{"product_id":"rock-engineering-9780727759955","title":"Rock Engineering","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRock Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive explanation of the geological principles and ground investigations involved with the geotechnical design and engineering of underground projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: 1.\tIntroduction 2.\tGeology in rock engineering 3.\tInvestigations and measurements 4.\tDerived ground information and location of project 5.\tGround behaviour 6.\tGround conditions and properties 7.\tRock engineering design tools 8.\tRock engineering in planning 9.\tRock engineering and excavation 10.\tReferences 11.\tAppendix  Case studies: •\tThe Frøya subsea road tunnel, Norway •\tConstruction of the unlined pressure shaft at Nore hydropower plant, Norway •\tUri hydropower plant, India •\tIsafjord road tunnel, Iceland\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emerald Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736388350295,"sku":"9780727759955","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780727759955.jpg?v=1723810617","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rock-engineering-9780727759955","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}