| Preface | p. xi |
| Units and Symbols | p. xiii |
| Illustrative worked examples - Questions and answers | |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| The subject of engineering rock mechanics | p. 3 |
| Questions and answers: introduction | p. 5 |
| Additional points | p. 8 |
| Geological setting | p. 13 |
| Rock masses | p. 13 |
| Questions and answers: geological setting | p. 19 |
| Additional points | p. 26 |
| Stress | p. 27 |
| Understanding stress | p. 27 |
| Questions and answers: stress | p. 30 |
| Additional points | p. 37 |
| In situ rock stress | p. 39 |
| The nature of in situ rock stress | p. 39 |
| Questions and answers: in situ rock stress | p. 42 |
| Additional points | p. 56 |
| Strain and the theory of elasticity | p. 57 |
| Stress and strain are both tensor quantities | p. 57 |
| Questions and answers: strain and the theory of elasticity | p. 60 |
| Additional points | p. 68 |
| Intact rock: deformability, strength and failure | p. 71 |
| Intact rock | p. 71 |
| Questions and answers: intact rock | p. 74 |
| Additional points | p. 87 |
| Fractures and hemispherical projection | p. 89 |
| Natural, pre-existing fractures | p. 89 |
| Questions and answers: fractures and hemispherical projection | p. 100 |
| Additional points | p. 115 |
| Rock masses: deformability, strength and failure | p. 117 |
| The nature of rock masses | p. 117 |
| Questions and answers: rock masses | p. 122 |
| Additional points | p. 138 |
| Permeability | p. 141 |
| Permeability of intact rock and rock masses | p. 141 |
| Question and answers: permeability | p. 144 |
| Additional points | p. 157 |
| Anisotropy and inhomogeneity | p. 159 |
| Rock masses: order and disorder | p. 159 |
| Questions and answers: anisotropy and inhomogeneity | p. 161 |
| Additional points | p. 172 |
| Testing techniques | p. 175 |
| Rock properties | p. 175 |
| Questions and answers: testing techniques | p. 176 |
| Additional points | p. 192 |
| Rock mass classification | p. 193 |
| Rock mass parameters and classification schemes | p. 193 |
| Questions and answers: rock mass classification | p. 194 |
| Additional points | p. 212 |
| Rock dynamics and time dependency | p. 215 |
| Strain rates | p. 215 |
| Questions and answers: rock dynamics and time dependency | p. 217 |
| Additional points | p. 228 |
| Rock mechanics interactions and rock engineering systems | p. 231 |
| Interactions | p. 231 |
| Questions and answers: rock mechanics interactions and rock engineering systems | p. 234 |
| Additional points | p. 244 |
| Excavation principles | p. 247 |
| Rock excavation | p. 247 |
| Questions and answers: excavation principles | p. 250 |
| Additional points | p. 262 |
| Rock reinforcement and rock support | p. 265 |
| The stabilization system | p. 265 |
| Questions and answers: rock reinforcement and rock support | p. 267 |
| Additional points | p. 281 |
| Foundation and slope instability mechanisms | p. 285 |
| Near-surface instability | p. 285 |
| Question and answers: foundation and slope instability mechanisms | p. 288 |
| Additional points | p. 309 |
| Design of surface excavations | p. 311 |
| The project objective | p. 311 |
| Questions and answers: design of surface excavations | p. 314 |
| Additional points | p. 337 |
| Underground excavation instability mechanisms | p. 339 |
| Underground instability | p. 339 |
| Questions and answers: underground excavation instability mechanisms | p. 343 |
| Additional points | p. 369 |
| Design of underground excavations | p. 373 |
| The project objective | p. 373 |
| Question and answers: design of underground excavations | p. 375 |
| Additional points | p. 397 |
| Questions only | |
| Introduction | p. 401 |
| Geological setting | p. 403 |
| Stress | p. 407 |
| In situ rock stress | p. 409 |
| Strain and the theory of elasticity | p. 413 |
| Intact rock | p. 417 |
| Fractures and hemispherical projection | p. 421 |
| Rock masses | p. 425 |
| Permeability | p. 431 |
| Anisotropy and inhomogeneity | p. 437 |
| Testing techniques | p. 441 |
| Rock mass classification | p. 447 |
| Rock dynamics and time dependency | p. 451 |
| Rock mechanics interactions and rock engineering systems | p. 455 |
| Excavation principles | p. 459 |
| Rock reinforcement and rock support | p. 465 |
| Foundation and slope instability mechanisms | p. 469 |
| Design of surface excavations | p. 473 |
| Underground excavation instability mechanisms | p. 477 |
| Design of underground excavations | p. 481 |
| References | p. 487 |
| 3-D stress cube model | p. 491 |
| Hemispherical projection sheet | p. 493 |
| Rock mass classification tables - RMR and Q | p. 495 |
| Index | p. 503 |
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