories, Dr Jaeger has incorporated a number of new ones, for example the discussion on the engineering classification of jointed rock masses and the required rock support is illustrated by descriptions of the second Gotthard Tunnel and the design of the third, much larger tunnel.
Item Description:Includes indexes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 523 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-493).
ISBN:9781316177938
1316177939
9780511735349
0511735340
9781316170526
1316170527

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