You will be introduced to and become familiar with all relevant physical properties and fundamental laws governing the behavior of materials and structures and you will learn how to solve a variety of problems of interest to civil and environmental engineers. Rock mechanics for underground mining, 3rd edition b. Rock mechanics design in mining and tunneling book osti. South african institute of mining and metallurgy, 1983.
The basic principle is that rock simply responds to stress by changing in volume or form. Rock mechanics an introduction for the practical engineer. When any ore body lies a considerable distance below the surface, the amount of waste that has to be removed in order to uncover the ore through surface mining becomes prohibitive, and underground techniques must be considered. A primary concern in mining operations, either on surface or underground, is loosely termed ground control, i. The term engineering rock mechanics is used to describe the engineering application of rock mechanics to civil, mining, petroleum and environmental engineering circumstances. Over the past decade 1963 1973, there has been a change of emphasis in the field of rock mechanics from a purely theoretical approach to the practical solution of problems which occur in the mining industry. Study of tunnel damage caused by underground mining. Lectures on rock mechanicslectures on rock mechanics. The underground mining subsidence has led the tunnel cracked seriously in three years after it was built.
The international society for rock mechanics isrm brought out its blue book containing all the isrm. It provides an international forum for the publication of high quality papers on the subject of rock mechanics and the application of rock mechanics principles and techniques to mining and civil engineering projects built on or in rock masses. International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rock mechanics. Bhg brady, et brown, mining books, mining ebooks, mining education, rock mechanics, underground mining no comments based on extensive professional, research and teaching experience, this book will provide an authoritative and comprehensive text for final year undergraduates and commencing postgraduate students. What is the bearing capacity of rock on surface an at depths. Plenary scientific session, 3 books vasilii trofimovich glushko, 3 books mining research laboratories canada, 3 books lazar.
The role of the rock mechanics engineer in the mining. This book introduces the design process as applied to rock mechanics aspects of underground mining and tunneling. It consists of a body of knowledge of the mechanical. Based on extensive professional research and teaching experience, this book will provide an authoratative and comprehensive text for final year. These projects include slopes, openpit mines, quarries, shafts, tunnels, caverns, underground mines. Al author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Rock mechanics for underground mining, 3rd edition. Rock mechanics an introduction for the practical engineer parts i, ii and iii first published in mining magazineapril, june and july 1966 evert hoek this paper is the text of three lectures delivered by the author at the imperial college of. The change in the rock volume or form due to the applied stress is called strain. Since 1983, he has been affiliated with imperial college, london as a reader, professor, and now emeritus professor and was. South african national group, south african national group on rock mechanics. Although rock mechanics for underground mining addresses many of the rock mechanics issues that arise in underground mining engineering, it is not a text exclusively for mining applications. E t brown although rock mechanics addresses many of the rock mechanics issues which arise in underground mining engineering, it is not a text exclusively for mining applications. The engineering mechanicsbased approach to the solution of mining rock mechanics problems used in this book, requires prior definition of the stress strain.
What is the best text books for studying rock mechanics. Although rock mechanics addresses many of the rock mechanics issues which arise in underground mining engineering, it is not a text exclusively for mining. South african national group on rock mechanics, 1989. This note provides an introduction to the mechanics of materials and structures. Rock mechanics for underground mining ebook, 2004 worldcat. Geomechanics rock classification rmr ngiq system and stability number n.
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Rock mechanics for underground mining barry hg brady springer. The whole book systematically introduces structure and category of rock mass, intensity of rock and rock mass and its deformation properties, initial stress state of rock and stress analysis method, the application and deformation of rick engineering, as well as numerical. It provides an opportunity for colleagues from all over the world to understand the current developments in the fields of rock mechanics, geotechnical. Rock mechanics for underground mining 3rd edition rent. The book fundamentals of rock mechanics by jaeger and cook, 3 rd edition is a classic that you may want to have it in your library if you are planning practicing rock mechanicsengineering. Mining engineering is an obvious candidate for application of rock mechanics principles in the design of excavations generated by mineral extrac tion. Rock mechanics design of one postpillar, cutandfill mine is described. Rock mechanics in mining practice issue 5 of monograph series issue 5 of the south african institute of mining and metallurgy monograph series. This new edition has been completely revised to reflect the notable innovations in mining engineering and the remarkable developments in the science of rock mechanics and the practice of rock engineering that have taken place over the last two decades.
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Although rock mechanics addresses many of the rock mechanics issues which arise in underground mining engineering, it is not a text exclusively for mining applications. This is a book introducing the basic theory of rock mechanics and its application in underground mining engineering. International journal of rock mechanics and mining. It consists of five categories of topics on the science and practice of rock engineering. Harrison book covers the basic rock mechanics principles, how to study the interactions between these principles and a discussion on the fundamentals of excavation and support and the application of these in the design of surface and underground structures. Rock mechanics, as applied in engineering geology, mining, petroleum, and civil engineering practice, is concerned with the application of the principles of engineering mechanics to the design of the rock structures generated by mining, drilling, reservoir production, or civil construction activity such as tunnels, mining shafts, underground. The engineering mechanics problem posed by underground mining is the prediction of the displacement field generated in the orebody and surrounding rock by any excavation and ore extraction processes. Rock mechanics is a field of applied science which has become recognised as a coherent engineering discipline within the last two decades. Bayueshan tunnel bys is an important construction crossing over coal mine goaf. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Soft rock mining refers to excavation of softer minerals such as salt, coal. In underground mining, locomotives and loadhauldump lhd are the most common light duty mining methods to advance and prepare the mining. Hustulid, editor society of mining engineers 1982 1794 pages. The 19th international mining congress and fair of turkey, imcet2005, izmir, turkey, june 0912, 2005.
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