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Taylor & Francis Engineered Rock Structures in Mining and Civil Construction 2006 Edition by Raghu N. Singh, Ajoy K. Ghose
The book collates and sifts a vast amount of literature on the design of structures in the mining and construction industries to synthesize a comprehensive text on the subject area. The focus is on the application of theory to practice and the book is richly illustrated with worked out examples. The presentation is lucid and based on the extensive professional, teaching and research experience of the authors. The text seeks to address the key issues of design of 'engineered' structures in or on rock. The book will serve as a standard text for undergraduate courses in mining, civil engineering and engineering geology. Table of Contents : 1. Rock Characterisation for Rock Mechanics Design 2. Uniaxial Testing of Rock in Compression3. Tensile, Triaxial and Shear Strength of Rock4. Time-dependent Behaviour of Rocks5. Index Properties of Rocks6. Large-scale in situ Testing of Rock Mass7. Evaluation of Rock Mass Parameters by Borehole Testing8. Measurement of Stress in Rock9. Design of Structures in Rock10. Stability of Underground Openings by Mathematical Modelling11. Design and Stability of Pillars and Associated Structures12. Design and Stability of Rib Pillars and Chain Pillars in Longwall Mining13. Structural Stability of Excavations in Jointed Rock14. Supports in Mining and Tunnelling15. Mining Subsidence16. Stability Analysis of Surface Mining Slopes17. Risk Analysis for Design in Geomechanics