Engineering Rock Mechanics

Index 443

masses,

deformability of 141

deformation modulus of 142

post-peak strength behaviour of

147

strength of 144

interactions 224

interaction matrices 225,228

fully-coupled model 237

hard systems 237

rock mechanics-rock

soft systems 237

symmetry of 229

mechanics,

engineering 232

parameters, importance of 175,

205

the subject of 1

far-field 172

near-field 172

point property 171

volume property 171

properties,

RQD, rock quality designation 118

reinforcement 271

roughness 127

support 274,

ground response curve 275

New Austrian Tunnelling Method

278

single plane of weakness’ theory 144
spherical projection’ 372
sampling bias 132
scalar, a 32
scale effect 156
Schmidt hammer 179
sector method, the 328
semi-variogram 167
sensitivity analysis 330
shape effect, the 97
shear stress components 32
size effect, the 96
slake durability test 103
slaking 103
sliding blocks, identification of 344
slope instability 287
stabilization,
of ‘transitional’ rock masses 279,
cable bolting 283
Shotcrete 284
theory 279
principles 267
strategy 267
stable blocks, identification of 346
stepped relaxation 219
strain
finite strain 71
analysis of displacement 411

gauge rosettes 424

hardening 101

matrix 415

tensor, 77,420

transformation 417

why study stress? 31

analysis 399

components 34

data, statistical analysis of 52

determination, methods of 42

distributions,

beneath applied loans 303

beneath variably loaded areas

325

stress

effective 103,189

high horizontal 62

horizontal 57

vertical 57

field in three dimensions 401

state at a point 401

state-scale relations 67

tensor, transformation of the 402

waves 208

symmetry of matrix 36

glossary of terms 68

representation elemental volume

the effect of discontinuities on 65

54

stress-controlled instability

mechanisms 346

around a circular excavation 349

in situ 41,59

around elliptical openings 353

structurally-controlled instability

mechanisms,

kinematic feasibility analysis 339

swelling 103

prisms,

symmetric triangular roof 367

asymmetric triangular roof 367

symmetry of the stress matrix 36

tensile strength variation 100

tensor, a 32

testing,

methods,

ISM 182

ASTM 182

machines,

soft, 89

stiff 89

servo-controlled 89

techniques 173

discontinuities 181

intact rock 177

rock masses 186

standard190

three-dimensional analysis 390