Rock Mechanics and Engineering

  1. Stress and Strain in Rock
    1. Concept of Stress
      1. Normal Stress
        1. Shear Stress
          1. Stress Components
            1. Stress Tensors
              1. Principal Stresses
                1. Stress Invariants
                2. Concept of Strain
                  1. Strain Components
                    1. Volumetric Strain
                      1. Shear Strain
                        1. Strain Measurement
                          1. Strain Tensors
                          2. Stress-Strain Relationships
                            1. Stress-Strain Curves
                              1. Elastic Behavior
                                1. Plastic Behavior
                                  1. Brittle Response
                                    1. Ductile Response
                                      1. Constitutive Models
                                      2. In-Situ Stresses
                                        1. Sources of In-Situ Stress
                                          1. Gravitational Stress
                                            1. Tectonic Stress
                                              1. Residual Stress
                                                1. Thermal Stress
                                                2. Measurement of In-Situ Stress
                                                  1. Overcoring Methods
                                                    1. Hydraulic Fracturing
                                                      1. Flat Jack Methods
                                                        1. Slot Methods
                                                        2. Stress Orientation
                                                          1. Stress Magnitude
                                                            1. Stress Ratios
                                                            2. Induced Stresses
                                                              1. Stress Redistribution due to Excavation
                                                                1. Stress Concentration around Openings
                                                                  1. Influence of Excavation Shape
                                                                    1. Influence of Excavation Orientation
                                                                      1. Stress Path
                                                                        1. Loading History
                                                                        2. Deformation of Rock
                                                                          1. Elastic Deformation
                                                                            1. Plastic Deformation
                                                                              1. Time-Dependent Deformation
                                                                                1. Creep Behavior
                                                                                  1. Anisotropic Deformation
                                                                                    1. Fracture Initiation
                                                                                      1. Crack Propagation

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                                                                                    3. Rock Mass Characterization

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                                                                                    5. Mechanical Behavior and Failure of Rock