Engineering Geology for Underground Rocks / Edition 1

by Suping Peng, Jincai Zhang

Overview

Professionals and students in any geology-related field will find this an essential reference. It clearly and systematically explains underground engineering geology principles, methods, theories and case studies. The authors lay out engineering problems in underground rock engineering and how to study and solve them. The book specially emphasizes mechanical and hydraulic couplings in rock engineering for wellbore stability, mining near aquifers and other underground structures where inflow is a problem.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642092343
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	11/23/2010
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Pages:	319
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

Rock properties and mechanical behaviors.- Sedimentary environments and geologic structures.- In-situ stress and pore pressure.- Rock strength experiments and failure criteria.- Sedimentary rock masses and discontinuities.- Double porosity poroelasticity and its finite element solution.- Wellbore/borehole stability.- Stress-dependent permeability.- Strata failure and mining under surface and ground water.- Water inrush and mining above confined aquifers.- Stability of underground excavations.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"A book devoted to the technical aspects of rock mechanics, important for underground excavations, including mines, tunnels, and deep wells. … It could be used as a course resource but is more suitable as a reference for practicing engineering geologists or geotechnical engineers. There are numerous references at the ends of the chapters … . Summing Up: Recommended. Professionals." (C. W. Dimmick, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (7), 2008)

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