Hudson J.A. (Ed.). Comprehensive Rock Engineering: Principles, Practice & Projects. Volume 3. Rock Testing and Site Characterization

Pergamon Press, 1993. — 942 p. — ISBN: 0-08-042066-4.It is 30 years since the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) was formed. Since then, an enormous amount of rock mechanics research has been conducted and a huge number of structures have been built on or in the world's rocks, sometimes with the benefit of rock mechanics, sometimes without. From all these experiences, a great deal has been learnt - but before now there has been no single source providing the quintessence of our knowledge base. We have many textbooks and journal issues on rock mechanics and rock engineering, we have electronic access to databases of abstracts, there are many practitioners, there are many relevant teaching institutions; but there has been no attempt at unification before - to look deep into the very soul of rock engineering.Overview
Rock Properties, Testing Methods and Site Characterization Basic Rock Properties
The Measurement and Estimation of Basic Rock Strength
Uniaxial Strength Testing
Triaxial Testing for Rock Strength
Hardness Tests for Rock Characterization
Time-dependent Behavior of Rocks
Characterizing Clay Shales
Discontinuities
The Collection and Analysis of Discontinuity Orientation Data for Engineering Design, with Examples
Modern Developments in Discontinuity Analysis - The Persistence-Connectivity Problem
Pattern Analysis and Simulation of Joints for Rock Engineering
Construction of Equivalent Discontinuum Models for Fracture Hydrology
Stress and Stress Measurement Methods
Stresses in Rock and Rock Masses
CSIRO Triaxial Stress Measurement Cell
The Hydraulic Fracturing Method of Stress Measurement: Theory and Practice
The HTPF and the Integrated Stress Determination Methods
Measuring In Situ Rock Stress by Borehole Slotting
In Situ Stress
Rock Stress in the Fennoscandian Shield
Rock Stress and Rock Stress Problems in Norway
Rock Stresses and Rock Stress Monitoring in Canada
Case Studies of Hydraulic Fracture Stress Measurement in Australia
Measuring Rock Stress: Case Examples of Rock Engineering in Japan
Rock Mass Classification
Classification of Rock Masses for Engineering: The RMR System and Future Trends
A Geomechanical Classification for Slopes: Slope Mass Rating
Geophysics
Dynamic Elastic Tests for Rock Engineering
Seismic Investigation for Rock Engineering
Geophysical Testing for Rock Engineering
The Use of Cross Well Seismology to Characterize and Monitor a Steamed Oil Reservoir
Case Examples of Testing
Borehole Dilatometer Testing for Rock Engineering
How Do Some Field Tests Really Work? The Case of the NX-Borehole Jack
The Phenomenon and Examples of Rock Creep
The Importance of Creep and Time-dependent Dilatancy, as Revealed from Case Records in China
Laboratory Experiments: Their Role in the Problem of Rock Burst Prediction
Site Characterization
Modern Surveying Techniques for Mining and Civil Engineering
Case Study of Hydraulic Fracture Experiments at the Multiwell Experiment Site, Piceance Basin, Colorado, USA
Rock Mass Investigations in Hydroengineering
Rock Mass Response to Thermal Loading and Unloading at the Spent Fuel Test
Design, Execution and Analysis of a Large-scale In Situ Thermomechanical Test for Siting High-level Nuclear Waste Repository
The Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Underground Research Laboratory: An Overview of Geomechanics Characterization
Subject Index