Rock Mechanics for underground mining Third edition /

• Main Authors: Brady, B.H.G (Author), Brown, E.T (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Fossil fuels.; Economic geology.; Structural geology.; Mineral resources.; Geotechnical engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Economic Geology.; Structural Geology.; Mineral Resources.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).

Although Rock Mechanics addresses many of the rock mechanics issues which arise in underground mining engineering, it is not a text exclusively for mining applications. It consists of five categories of topics on the science and practice of rock engineering: basic engineering principles relevant to...

Table of Contents:

• Rock mechanics and mining engineering
• Stress and infinitesimal strain
• Rock mass structure and characterisation
• Rock strength and deformability
• Pre-mining state of stress
• Methods of stress analysis
• Excavation design in massive elastic rock
• Excavation design in stratified rock
• Excavation design in blocky rock
• Energy, mine stability, mine seismicity and rockbursts
• Rock support and reinforcement
• Mining methods and method selection
• Pillar supported mining methods
• Artificially supported mining methods
• Longwall and caving mining methods
• Mining-induced surface subsidence
• Blasting mechanics
• Monitoring rock mass performance.