Design Analysis in Rock Mechanics

This third edition of Design Analysis in Rock Mechanics, a textbook for courses in applied rock mechanics, treats the basics of rock mechanics design as used in surface and underground excavations. Exercises and examples familiarize the reader with solving practical problems in rock mechanics through various design analysis techniques and their applications. Appendices provide supplementary information about rock, joint, and composite properties, rock mass classification schemes, useful formulas, and an extensive literature list. The new edition will contain an entirely new chapter on foundations and bearing capacity of jointed rock, and will be fully updated throughout.