Description
Book SynopsisRock Engineering provides a comprehensive explanation of the geological principles and ground investigations involved with the geotechnical design and engineering of underground projects.
It offers an internationally applicable, practical guide for engineers and geologists responsible for considering different ground conditions, design and planning for excavation and underground projects. This informative and highly illustrated resource combines theoretical knowledge and practical examples of rock engineering with detailed case studies of tunnelling and hydropower projects. Theories and realities of risks and uncertainties are discussed to provide an understanding of the considerations needed for successfully planning and executing underground projects.
This fully updated edition has added focus on rock engineering applications in design, planning and excavation. Special chapters have been added dealing with the practical use of the Eurocode in rock design, the
Table of Contents
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Geology in rock engineering 3. Investigations and measurements 4. Derived ground information and location of project 5. Ground behaviour 6. Ground conditions and properties 7. Rock engineering design tools 8. Rock engineering in planning 9. Rock engineering and excavation 10. References 11. Appendix Case studies: • The Frøya subsea road tunnel, Norway • Construction of the unlined pressure shaft at Nore hydropower plant, Norway • Uri hydropower plant, India • Isafjord road tunnel, Iceland
