Engineering Rock Mechanics

Index

CHILE, Continuous, Homogeneous,

Isotropic and Linearly-Elastic 164

DIANE, Discontinuous,

Inhomogeneous, Anistropic,

Non-Elastic 164

anistropy 165

aperture 127

block

falling blocks, identification of 3%

sizes 124

sliding blocks identification of 344

stable blocks identification of 346

theory 370

Boussinesq solutions 304,325

Cerruti solutions 304,325

Brazilian test, the 179

brittle-ductile transition 101

central limit theorem 132

closed-loop control,

optimal feedback for 95

principle of 93

cohesion 107

confidence intervals 132

conservation of load 351

CSIRO overcoring gauge, the 50

cumulative probability distribution

131

curves,

class I92

class I1 92

complete stress-strain 18,86

structurally-controlled instability

361

curvilinear slip 289

Discontinuities
frequency 117
geometrical properties of 116
occurrence of 114

orientation 124

sets 124

slip on pre-existing 357

spacing 117

variation of discontinuity frequency

121

effective stress 103,159

elastic,

analysis applied to stratified rock 362

compliance matrix 78

in anisotropic rock 355

in isotropic rock 353

empirical creep laws 220

environmental effects 103

excavation,

energy and the excavation process

242

excavated fragment size

distributions 241

in situ rock block 241

mechanical 255

elliptical openings

tunnel boring machines 255

mechanics of rock cutting 257

objectives of 240

process, the 239

failure criteria 106

field shear box 184

flatjack 45

flow through discontinuities 151,154

foundation.

equilibrium analysis of 298

instability 298

lower bound theorem 300

upper bound theorem 299

virtual work 301

fracture zones, development of 356

fuzzy mathematics 202,336