Engineering Rock Mechanics

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Questions 1.1 -1.5:


introduction


Q 1. 1 Define the following terms:
0 rock mechanics;
0 engineering rock mechanics;
0 rock engineering;
0 structural geology;
0 engineering geology;
0 soil mechanics;
0 geotechnical engineering.


41.2 Explain the fundamental purposes of excavation in civil engineer-
ing, mining engineering, and petroleum engineering.


41.3 The photograph below illustrates construction of the 61 m span,
25 to 50 m deep, underground Gjarvik Olympiske Fjellhall (Olympic

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