Preface
Contributors
1. Stress in Rock Mechanics
2. State of Stress in the Indian Subcontinent
3. Hydraulic Fracturing Stress Measurements from Underground Openings in India
4. Numerical Stress Field Modelling for Underground Structures
5. Application of Tunnel Boring Machines for High-Speed Tunnelling in Extreme Geological Conditions
6. Bhuj, 2001 and New Madrid, 1811-1812: The Case for Analog Earthquakes
7. Seasonality Bias of Reservoir-Induced Seismic Activity in the Koyna Area, India
8. Earthquake-Related Changes in Well Water Level and their Relation to a Static Deformation Model for the Seismically Active Koyna-Warna Region, India
9. Geothermal Energy - An Energy Option for the Future
10. The European Hot-Dry-Rock Project in the Tectonic Regime of the Upper Rhine Graben
11. Underground Storage of Natural Gas
12. Undergourn Storage of Nuclear Waste
13. Sustainable Development of Groundwater from Hard Rock Formations
Index
Abbreviations
Units
Biography
Frits Rummel is associated with the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany and MeSy (India) Pvt. Ltd. Lucknow, India.
