1st Edition

Underground Excavations in Rock

By Evert Hoek, Ted Brown Copyright 1980
    532 Pages
    by CRC Press

    532 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Underground Excavations in Rock deals with the geotechnical aspects of the design of underground openings for mining and civil engineering processes.

    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 Masses. 7. Underground Excavation Failure Mechanisms. 8. Underground Excavation Support Design. 9. Rockbolts, Shotcrete and Mesh. 10. Blasting in Underground Excavations. 11. Instrumentation. Appendices. Index.

    Biography

    Evert Hoek, D.Sc(Eng). Consulting Engineer, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

    Edwin T. Brown, PhD. Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.