Description: Preface Units and Symbols Part A: Illustrative Worked Examples - Questions and Answers Introduction Geological setting Stress In situ rock stress Strain and the theory of elasticity Intact rock: deformability, strength and failure Fractures and hemispherical projection Rock masses: deformability, strength, failure and Permeability Anisotropy and inhomogeneity Testing techniques Rock mass classification Rock dynamics and time dependency Rock mechanics interactions and rock engineering systems Excavation principles Rock reinforcement and rock support Foundations and slopes - instability mechanisms Design of surface excavations Underground excavation instability mechanisms Design of underground excavations Part B: Questions Only The questions in Part A are repeated here without the answers for those who wish to attempt the questions without the answers being visible Questions 1.1-1.5: Introduction. Questions 2.1-2.10: Geological setting. Questions 3.1-3.10: Stress. Questions 4.1-4.10: In situ rock stress. Questions 5.1-5.10: Strain and the theory of elasticity. Questions 6.1-6.10: Intact rock. Questions 7.1-7.10: Fractures and hemispherical projection. Questions 8.1-8.10: Rock masses. Questions 9.1-9.10: Permeability. Questions 10.1-10.10: Anisotropy and inhomogeneity. Questions 11.1-11.10: Testing techniques. Questions 12.1-12.10: Rock mass classification. Questions 13.1-13.10: Rock dynamics and time dependency. Questions 14.1-14.10: Rock mechanics interactions and rock engineering systems. Questions 15.1-15.10: Excavation principles. Questions 16.1-16.10: Rock reinforcement and rock support. Questions 17.1-17.10: Foundations and slopes - instability mechanisms. Questions 18.1-18.10: Design of surface excavations. Questions 19.1-19.10: Underground excavation instability mechanism. Questions 20.1-20.10: Design of underground excavations. Appendix 1. 3-D stress cube model Appendix 2. Hemispherical projection sheet Appendix 3. Rock mass classification tables: RMR and Q References Index

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