Rock Mechanics and Engineering

  1. Mechanical Behavior and Failure of Rock
    1. Strength and Deformability of Intact Rock
      1. Uniaxial Compressive Strength
        1. Test Procedures
          1. Sample Preparation
            1. Interpretation of Results
              1. Factors Affecting Strength
              2. Tensile Strength
                1. Brazilian Test
                  1. Direct Tension Test
                    1. Beam Bending Test
                    2. Triaxial Compression Tests
                      1. Confining Pressure Effects
                        1. Stress Paths
                          1. Drained vs. Undrained Tests
                          2. Elastic Moduli
                            1. Young's Modulus
                              1. Poisson's Ratio
                                1. Shear Modulus
                                  1. Bulk Modulus
                                    1. Dynamic Moduli
                                    2. Stress-Strain Behavior
                                      1. Pre-peak Behavior
                                        1. Post-peak Behavior
                                          1. Brittle vs. Ductile Failure
                                            1. Class I vs. Class II Behavior
                                          2. Failure Criteria for Intact Rock
                                            1. Mohr-Coulomb Criterion
                                              1. Parameters
                                                1. Application
                                                  1. Limitations
                                                  2. Hoek-Brown Criterion
                                                    1. Empirical Basis
                                                      1. Parameters
                                                        1. Use in Rock Masses
                                                        2. Griffith's Theory of Fracture
                                                          1. Crack Initiation
                                                            1. Crack Propagation
                                                              1. Energy Considerations
                                                              2. Other Failure Criteria
                                                                1. Comparison of Failure Criteria
                                                                2. Strength and Behavior of Discontinuities
                                                                  1. Shear Strength of Joints
                                                                    1. Direct Shear Test
                                                                      1. Peak Shear Strength
                                                                        1. Residual Shear Strength
                                                                          1. Factors Affecting Shear Strength
                                                                          2. Dilation
                                                                            1. Joint Opening
                                                                              1. Normal Stiffness
                                                                                1. Shear Stiffness
                                                                                  1. Barton-Bandis Criterion
                                                                                    1. Empirical Relationships
                                                                                      1. Parameters
                                                                                      2. Scale Effects on Joint Strength
                                                                                      3. Failure of Rock Masses
                                                                                        1. Influence of Discontinuities on Strength
                                                                                          1. Block Failure Mechanisms
                                                                                            1. Scale Effects
                                                                                              1. Size Dependence
                                                                                                1. Progressive Failure
                                                                                                  1. Instability Mechanisms

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                                                                                                6. Fluid Flow in Rock Masses